Because of the isolation of the New World from the high civilizations of Europe, Asia, and Africa and from the communicative network between them, North America had preserved, until the end of the last century, cultures and religions of archaic types....

American Indian can refer to: Any of the indigenous peoples of the Americas, except usually Eskimos; Classification of indigenous peoples of the Americas The quarterly publication of the National Museum of the American Indian In the United States, but...

Nike on Tuesday unveiled what it said is the first shoe designed specifically for American Indians, an effort aiming at promoting physical fitness in a population with high obesity rates.The Beaverton-based company says the Air Native N7 is designed with a larger fit for the...

Billy Walkabout, a native Cherokee whose actions in Vietnam made him among most decorated soldiers of the war, died March 7, his stepdaughter said Sunday. He was 57.Walkabout received the Distinguished Service Cross, Purple Heart, five Silver Stars and five Bronze Stars. He was believed...

An American Indian tribe has banished a blogger who wrote a magazine article criticizing conditions on the reservation and calling for an end to "cradle-to-grave entitlements."The resolution by the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa says Rob Port's column was "injurious to the peace and seriously...

The University of Illinois swept aside the last vestiges of Chief Illiniwek on Tuesday, voting to retire the mascot's name, regalia and image.The school will continue to call its sports teams the Fighting Illini under the resolution. Chancellor Richard Herman is to decide how and...