The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is observed annually on August 9 to raise awareness and promote the ...

It’s no secret how President Donald Trump feels about sports teams turning away from Native American mascots. He’s repeatedly ...

Dunbar-Ortiz calls this “profit-based religion,” and it was what proved devastating for the Indigenous peoples of the Americas when those tactics were brought across the ocean.

Indigenous Peoples’ Day advocates say the recognition helps correct a “whitewashed” American history that has glorified Europeans, such as Columbus, who have committed violence against Indigenous ...

Their first recommendation was “to observe October 12, the day of so-called ‘discovery’ of America, as an International Day of Solidarity with the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas.” ...

Part, Four-Hour Film Traces the Near Demise – and Ultimate Return – of the U.S. National Mammal, While Examining the Species’ ...

As a result of advocacy by Native American activists, many states and localities now observe the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples' Day instead of — or in addition to — Columbus Day.

Monday is becoming increasingly known as Indigenous Peoples' Day, a commemoration of Native American history and culture. While the second Monday in October has historically been celebrated as ...

Consultation. An international treaty, the International Labor Organization Convention 169 (1989), calls for governments to consult indigenous people about development projects on their lands.

Members of a Native-American dance group from Tesuque Pueblo in New Mexico perform in the historic Plaza in Santa Fe, N.M., as part of the city's Indigenous Peoples' Day program on Oct. 8, 2018.

Plan a visit to the National Museum of the American Indian, which is committed to fostering a richer shared human experience through a more informed understanding of native peoples, in Washington ...

While indigenous peoples make up 8 percent of the population in the region, they represent approximately 14 percent of the poor and 17 percent of the extremely poor in Latin America. Also, they still ...