Before European contact, the Cherokee had a practice of adopting and enslaving prisoners of war from other tribes.

Big Chief Monk Boudreaux (center) leads his Mardi Gras Indian tribe, the Golden Eagles, on Super Sunday. Courtesy of the New Orleans Mardi Gras Indian Council When Mardi Gras Indians parade down the ...

Big Chief Demond Melancon wears his Red Cloud suit amongst other members of Mardi Gras Indian tribes during Mardi Gras 2014. In February 2021, the usual bustle of New Orleans’ Canal Street stopped ...

Native American Heritage Month is a great time to highlight a relatively unknown part of one of the most special cities on ...

A Supreme Court ruling barred Oklahoma from prosecuting crimes committed by Native Americans on tribal land, but some Black tribal members are still being prosecuted because they lack “Indian blood.” ...

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A group of men at the 35th Annual Carolina Indian Circle Powwow perform traditional drumming and singing of the Life by the River canoe song. It is performed at ceremonies, gatherings and powwows, ...

Louisiana is home to 15 total Native American tribes. Four are federally recognized and 11 are state recognized. Here are ...

In the U.S., there are 574 federally recognized Native American tribes and Alaska Native entities, according to the U.S.