A town in North Carolina is returning land to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

The Noquisiyi Mound in Franklin, North Carolina, is close to being returned to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
Paste Magazine

James Cameron tried to bring the Western into the future, but only went backwards

In 1826, James Fenimore Cooper published The Last Of The Mohicans, the second installment in his Leatherstocking Tales, which follow the frontier adventures of Natty Bumppo, a white man raised by the ...

Archaeologists Read About a Lost Village in John Smith’s Writings. Then They Dug Up Its Remains.

Long discussed in Rappahannock oral tradition, the village site can now be preserved by the tribe’s modern members.
Religion Dispatches

Lumbee Recognition through the NDAA Jeopardizes All Native Sovereignty

The Senate approved the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) yesterday, authorizing nearly $900 billion in military spending next year—and all but guaranteeing federal recognition for the ...
WTVD

Lumbee Tribe react to bill that inches them closer to federal recognition: 'The closest we've been'

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WTVD) -- North Carolina's Lumbee Tribe is closer to gaining full federal recognition. Over the years, tribal members have called it a hard-fought battle as other tribes have opposed ...
The Shreveport Times

How many Native American tribes are in Louisiana? It has most in South

In the U.S., there are 574 federally recognized Native American tribes and Alaska Native entities, according to the U.S. Department of the Interior. As for Louisiana, the state is home to more ...
WBUR

Wisconsin tribe reburies 67 ancestors, but many Native American remains await repatriation

The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin this month reburied the remains of 67 ancestors that were excavated in the 1960s and held for decades by the Milwaukee Public Museum. It's the latest ...
The Clarion-Ledger

How many Native American tribes are in Mississippi? See local Indigenous tribes

The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only federally recognized tribe operating within Mississippi. Thirteen other federally recognized tribes have historical ties to Mississippi but are now ...
The Patriot Ledger

Native Americans sue Plymouth over Day of Mourning

A Native American organization sued the town of Plymouth, Massachusetts, over new insurance requirements for its annual National Day of Mourning event. The United American Indians of New England ...
Columbus Dispatch

Native American tribes lived in Ohio for centuries. A look at the clues they left behind

Native American tribes and ancient Mound Builders in Ohio left no written record, but we can learn about them from what they left behind. Ancient Mound Builders known as Adena, Hopewell and Fort ...
The Red & Black

Native American Heritage Month: History, meaning and how UGA students can celebrate

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. University of Georgia departments and Athens organizations are hosting events this ...