Mary Louise Defender Wilson has received many honors and awards in her 85 years.

But the Dakotah and Hidatsa traditionalist and storyteller said she was surprised to learn she had received a $50,000 United States Artists fellowship, one of the most prestigious arts fellowships in the country.

The day has finally come and Thirty Eight has been released. Deanna and I are so happy to share this book with you and hope that you love it as much as we loved writing it. It truly was such a gift to work with my daughter on this book. Our hope is that as people follow Viviana on her journey of self discovery that you will learn something about not only yourself but about the Dakota who were hung so long ago.

A Saskatoon Cree teacher has been shortlisted for a global award worth $1 million.

Instead of wearing feathers and fancy hats, STAR students got ready for Thanksgiving by cooking food from recipes they created themselves and then serving the food to the elders at a community feast.

Is there someone you always wanted to meet? Did a person in recent or distant history have a huge positive impact on your life or culture? Is there a legend or a hero (past or present) who inspires you?

As a child, the Band's Robbie Robertson was spellbound when he first heard an elder recount the tale of Hiawatha and the Peacemaker, and the experience changed his life.

Ohero:kon "Under the Husk" Rites of Passage, a ceremony reconstructed to empower Mohawk teens in their journey to adulthood, received high honors by the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development's Honoring Nations program at the National Congress of American Indian's 72nd Annual Convention, held in San Diego last October.

Stronghold Table is an isolated area of little-known beauty in the south unit of Badlands National Park. It's also a sacred place to the Oglala Tribe and other Lakota people.

Supporters of a bill to make 20 Alaska Native languages official state languages organized a 15 hour sit-in protest at the Capitol on Sunday. Their dedication paid off early this morning, when the Alaska Senate passed the measure on an 18-2 vote.

The Alaska House passed the bill last week, 38-0. It now heads to Governor Sean Parnell for his signature.

Whether it's holding a microphone, teaching a class, promoting Saskatchewan arts, or just being a mom, Lindsay Knight is never short on work.

Some people might know Knight best as the Indigenous hip-hop artist, Eekwol. She also teaches Indigenous Studies at the University of Saskatchewan.

Since she began making it for her family as a young girl, 1992 Cherokee National Treasure Edith Knight has become an expert at making kanuchi, which is a traditional Cherokee meal made from hickory nuts.

Before there was fry bread, there were sage, white pine, chokecherries and wild buffalo.

Last week Tuba City Junior High Navajo and Hopi language instructors worked with students to present a live play performance in a contemporary setting with students enrolled in tribal language programs.

An hour-long public play presentation was designed and created by the students. They receiving language assistance help only in the interpretation from the Hopi and Navajo language teachers.

Billy Frank, Jr., a Nisqually Indian who died last year, is one of two recipients being honored Tuesday with a Presidential Medal of Freedom because they were resisters. The other is Minoru Yasui (who you can read about here).

They've been planning this day for the past month.

The day had finally come as the Colville Tribal Language Prevention Program hosted their first ever "Story Telling" evening this Saturday afternoon at the Nespelem Community Center.

Bernita Duwahoyeoma, Hopi Lavayi teacher at First Mesa Elementary School (FMES) said she was listening to KUYI Hopi radio as they were broadcasting live from the Hopi Veteran’s Day events and heard them talking about a topic she was trying to convey to her students.