Small-scale gold mining in the area releases mercury into the environment, where it can make its way into fish and, in turn, ...

Popular indigenous recipes like Three Sisters Stew, wild rice pilaf, frybread, succotash, cranberry relish, and cornbread offer both delicious flavors and cultural significance. These dishes have been ...

Indigenous Peoples Day honors Native heritage, culture and history, celebrating the voices and stories that shaped America.

Most major retailers stay open on Indigenous Peoples' Day, despite the fact it's a federal holiday. Here’s what’s open today: ...

Drinking as little as one can of diet soda a day may increase the risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by 60%, while drinking a sugary beverage could raise the risk by 50%, a new unpublished ...

Protected areas of defined geographic zones can slow biodiversity loss and bolster conservation efforts, but they may have ...

The Turkana people of Northwest Kenya have adapted to one of the driest places on Earth by relying predominantly on the milk, meat, and blood from their herds of camels and goats. With up to 80 ...

Columbus Day, a federal holiday, is observed on the second Monday of October. A growing number of states and cities are replacing or renaming the holiday to Indigenous Peoples' Day. Florida does not ...

The co-chairs of Denver’s American Indian Commission no longer want the city to organize an Indigenous Peoples Day event this month, citing an ongoing feud among the panel’s members and with a City ...

At 27, the Polish-native and former Leeds University student tragically died alone in a hotel room in Bali of malnutrition, ...