"Great Plains Indians" by David Wishart, University of Nebraska Press, 168 pages, $14.95 The first in a projected series of books called Discover the Great Plains, published by the University of ...

She herself is a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, and themes of American Indian deprivation and injustice often fuel her storytelling. So do the zest and fortitude of her characters.

As Independence Day dawns under the “Stars and Stripes forever,” rural America stands tall as the “Land of Opportunity.” In ...

This enormous area of the Great Plains, Southwest, Pacific Northwest, and Basin area represented the homelands of many Indian communities. At least 28 tribes might be called Plains Indians.

Before 1860, few people moved west to try to settle on the Great Plains. The poor soil and harsh climate discouraged them - along with the fact that the Plains were officially Indian territory ...

The Indian Health Service yesterday transitioned its acting director for the Great Plains Area, Joe Amoitte (Oglala Sioux), to a permanent director. Amiotte has served as the acting director for ...

Great Plains tribes are eager to capitalize on the burgeoning clean energy economy and are creating solar training programs.

Facing Unchecked Syphilis Outbreak, Great Plains Tribes Sought Federal Help. Months Later, No One Has Responded. The syphilis rate among Indigenous people in the Great Plains is higher than at any ...

Society Thousands of bison return to their Native lands for total rejuvenation of the Great Plains ecosystem: “it’s come full circle” The Tanka Fund has been working over the past decade to ...

Bison grazing on native prairie for three decades transformed the landscape, allowing wildflowers to thrive that can feed legions of bees and butterflies.

To spearhead these efforts, the department has formed a Bison Working Group – comprising representatives from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...