Native American tribes

Abenaki storyteller and musician Joseph Bruchac tells a story about what humans can learn from the bear.

Native American stories connect people with the animals around them

January 2, 2022Culture

Many Native American communities belong to a clan that identifies with an animal — such as the bear, deer, or loon — that is featured in their traditional stories.

A Native American elder performs a ritual ceremony using a feather.

COVID-19 deaths among tribal elders threaten cultural loss

February 6, 2021COVID-19

How a Native American coming-of-age ritual is making a comeback

February 10, 2020Culture

The Standing Rock Sioux are also fighting for their language

November 17, 2016Justice

Laguna tribal members Jenni Monet and her grandmother June Sarracino.

How do you revive a language if tribal elders don’t want you to?

November 1, 2016Culture

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