There are many hundreds of distinct indigenous nations and tribes throughout the Americas, each with their own unique languages, dialects and naming conventions. Though there's a vast array of ...

The first sight Zalmai “Zeke” Zahir would see most mornings growing up in Seattle and on the Muckleshoot reservation was the white-capped grooves of Mount Rainier. A linguist, Zahir recently published ...

Some American schools still ask children to pick a "Native American name" as a part of their classwork, and Indigenous parents are sharing why this common practice is so problematic and harmful to ...

Names given by Alaska Natives to people and places are far from arbitrary. Ernestine Hayes, Alaska Writer Laureate and professor at University of Alaska Southeast, spoke Tuesday afternoon at Sealaska ...