American Indians

The 2020 census count is coming, and it will determine where funding goes for things like schools, emergency services and health care. For the last…

Representatives from Native American tribes are in McCall this week to talk about how they can adapt to climate change. Donald Sampson says Native…

This interview was originally broadcast in September, 2014The rugged coastline of the Pacific Northwest is dotted with historic cities and sea ports. But…

It took Edward Curtis just a few years after arriving in the small town of Seattle in 1887 to establish a reputation as one of its finest portrait…

The mysterious Clovis culture, which appeared in North America about 13,000 years ago, appears to be the forerunner of Native Americans throughout the Americas, a study of DNA evidence suggests. Remains from an infant buried more than 12,000 years ago at a Clovis site in modern Montana held the genetic key.

Leaders of three Native American tribes say they should have the first option if any of Idaho's 32 million acres of federal land are ever transferred to…

A small herd of genetically pure bison, free of cattle genes, have recently arrived at the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation in northern Montana. Some tribal members hail the bisons' arrival as a return of an important cultural heritage, but others, including native ranchers, say the new herd is unwelcome.

American Indian tribes have more than access to National Parks on the line with the government shutdown, as federal funding has been cut off for crucial…

The Bonneville Power Administration is trying to string a new transmission line project near a cave that contains ancient paintings. The site is considered sacred by Northwest tribes, and one landowner says, "These cultural sites are worth protecting."

Tribal casinos are trying to appeal to a new kind of customer – one who may not even gamble at all.