Native American

Protesters used a rope to pull down a 10-foot bronze statue of Christopher Columbus outside the Minnesota State Capitol on Wednesday.

Native American voting rights advocates are cautioning against states moving to mail-in ballots without opportunities for tribal members to vote safely in person.

The Tohono O’odham Nation, a Native American tribe in southern Arizona opposed to building a border wall that could imperil wildlife and artifacts in the area’s fragile landscape, is accusing the Defense Department of failing to consult with it in line with federal requirements.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., made a surprise appearance at a luncheon honoring Native American women leaders on Tuesday amid ongoing controversy over her past claims of Native heritage. The 2020 contender made brief remarks at the National Indian Women Honor Luncheon in Washington, where she introduced and honored Cheryl Andrews-Maltais, the chairwoman of the Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts. Warren’s campaign...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren has issued a broader apology for claiming Native American ancestry amid a report that she identified herself as an “American Indian” on her registration for the State Bar of Texas. The broader apology comes after The Washington Post obtained and published Warren’s 1986 registration card for the State Bar of Texas, in which she identifies as “American...

Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren has apologized to the Cherokee Nation for her decision to release the results of a DNA test showing she has distant Native American ancestry, the tribe said Friday. “Senator Warren has reached out to us and has apologized to the tribe,” Julie Hubbard, the executive director of Cherokee Nation Communications, said in a statement to...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren suggested President Donald Trump’s comment about him personally administering a DNA test to her to prove her Native American heritage is “creepy.” She tweeted that the president makes “creepy physical threats” about women who scare him, including her. “He’s trying to do what he always does to women who scare him: call us names, attack us personally,...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday released the results of a DNA analysis that she said indicated she has some Native American heritage, a rebuttal to President Donald Trump, who has long mocked her ancestral claims and repeatedly referred to her as “Pocahontas.” The Massachusetts Democrat and potential 2020 presidential contender challenged Trump to make good on his pledge to donate...

A San Francisco board has voted unanimously to remove a 19th century statue that activists say is racist and demeaning to indigenous people.

The Winter Olympics are undeniably cool, but some of the sports can seem absolutely crazy, making you wonder whose bright idea it was to first hurtle down a nearly mile-long tube of ice (bobsled, skeleton, luge) or fling themselves off a hill (ski jumping, big air snowboarding).

Pro racecar driver Scott Tucker was sentenced to over 16 years in prison Friday after his conviction for running a payday loan business that prosecutors say cheated millions of financially struggling Americans. U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel said it was “staggering” how many people nationwide were affected by Tucker’s business. Over a 15-year period, more than 1 percent of...

Washingtonians were nearly fooled by an “elaborate hoax” conducted by a Native American rights group saying the Washington Redskins had been renamed.

Thousands of protesters fired up by President Donald Trump’s expected announcement to shrink two national monuments in Utah rallied in Salt Lake City on Saturday, just two days ahead of his planned visit. Crowds converged on the steps of the Utah State Capitol to denounce Trump’s decision, many chanting and holding signs with messages such as “Protect Wild Utah.” Native...

A retired Chicago cop, who was the first Native American officer in the department, was fatally shot during a home invasion in Phoenix early Friday.