I began working with dentalium about 12 years ago when a late friend who passed away gifted me some shells. Then I tried to ...

Dentalium — the delicate white shells treasured by Indigenous people in the U.S. and Canada — is virtually unknown across ...

The Sioux Trading Post, a cultural landmark in Rapid City, South Dakota, since 1957, has been on the frontlines of a major resurgence in dentalium sales since around 2016, when the Dakota Access ...

For generations, Native Americans prized dentalium or tusk shells as currency, status symbols and sacred objects. Harvested in the Pacific, they were traded thousands of miles inland, held real value ...

In a powerful step toward cultural revitalization, the San Manuel Tribe reclaims its ancestral name, Yuhaaviatam, honoring its deep connection to the land and heritage ...

Governments worldwide are being urged to fully implement a 2007 declaration that protects Indigenous Peoples’ rights to land, ...

The Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana broke ground Wednesday on its new Ceremonial Center, a facility tribal leaders say will serve as a hub for cultural gatherings, language ...

The University of Oklahoma’s Native American Studies Department will host a retirement celebration Thursday for Cherokee language instructor Christine Armer, according to a department press release.

Tribal Nations will play a key role in shaping the agenda at Fiber Connect 2025, according to a Business Wire announcement by the Fiber Broadband Association. The event, scheduled for June 1–4 in ...

A federal judge has ordered the United States to pay North Dakota nearly $28 million for law enforcement and other costs linked to the Dakota Access Pipeline protests in 2016 and early 2017, according ...

Sen. Ruben Gallego of Arizona voiced support for President Trump’s proposal to build affordable public housing on federal lands, according to an April 24 report by The Hill. In a letter to federal ...

Twelve Native and Indigenous actors will perform staged readings of five 10-minute plays during the Native American Short Play Festival in Littleton, Colorado, according to Colorado Community Media.