1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (464+ words) The wooden wheels don't turn anymore, but they still carry a story. The project grew out of a broader effort to recognize M'tis and Indigenous histories that had not been fully represented in the museum's earlier exhibits. "It came about…...

2+ day, 2+ min ago  (847+ words) The Missionary," of Jesuit priest Rene Menard, image from Harper's Monthly Magazine, April 1892. (via Northern Michigan University's Beaumier U. P. Heritage Center) When the 13 colonies in the east began their push toward independence from Britain, Michigan was more than a half-century away…...

2+ week, 22+ hour ago  (612+ words) Booderee National Park's traditional owners are preparing to take full control of the area within the next two years. Hundreds of people gathered at Green Patch on Saturday, April 11, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Booderee being handed back to its…...

3+ day, 43+ min ago  (281+ words) GUNNINSON, Colo. (KKCO) -The human remains of dozens of Native Americans left in the possession of Western Colorado University for nearly a century are closer than ever to being returned to their rightful lands. The bodies, along with other indigenous…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago  (1034+ words) A recent archaeological presentation revealed findings that could reshape the understanding of First Nations" life on the Prairies, suggesting plant cultivation long before European contact. In 2024, archaeologist Alan Korejbo directed excavation in the Wakamow Valley, an urban park in Moose…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (641+ words) Topic: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art The artworks were discovered during planned burning around other cultural sites in the Biniirr National Park. (Supplied: QPWS) The new site with animal footprint engravings was discovered as rangers conducted planned burning around…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (453+ words) April 24, 2026 " 11: 07am NSW Heritage Minister Penny Sharpe has added the 200-year-old Hunter Valley sheep station Ravensworth to the state's heritage list, despite opposition from its owner, the coal miner Glencore, and continuing debate about its contested Indigenous history. In a statement,…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago  (354+ words) The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma continues to grow its influence across the state, from economic development to education and health care, while also focusing on preserving its cultural identity. Chief Gary Batton spoke about those efforts in a recent interview,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (567+ words) 20 April 2026, 0937 EDT I have a new open-access article out in Global Studies Quarterly, "What's at Stake in the Indigenous Empire Debate," in which I argue against historian Pekka H'm'l'inen's claims that the Comanche and the Lakota constituted empires. Many others…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago  (315+ words) Authorities believe more human remains may lie buried across a dozen sites on Rottnest Island, after Indigenous remains were uncovered during construction works A ground-penetrating radar detected 12 potential burial sites at the same location where human remains were found earlier…...