Guest Opinion For generations of Americans, Route 66 represents freedom, adventure and the promise of the open road. It is woven into our national imagination through music, film, family road trips ...

Native American veterans are honoring their service and tribal heritage with specialized license plates across the U.S.

Culture is vital for recovery. That’s a lesson Juli Skinner, a citizen of the Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma, learned during her time in foster care, years later working in child welfare and now, as the ...

The Cherokee Nation is now accepting submissions for the 55th annual Trail of Tears Art Show, the longest-running Native American art show and competition in Oklahoma. The exhibition will be held ...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) - It is time for Jeep to stop using the Cherokee Nation's name on its Cherokee and Grand Cherokee SUVs, the chief of the Oklahoma-based tribe said. Chief Chuck Hoskin, Jr. said ...

The Native American Church is considered the most widespread religious movement among the Indigenous people of North America. It holds sacred the peyote cactus, which grows naturally only in some ...

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