The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its fruit ripens.

In some of the earliest settlements in North America, specifically in Jamestown (in modern-day Virginia), and the Plymouth colony (in modern day Massachusetts), the original settlers that survived ...

The history of encounters between Catholicism and Native spirituality has often been marred by violence and oppression.

A forensic pathologist has revealed the cause of death of an American tourist who died after taking ayahuasca. Aaron Wayne Castranova, who was visiting a spiritual retreat in Peru, died after ...

A Spokane congregation has won a first-of-its-kind federal approval to possess and partake of the powerful hallucinogenic drug ayahuasca that is central to its religious practice.

After learning about the chewed remains of a psychedelic plant found stuck to the ceiling of an Indigenous cave in California, read about the earliest evidence of Ayahuasca found in an ancient ...

Earlier this month, the Illinois House passed legislation — House Bill 1237 — that would phase out the use of Native American-based mascots and logos in our state’s elementary and high schools.

As Congress mulls potentially massive cuts to federal Medicaid funding, health centers that serve Native American communities, such as the Oneida Community Health Center near Green Bay, Wisconsin ...

Some Native Americans now carry extra identification, worried they could get caught up in ICE raids. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap messages Get the USA TODAY app ...