Forty years ago, the American Indian Religious Freedom Act finally finally extended that right to the country’s Native citizens. Here Native Americans who observe traditional ways talk about ...

In 1969, native leaders protested a proposal to terminate Indian treaties and integrate native children into white schools. Pictured here, Minister of Indian Affairs Jean Chretien meeting with ...

In 1850 the California legislature passed an Act for the Government and Protection of Indians that essentially forced many Native Americans into servitude. The law provided for the forced labor of ...