Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Agali — This name comes from the Cherokee word for "sunshine." Sitanka — This Sioux term means "big foot" and represents bravery ...

The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde has chosen “Tumwata Village” as the name for its 23-acre site near Willamette Falls in Oregon City, and has launched tumwatavillage.org to explain plans for ...

A vote within the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe to change its name is back on track. Apr 05, 2022 — A vote within the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe to change its name is back on track. Members will vote on whether ...

One of the many ways Native American influence shines through the United States is in our place names. In more cases than one may think, geographic names were derived from a Native American word or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For the first time, a Native American tribe has formally supported the renaming of the Sutter Buttes, submitting the second ...

For years, the Indian Garden name assigned to a popular Grand Canyon campground has been a painful reminder for a Native American tribe that was displaced by the national park. Now, the name will ...