Native Americans

Redbone's hit cracked the Billboard Top 5 this month in 1974. It was a first for a band with all Native and Mexican American members — but the song itself had a quietly political message, too.

It was called SCALP, which stood for the Suffolk County Aquaculture Lease Program. The acronym refers to a term that is deeply offensive to Native Americans.

The past year has been eventful within regional Indigenous communities. Here are the top important stories we’re spotlighting that impacted the community.

Tribes from Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and New York will host a walk at the Connecticut State Capitol to raise awareness of missing and murdered Indigenous people.

One Indigenous storyteller shares the true story behind Thanksgiving and how Native Americans today feel about the holiday.

Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill that would have granted state recognition to the Montaukett Indian Nation on Long Island. The decision comes months after the bill was passed by the state legislature for the fifth time.

Meet Darlene Kascak, one Indigenous storyteller in Connecticut working to pass down native lessons and traditions to the next generation.

Members of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation are using traditional methods to make a canoe through wood burning. It’s a centuries-old tradition that visitors are invited to see for themselves.

Every year, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe honors Native and non-Native Americans who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. The annual powwow held in Connecticut sees nearly 1,000 attendees each year.

Rodney Butler, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe chairman, will join the seven committee members to advise Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen and the department on matters impacting Native American communities.