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Lacrosse originated with Native Americans, who are still some of the finest players. The famed Iroquois Nationals have a new name this season. They consider "Iroquois" a slur.

Taiwan has endured colonial forces over centuries. The island's indigenous people have borne the brunt of this violent history. Members of one tribe tells us what it means to them to be Taiwanese.

As of Sept. 13, six Indigenous Americans are in the House of Representatives, which now has Native American, Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native members.

Dutcher spent five years researching, writing and recording his brilliant and ambitious debut album, Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa -- now, it has earned one of Canada's most prestigious prizes.

Therapy and healing can come from creating art. That's what one group of inter-tribal women found as they work through generational trauma that Native Americans experience.

An Alaska Native girl (Molly of Denali), an Andean boy (Pachamama), two half-brothers in Mesoamerica (Victor and Valentino): Three new animations feature Native people without bygone-era baggage.

In the new comedy series 'Reservation Dogs', four Indigenous teens in rural Oklahoma are desperate for a new life in California. Native critic Vincent Schilling calls the show "ground breaking."

Rob Pero, founder of the first independent Native American owned Native American-owned hemp farm and CBD retailer, talks about the organization.

One of the best known indigenous and environmental rights leaders was murdered in her hometown in Honduras. Renee Montagne talks to human rights activist Annie Bird about Berta Cáceres' death.

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Canadian Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Carolyn Bennett about research that indicates as many as 4000 indigenous women have been killed or disappeared.