One October morning, as Cera Meintzer sat on her couch basking in the sun streaming through her south-facing windows, inspiration struck. “I remember that I felt warm and had this visual in my mind of ...

More than a century after a mass bison slaughter, the animals are restoring Great Plains ecosystems and reinvigorating Indigenous customs like the sun dance. By Mike Ives For years, meals at the ...

The Arapaho name for the ceremony is hoseihoowu' . This word means roughly 'give away lodge.' The Arapaho do not really worship the Sun during this ceremony. Rather it is a time of prayer and ...

The downpour starts early on Thanksgiving morning in Manhattan. Equipped with ponchos and umbrellas, people flock to the streets before dawn to get a good spot for the city’s coveted parade. Balloons ...

Indigenous Enterprise brings Native culture to new heights and audiences. Indigenous Enterprise, made up of a new generation of Native American Powwow dancers from across the U.S. and Canada, is on a ...

When we think of New Year's celebrations, images of midnight countdowns, fireworks, and parties often come to mind. But ...

As darkness fell across the crescent-shaped Shasta Dam, eight barefoot Winnemem Wintu warriors armed with bows began the tribe’s first war dance since 1887. Members of the tiny American Indian tribe ...

I recently had the good fortune to get a preview tour of the new Chumash museum, which opens to the public May 15. It is, in a word, spectacular. The museum challenges and will transform the way that ...

MANILA (Reuters Life!) - Members of the Hanunuo Mangyan tribe in the Philippines do not leave their dead in the grave for long, digging up the remains of loved ones in an unusual revival ritual that ...