A South Dakota bishop and a Jesuit community in that state have countered a recent decision by the nation's top defense official to retain awards for soldiers who killed hundreds of Indi ...

Elaine Goodale and Charles Eastman’s 19th-century interracial marriage made them a media sensation. But tensions over gender, ...

A South Dakota Catholic bishop and local Jesuit priests are criticizing U S Secretary of War Pete Hegseth for deciding that American soldiers who participated in the 1890 Battle of Wounded Knee, also ...

Native leaders, historians, and lawmakers called Hegseth’s decision not to strip the medals an act of violence against their people.

Indigenous Peoples Day is celebrated for inclusivity and healing, while Trump focuses on Columbus, sparking debate on historical narratives.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Goodale, born in 1863 to a family claiming Puritan roots, grew up on a farm in a ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Julie Dobrow, Tufts University (THE CONVERSATION) Like many star-crossed lovers, ...

Tipiziwin Tolman , an enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and a descendant of the Spirit Lake Dakota of North ...

Thousands took part in a biannual hike to a South Dakota mountaintop, where a sculpture of the Lakota chief is in its 77th year of construction.

There’s so much Native American history that has yet to be told. While it’s important to understand the truth—and the myths—behind Thanksgiving, it’s just as vital to recognize the Native American ...