Reséndez, a professor of history at the University of California, Davis, estimates between 2.5 million and 5 million Indigenous people were enslaved from 1491 to 1900.

On a small patch of land north of Albuquerque, Orenda Martine reached for a red onion, trimming the root and then the stem, its papery skin rustling in her hands. Once she finished with one onion, she ...

1783: Spain regains control of Florida after the British surrender at Yorktown, which effectively grants the United States of ...

Andrea Condes, 39, was born in Caracas, Venezuela, and adopted into the United States, where she grew up and pursued a career ...

Hundreds of Indigenous youth have gathered in Colombia's conflict-hit reserve of Las Delicias, in Cauca, for a biannual ...

On Dec. 20, 2024, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights publicly announced a landmark decision against the Colombian ...

President Trump says he is bringing back Columbus Day, doing away with Indigenous Peoples Day, which was formally recognized under former President Biden.

The president said Sunday on his Truth Social: “I'm bringing Columbus Day back from the ashes." In 2021, Joe Biden became the first president to officially recognize Indigenous Peoples Day.

Whoever succeeds Pope Francis will inherit his momentous and controversial legacy of relations with Indigenous people throughout the Americas. Some found Francis to be a reconciling figure, others ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Indigenous people across North America are calling this week for sustained responses to the violence in their communities, much of it against women and girls. In prayer ...

A hip-hop singer/songwriter with Mexica — an Indigenous people of Mexico — heritage, Xiuhtezcatl profoundly redefines what it means to be an artist in the American music industry as he blends ...