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The 1924 Indian Citizenship Act sought to assimilate Native people into white society. But the legislation, signed by President Calvin Coolidge, fell short

"Long before European settlement, Native American communities thrived with entrepreneurship and trade," write Richard Feir and Thomas Strattman.

Scorsese’s latest film looks to the past, but misses the larger picture.

Genocides of the indigenous communities are a historical fact in America

Hundreds of Native Americans were murdered for their oil in the 1920s. They’re still fighting the US government for what is theirs, says journalist and film-maker Greg Palast

The white-hot real estate market is challenging tribal members who want to live on the reservation and have access to its cultural resources.

" " A Blackfoot chief regards the invasion of his hunting ground by the Canadian Pacific Railway, 1884. Ilustration from the magazine The Graphic/De Agostini/Getty Images In the long, dark history of the United States governments mistreatment of Native Americans, most people are familiar with the Trail of Tears, in which approximately 15,000 Native American men, women and children died during forced relocation from their tribal homelands in the American Southeast to Indian Territory in mo...

Bidens chance to renew reservation economies Terry L. Anderson, opinion contributor © Getty Images Bidens chance to renew reservation economies As President-elect Joe Bidens cabinet appointments roll out, environmentalists will see a victory with the appointment of Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) as interior secretary, making her responsible for nearly a half-billion acres of federal lands. President Donald Trumps secretaries have overseen a reduction in the size of national monume...