Autumn Peltier, Chief Water Commissioner of the Wikwemikong First Nation on Manitoulin Island, Ont., gives a speech to the 2019 UN Global Landscapes Forum, addressing the access to clean drinking water in various Indigenous communities.
Tribal attorney and Couchiching First Nation citizen Tara Houska chronicles the history of attempts by government and industry to eradicate the legitimacy of indigenous peoples' land and culture
1892 map displaying the locations of reservations in the United States. The Kiowa reservation can be found in Southwest Oklahoma. Originally created for use by the Office of Indian Affairs.
Navajo Code Talkers Peter Macdonald (left) and Roy Hawthorne participated in a ceremony Nov. 10, 2010, at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. to pay tribute to veterans and to celebrate Native American Heritage Month.
headpiece, necklace, and earrings are made of beads from quahog shells, known today as wampum. "Ninigret is dressed in a breechcloth, leggings, shoes, and cape made of animal hides. High moccasins—from the Narragansett word mohkussunash—protect his…