Indigenous History

Ancient agave plants are helping researchers uncover clues about the people who lived in the Southwest more than 1,000 years ago.

The Flagstaff City Council voted to rename Columbus Avenue and extend Switzer Canyon Drive three blocks following a student-led proposal about Columbus’ treatment of Indigenous peoples.

Every spring, thousands of sheep were herded on a three-week trek across northern Arizona, up onto the Colorado Plateau for summer grazing.

New Mexican legislators approved a measure to investigate the forced sterilization of Native American women performed by the Indian Health Service and other providers.

Grand Canyon National Park officials deny that signage on tribal history and culture was taken down because of its content.

Ancestral Pueblo people began making turkey feather blankets about 1,800 years ago, coinciding with the transition to settled agricultural life.

A federal judge rejected a challenge from some of Arizona's top Republicans to undo the designation of the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni - Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument.

The White House says President Biden will officially announce two new national monuments next week. Wildfires in California forced changes to his plans for Tuesday.

Peyote is sacred to many Indigenous people, but it's threatened by overharvesting and a resurgence in psychedelic use.

The Biden-Harris administration released a 10-year national plan to support the revitalization, protection, preservation and reclamation of Indigenous languages across the U.S.