As a descendant of an Indigenous Amazonian tribe, Maria Astolfi was concerned about research she conducted as a graduate ...

In May 1990, President George H.W. Bush expanded the designation to the entire month. In 2009, President Barack Obama changed ...

Writer Betsy Andrews explores the state's long legacy of sanctuary seekers, renegades, and travelers looking for a fresh ...

New genetic research confirms what the oral traditions of the Picuris Pueblo people of New Mexico have long described — that ...

DNA obtained from the remains of people who inhabited Pueblo Bonito in New Mexico's Chaco Canyon a millennium ago is helping ...

Most may recall hearing their grandparents playing the blues at fish fries, family gatherings, or during weekend cleaning ...

A visit to a tribal community offers a close-up look at history, but pieces of that history related to America’s expansion weren’t always positive. Members of the North Dakota Native Tourism Alliance ...

Believe me, this kind of Virgin Islands history is not taught in our school system. Most archaeologists agree the migrations of Amerindians to the Caribbean region started from 5000 B.C. to 4000 B.C.

The Picuris Pueblo initiated the research to show their ties to Chaco Canyon, the center of an Ancestral Pueblo regional ...

After two years of discussions, the collaboration settled on a plan of research, and the ancient DNA specialists were given access to both ancient skeletons at Picuris Pueblo, as well as samples from ...

DNA supports modern Picuris Pueblo accounts of ancestry going back more than 1,000 years to Chaco Canyon society.

A Jan. 23, 2025 memo from President Donald Trump ordered the Department of Interior to fast-track federal recognition within ...