PORTLAND, Ore. – When Spurs guard Lindy Waters III was 8 years old, his grandfather gave him the gift of a new name. In a traditional ceremony held in Reed Park just outside of Norman, Okla., with ...

There are many hundreds of distinct indigenous nations and tribes throughout the Americas, each with their own unique languages, dialects and naming conventions. Though there's a vast array of ...

America’s most-popular cat names for 2025 have been revealed. Cat names matter, not least to the cats themselves. In 2019, a study published in Scientific Reports found cats were even capable of ...

A Native American woman was reportedly nearly turned over to federal immigration authorities after a wrongful ICE detainer was issued by an Iowa jail. Leticia Jacobo, a 24-year-old member of the Salt ...

The American Kennel Club released its annual list of the most popular dog names, which continues the canines registered with the organization Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been ...

As he stood in Rees Park in Gary, Pastor Keion Henderson remembered watching Glenn Robinson get drafted to the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1994 National Basketball Association draft. After Robinson began ...

Communities across Michigan are gathering to celebrate the state's Indigenous roots this month as November marks Native American Heritage Month nationwide. Present-day Michigan is the ancestral ...

The debate over Native American mascots in schools is heating up again in Pennsylvania, where a state lawmaker is making another push to ban names and imagery tied to Indigenous cultures. State Rep.

On Friday, February 26 2021, a city park in Madison, Wisconsin will host a unique sporting competition. Newcomers and experienced practitioners alike will be given the opportunity to play snow snake, ...