Happy birthday to the US of A! As the United States turns 250 years old, it is a fitting time, perhaps, to honour the enduring spirit of American ingenuity. From native crafts to iconic vehicles, the ...

Behind the Lecture pulls back the curtain on some of Dal’s most compelling courses, offering a closer look at the ideas and people that shape them. A new Dalhousie course in the Schulich School of Law ...

Jennine Krauchi was dressed in black when she sat before a crowd gathered at the University of Winnipeg. She was wearing the first piece she ever beaded: a daisy-chain necklace with a small headdress ...

Long before European colonial settlers introduced the trade in glass beads to North America, porcupine quills were the medium Native artists across the continent used to adorn baskets and clothing.

The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Amber Waboose said ...

Lily Gladstone poses on the red carpet at the Academy Awards in March 2024. Christina House / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images At last year’s Academy Awards, Lily Gladstone became the first Native ...

Gladstone changed into this glittering black dress for the Vanity Fair Oscars party. Quilled rosettes and blue mountain motifs accent the quillwork neckline. Courtesy of Gucci, Joe Big Mountain of ...

The top of the lodgepole pine is brittle and rust-colored. The tree’s middle section is missing some of its bark, and it has vertical ridges beneath layers of hardened sap that look like yellow wax ...

Together with the Big Mountains, De Sarno created a midnight-blue velvet Gucci design for Gladstone that features a bustier silhouette and a matching cape adorned with floral quillwork motifs. “One ...

Growing up in Wisconsin Dells, Melanie Tallmadge Sainz witnessed hundreds of thousands of visitors come to see Native American art and artifacts. “I literally grew up in a museum,” she says, referring ...

Hear from Native American and Indigenous people as they tell their own stories—through words, music, dance, and art. In Native Truths: Our Voices, Our Stories, you are invited to connect with diverse ...