For years, meals at the summer sun dance ceremonies on the Eastern Shoshone tribe’s lands in Wyoming were missing something that was once a staple of the sacred rituals. There was no presence of ...

The consequences of American colonialism still reverberate throughout urban Indigenous communities. From the dissolution of languages inherent to Native American cultures in the Southwest to the ...

Regrowth and renewal were the themes of a special ceremony in Blue River this past Sunday. The event was also to highlight the history of Native Americans in the McKenzie River Corridor. Katherine ...

A drumming circle at the Friendship House in San Francisco. Friendship House is a Native-led recovery treatment program that provides culturally relevant care. (San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst ...

AMES, IA — Sarah Dees pulls several yellow-tinged booklets out of plastic bags. Flipping through one titled “Life Among the Indians,” she points out sections on ceremonies and customs. Toward the back ...

Archaeologists have found evidence to suggest that ancient Mesoamericans may have consumed tobacco as a drink, possibly for ritual and healing purposes. For a study published in the journal Antiquity, ...

Emery Tahy of San Francisco knows firsthand the struggles of addiction and recovery — a journey that, for him, is intertwined with his experience as a Native American. In his twenties, Tahy landed on ...