Dentalium shells, smooth tusk-like mollusks from the Pacific, were highly prized by Native American tribes for generations.

For generations, Native Americans prized dentalium or tusk shells as currency, status symbols and sacred objects. Harvested in the Pacific, they were traded thousands of miles inland, held real value ...

Inside, a crowd of Christians, Jews and Native Americans were already packed together to witness the founding of Ararat, a tract of land on nearby Grand Island that was intended to be the first ...

The Osage Nation Museum, the oldest tribally-owned museum in the United States, provides fascinating insights into Osage history and contemporary life through its collection of traditional clothing, ...

Homer is a fourth-generation bead worker. Beginning at age 8, she was taught by her mother, Rosalie Tompkins. She started ...

Beginning on Wednesday, May 7, the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts will host its second annual SWAIA Native Fashion Week (SNFW), featuring Indigenous designers from across North America. The ...

In, Native Americans and American Indians are 30 times more likely to experience homelessness than their white counterparts, ...

The survey finds many people fear the country is being steered into a recession and Trump’s broad and haphazardly enforced ...

In a sold-out special event in April, the Autry Museum of the American West in Los Angeles hosted actor/filmmaker/director ...

East Aurora’s got that perfect small-town vibe that makes you want to slow down and stay awhile. The brick buildings along ...

By Andy Furman NKyTribune reporter It was billed as a lesson in our history – Northern Kentucky, to be exact. And the ...

In Romania’s Țarcu Mountains, the reintroducing of 170 European Bison is showing promise as a natural solution to climate ...