Nathan Chasing Horse, who had part in Dances with Wolves, accused in trial that spotlights influence of ‘medicine men’After learning she was of Lakota descent around 1996, Melissa Leone, who was adopted, hungered to connect to her Native American tribe.“I was grabbing a hold of any and all connections that felt good or safe,” she said. Continue reading...

Warming seas and increased flooding threaten a way of life for Native Americans who have called the Pacific Northwest coast their home for generations.

The president said he blocked the bills to save taxpayers’ money. But he has grievances against a tribe in Florida and officials in Colorado.

A Colorado Democrat turned Republican, he was the only Native American during three terms in the House and 12 years in the Senate. He was also a judo expert and an Olympian.

The distinction for the Lumbee Tribe in North Carolina, signed into law on Thursday, opens access to federal support and defies challenges from other tribes over their legitimacy.

As a medic, he saved soldiers from drowning off Omaha Beach on D-Day before becoming a prisoner of war. Back home, a decorated veteran, he was forbidden to vote as a Native American.

The billionaire philanthropist is steering millions of dollars toward tribal schools, after the Trump administration proposed a significant federal funding cut.