Lac du Flambeau Tribe President John Johnson looks out onto Pokegama Lake from the tribe's hotel casino balcony on the tribe's reservation in northern Wisconsin. LAC DU FLAMBEAU — John Johnson, ...

The Colorado River Indian Tribes of California and Arizona voted to give their namesake waterway the same legal rights as a person.

For three unforgettable days, we lived among the tribes of Ethiopia’s Omo Valley, one of the most culturally rich and remote ...

Every year, on the last Thursday of November, Alvin Deer’s family members would fill his home while traditional Creek foods like the sour corn drink osafke and blue corn bread were prepared to go ...

RICHMOND — Tucked into the back of the Library of Virginia in Richmond is a small exhibit with a pretty high aim: to help tribal communities based in the state tell the stories of their present-day ...

I felt sad (and a little voyeuristic) reading the Denver Post’s Twelve Tribes exposés this past week. Having spent many years in a highly regimented religious community myself (Benedictine Archabbey), ...

“Your personal freedom and your ability to make decisions for you and your family is really a priceless thing,” said Tamara Mathieu. In August 2000, 23-year-old Tamara Mathieu and her husband left ...

James Kiona stands on a rocky ledge overlooking Lyle Falls where the water froths and rushes through steep canyon walls just before merging with the Columbia River. His silvery ponytail flutters in ...

I was at Tribe’s last show at Tramps in NYC in 1998 when the group announced their breakup. I still remember the feeling of shock that went through the room that night. Everybody who was there felt ...

The waters of the Amazon rainforest are fast becoming ground zero in the battle between development and the environment. The Brazilian government wants to harness the hydroelectric power potential of ...

LAC DU FLAMBEAU — John Johnson, president of the Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe Tribe in northern Wisconsin, is not one to hold back his frustrations with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources over ...