Educator Lionel R. Bordeaux was born on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota. He was educated at St. Francis Indian Mission School and received a B.S. in history and social science from Black
Dawes Act or General Allotment Act, 1887, passed by the U.S. Congress to provide for the granting of landholdings ( allotments, usually 160 acres/65 hectares) to individual Native Americans,
Indian Affairs, Bureau of, created (1824) in the U.S. War Dept. and transferred (1849) to the U.S. Dept. of the
Wilma Pearl Mankiller (November 18, 1945 – April 6, 2010) was the first female Chief of the Cherokee Nation.
Andrew Standing Soldier received his primary education from the Pine Ridge Boarding
The Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, known to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) as the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians of Oregon is a federally recognized Native American tribal
The Indian Health Service (IHS) is an operating division (OPDIV) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Sequoyah High School (also known as Sequoyah-Tahlequah) is a Native American boarding school serving students in grades 9–12, who are members of a federally recognized Native American
The village of Wales is one of the oldest communities in the Bering Strait region. The Inupiaq language name for Wales is Kingigin, named for the mountain that rises above
Marian Kaulaity Hansson, a member of the Kiowa Nation, was born in Lawton, Oklahoma to Christine Two Hatchet Kaulaity and Rickey
Frank Day (Ly-dam-lilly) (February 24, 1902–August 13, 1976) was a Native American artist from California. Frank Day was born on February 24, 1902 in Berry Creek, California. His grandfather was
As one of the United States' newest federally recognized tribes, the Mohegan, or improperly pronounced as Mohican, nation spans many centuries of interaction with the white
The Schaghticoke are a Native American tribe of the Eastern Woodlands consisting of descendants of Mahican (also called "Mohican", but not to be confused with the Mohegans), Potatuck (or Pootatuck),
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