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 ...

Native Americans have been in the Americas for at least 15,000 years, and it’s easy to see their influence in art, music, food, games, products, words, and names throughout the United States. While ...

The first sight Zalmai “Zeke” Zahir would see most mornings growing up in Seattle and on the Muckleshoot reservation was the white-capped grooves of Mount Rainier. A linguist, Zahir recently published ...

President Donald Trump’s social media posts calling for the NFL’s Washington Commanders and Major League Baseball’s Cleveland Guardians to revert to their old names has revived the conversation about ...

SPRINGFIELD — Following a wave of schools and professional sports teams over the last 20 years scaling back usage of Native American-themed names, imagery, mascots and logos, the Democrat-led Illinois ...