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Native Americans

Ramps appear in early spring across the eastern United States.

The Rush for Ramps Is Threatening Millennia-Old Foodways

Native harvesters' access to the wild plant is jeopardized by its trendiness.

Amanda Gokee June 9, 2021

Harking back to ancient America, the Newark Earthworks formed a ceremonial center and a sacred site.

Podcast: Newark Earthworks

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team June 3, 2021

The parking garage above Pontiac's grave

St. Louis, Missouri

Burial Place of Chief Pontiac

A plaque on the side of a parking garage marks the burial place of a great Ottawa chief.

Portland, Oregon

Bison Coffeehouse

This café is dedicated to serving coffee roasted by Native American-owned companies.

Petroglyphs at Sears Point

Dateland, Arizona

Sears Point Petroglyphs

Some 10,000 works of ancient rock art cover these volcanic basalt outcrops near the Gila River.

San Bernardino, California

Wigwam Village #7

These structures were inspired by both Native American shelters as well as, strangely, an ice cream shop.

Standing Rock Monument

Fort Yates, North Dakota

Standing Rock Monument

This stone, said to have once been a young woman, is sacred to the Dakota and Lakota nations.

Devil's Lake

Baraboo, Wisconsin

Devil's Lake

A remnant of the last Ice Age, this lake is surrounded by fascinating rock formations.

native americans

Podcast: Merrymount

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange stories.

The Podcast Team March 30, 2021

Spirit Mountain Roasting Company advertises itself as "Indigenous from seed to cup."

Across the Nation, a Native American Coffee Movement Is Brewing

Beans roasted on reservations are coming to your cup.

Tsanavi Spoonhunter March 23, 2021

Pawhuska, Oklahoma

Osage County Courthouse

Site of the 1926 murder trial of Ernest Burkhart who was involved in the "Reign of Terror."

Old Crow Wing

Brainerd, Minnesota

Old Crow Wing

This once prosperous community was home to European settlers and the Ojibwe.

The portraits, including this one of a woman of the Arapahoe nation, were shot during the 1898 Indian Congress in Omaha, Nebraska.

An Artist Reunites Members of the 1898 Indian Congress

In her work, Wendy Red Star reframes representation of Native Americans.

Winnie Lee March 3, 2021

Every American schoolchild learns how Native Americans helped the Pilgrims survive their first year in what's now Massachusetts, but the full story is far more complex.

native americans

Before Plymouth Colony and the Pilgrims, There Was Patuxet

Slavery, plague, and territorial conflict likely made the Europeans' arrival on Wampanoag land possible.

Virginia Williams February 22, 2021

A depiction of a group of Tlingit people performing a war dance before the 1802 attack on the Russian trading post.

Found: The Lost Tlingit Fort That Defended Alaska From Russian Attack

It also set in motion the process that made the vast territory part of America.

Zach Zorich February 18, 2021

Gerlach, Nevada

High Rock Canyon Wilderness

Many generations of travelers have passed through the steep, smooth walls of this canyon.

Newspaper Rock.

8 Ways to Explore the Past Through Native American Petroglyphs

The artwork can only be described as timeless.

Jonathan Carey January 22, 2021

The stones installed in granite.

Reading, Vermont

Indian Stones

These commemorative stones honor a young woman born in captivity.