Native Americans

Leonard Peltier to be released from prison following commutation in FBI killings

Peltier's imprisonment has symbolized systemic injustice for Native Americans across the country who believe in his innocence.

Outgoing Interior Secretary Deb Haaland hands off closer ties with Indian Country

Deb Haaland, the country's first indigenous cabinet secretary, used her term at the Interior Department to make what activists say is irreversible impact in recognizing the painful history of the government's treatment Native Americans

A family’s search for their native and formerly enslaved heritage in South Alabama

The Tate Family has spent nearly two decades uncovering records that establish their ancestors' time in Alabama before its statehood.