For Emma Ballou, art is a window into her world — one shaped by the rugged beauty of her home state of Maine. Growing up as an only child in a rural setting, nature was her constant companion.

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed legislation Monday to create a “turquoise alert” for when Native Americans go missing in the state. The effort — which had ...

For years, Native American students in the Rapid City, South Dakota, school district were more likely to be disciplined and less likely to enroll in advanced courses than their White peers.

Meridian native Jamal Roberts advanced to the Top 24 on "American Idol." Roberts performed "Tennessee Whiskey" and "The Door" during the Showstopper and head-to-head rounds, respectively.

Filmer Kewanyama doesn’t like crowds so you won’t find him on the Native American art show circuit, but he is passionate ...

Kennedy Jr. says he is committed to improving the Indian Health Service. Native American leaders have doubts. “It’s shameful,” one said. By Sheryl Gay Stolberg Reporting from Washington ...

Since 2007, the Native American Educational and Cultural Center (NAECC) serves as a second home for the Purdue community. The Center is open to all students and committed to nurturing student learning ...

A 49-year survivor of incarceration within the United States prison system, Leonard Peltier (Ojibwe/Lakota), 80, is the most iconic Native American elder in Indian Country. Peltier arrived home at the ...

The first Native American Veterans Memorial will be installed next to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The community gathered the funding for this through fundraising efforts and donations from the ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - In late January, a statue disappeared from the Francois Chouteau and Native American Heritage Monument. Pictures provided by the Kansas City Parks and Recreation ...

A native of Puerto Rico, Pellot moved to Chicago with his family when he was 6. He got his bachelor’s degree in fine arts from University of Illinois Chicago and his master’s in art theory and ...

Long before the large-scale Earth Day protests on April 22, 1970 – often credited with spurring significant environmental protection legislation – Native Americans stewarded the environment.