Indigenous Peoples

arctic-ocean

The peoples most closely associated with the Arctic Ocean are the Indigenous communities whose histories, cultures, and daily lives are rooted in the circumpolar north. These gr...

history

The early settlers of South Carolina represent a layered history shaped by Indigenous nations, European colonization, and the forced migration of enslaved Africans. Long before...

Indigenous Culture And Communities

Two-Spirit is a modern, pan-Indigenous term used by some Native people to describe individuals who embody both masculine and feminine spirits. It is not a single identity, gende...

Celebrity Profiles

No; not all Hawaiian people are Black, and the question reflects a common oversimplification of race and indigeneity in Hawaiʻi. Native Hawaiian (Kanaka Maoli) identity is root...

history

Before European claims, diverse Native nations sustained forest, river, and coastal ecologies across what became Pennsylvania. Lenape (Delaware) and Susquehannock villages organ...

history-and-culture

Canada did not start on a single day. Before 1867, Indigenous peoples governed diverse societies across what is now Canada for millennia. European exploration and colonization i...

definitions-and-terminology

Indigenous refers to distinct peoples with historical continuity to pre-colonial societies who maintain cultural, social, economic, and political traditions tied to their territ...

history

California’s history spans thousands of years, evolving from Indigenous societies to a global symbol of innovation and diversity. Before European contact, hundreds of distinct...

general

California history spans thousands of years and multiple eras of human settlement, governance, migration, and economic transformation. Before European contact, diverse Indigenou...