American students are often first taught about Native Americans through the frame of European settlers, that native people were simply here when they arrived. But UNC-Chapel Hill history professor ...

Archaeology reveals that a millennium ago, North America was home to thriving urban centres as large and sophisticated as ...

Perhaps the biggest myth about history in our culture is that history remains static, and historical myths tend to be believed by everyone, even if they aren't true. Like any other ...

The number of people identifying as Native Americans in the U.S. nearly doubled between 2010 and 2020, according to the U.S. Census. The number of people in the United States who claim Native identity ...

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The Arctic and Subarctic -- The Northeast -- The Southeast -- The Plains -- The Southwest -- The Great Basin and Plateau -- The Northwest Coast -- California Summary "More than 160 tribes are featured ...

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For more than 10,000 years before Europeans arrived, the Northeast was home to many tribes with organized leadership and ...

When River Kerstetter was asked about three years ago to help curate an exhibit at the Newberry Library about Native Americans and pop culture called “Native Pop!,” she said getting involved with the ...

In the relationship between humans and raccoons, the black-masked mammals have played many roles Samuel I. Zeveloff The raccoon has long held our fascination, admiration, and even our disdain. Perhaps ...