This Dugout Canoe Made From a 12-Foot-Long Log Was Found Bobbing in a North Carolina River
The newly discovered vessel is one of 79 known dugout canoes that have been unearthed throughout the state
Massive Fields Where Native American Farmers Grew Corn, Beans and Squash 1,000 Years Ago Discovered in Michigan
The ancestors of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin built earthen mounds to grow crops. The site could be the largest preserved archaeological field system in the eastern United States
How America’s Forgotten Second National Park Lost Its Federal Status—and Gained a New Lease on Life as a State Park
Much of Mackinac Island was designated as a national park in 1875, but it proved to be too expensive for the government to maintain, so it was transferred to the State of Michigan in 1895
See the Stunning Archival Photographs That Tell the Stories of Everyday Native Life and Communities
The Archive Center at the National Museum of the American Indian presents a new exhibition that can help “interrupt the romanticized, stereotypical images often shared of Native peoples throughout history”
What Happened to FDR’s Fireside Chats? And More Questions From Our Readers
You’ve got questions. We’ve got experts
An Ohio Earthwork Where Thousands Once Gathered for Celestial Observations and Religious Ceremonies Is Open to the Public
An earthen enclosure called the Octagon is drawing much-deserved attention to the state’s history-filled mounds built some 2,000 years ago by the Hopewell culture
When a Historian Saw This Haunting Photograph of a Nameless Native Girl, She Decided She Had to Identify Her
In 1868, Sophie Mousseau was photographed at Fort Laramie alongside six white Army officers. But her identity—and her life story—remained unknown for more than a century
These Everyday Artifacts Tell the Story of Harriet Tubman’s Father’s Home as Climate Change Threatens the Historic Site
The Maryland Department of Transportation launched an interactive virtual museum, showcasing finds from where Ben Ross lived after emancipation
See Lily Gladstone’s Stunning Oscar Gowns Designed by an Indigenous Artist
The two gowns were a collaboration between Gucci and a porcupine quillwork artist. Both are now on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian
How Canyon de Chelly Brought a Photographer Back to Life
Wayne Martin Belger set out to make indelible photos of a mystical site on the Navajo Nation. First he needed to relearn how to walk
For Centuries, Indigenous People Lived in These Desert Canyons. Now, New Technology Reveals Extraordinary Details About This Sacred Site
In the Arizona desert, researchers are learning so much more about the peoples who have inhabited this land since antiquity
These Shimmery Fish Disappeared From Michigan Nearly a Century Ago. Can They Make a Comeback?
Great Lakes tribes and state biologists are working together to reintroduce Arctic grayling to northern Michigan’s waterways
Archaeologists Unearth Rare 1,000-Year-Old Food Storage Pit in Alaska
Initial findings suggest the cache was used to preserve moose and caribou meat in the harsh climate of southeastern Alaska
Biden Establishes Two New National Monuments in California
The Chuckwalla National Monument and the Sáttítla Highlands National Monument will protect more than 848,000 acres of public lands
Ancient DNA Offers Crucial Hints to the Origin of Syphilis, a Decades-Long Mystery That Has Divided Scientists
Researchers found evidence that early versions of syphilis-causing bacteria existed in the Americas long before the arrival of Columbus
On This Day in 1890, the U.S. Army Killed Nearly 300 Lakota People in the Wounded Knee Massacre
The mass murder made sensational news at the time, but getting to the heart of the matter took a much deeper view of American history
Archaeologists Are Finding Dugout Canoes in the American Midwest as Old as the Great Pyramids of Egypt
In the waterways connected to the Great Lakes, researchers uncover boats that tell the story of millennia of Indigenous history
Why Sitting Bull Was Killed by Indian Agency Police at His Cabin on the Standing Rock Reservation
Because of his alleged involvement with the Ghost Dance movement, the Lakota leader, who died on this day in 1890, was seen as a threat to the U.S. government’s efforts to subdue Indigenous Americans
In a ‘Horrific’ Attack Meant to Scare the Intruders, Natchez Warriors Revolted Against the French, Killing 230 Colonists
The 1729 attack in present-day Mississippi was part of a vicious cycle of violence and retribution
What Food Was Served at the First Thanksgiving in 1621?
Turkey may have been part of the holiday meal, along with venison, shellfish and corn, but pies and potatoes were decidedly not on the menu
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