As Native language programs flourish in classrooms, Indian centers, tribal meeting rooms and online, President Donald Trump issued an executive order over the weekend declaring English would be the ...

Lawmakers tucked language into a fast-moving defense bill to grant federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, ...

The Puyallup Tribe of Indians and City of Tacoma have worked together to add the Twulshootseed language to existing street signs in Tacoma. Twulshootseed is the language spoken by tribes living around ...

The Muscogee Nation lost about 200 fluent speakers and knowledge keepers during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Principal ...

ISanti Dakotah hemahantan. Do. I come from the iSanti Dakotah (Santee Sioux). It sounds so simple, but learning to introduce myself in the traditional Dakota language formed a powerful connection to ...

PHOENIX — Several dozen children stand atop a bluff in Hualapai Mountain Park to face the morning sun as it peeks over a distant ridge. “Nyims thava hmado we’e,” they chant, meaning “Boys greet the ...

The Little Shell Tribe is offering free Ojibwe language methods, materials and lessons in Great Falls on Wednesday and Thursday. Lessons are free and open to the public and will be taught at the ...

With eleven federally recognized tribes within its borders, Wisconsin boasts a very strong Native American background. Now some tribal members for the Stockbridge-Munsee tribe are looking to return to ...

The Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) played a significant role in this year’s celebration, drawing national attention to the ...

Of the 574 federally recognized Native American tribes, only 139 of them still have speakers of their native language, and more than 90% of those languages are at risk of becoming extinct by 2050.

Groups like The Who and Led Zeppelin gave their fans something to believe in. When musicians are able to create a band that does this, they also create groups of people who feel that they belong - ...