In celebration of National Native American Heritage Month, Library of Virginia offers virtual book talk with Pulitzer winner Kathleen DuVal.

Native people have been occupying Arizona for thousands of years, but it wasn't until 1877 that Arizona's first city was incorporated.

Imagine stumbling upon a piece of genuine history while doing something totally mundane, like cleaning out your garage or ...

After the killing of four people outside a St. Helena Island club, the community starts the recovery process. What makes the island residents so resilient?

Explorers have traveled to the most hostile regions of the planet because of the human desire to see what lies beyond the ...

Once again, National Geographic’s global community of explorers, photographers ... new direct flights from Europe, and simple entry requirements (Americans traveling on a valid U.S. passport don’t ...

The name “Besh-Ba-Gowah” comes from the Western Apache language, roughly translating to “place of metal” or “metal camp,” a nod to the area’s rich mining history that came centuries after the original ...

Shawnee, Oklahoma sits just 35 miles east of Oklahoma City, yet somehow maintains the charm of a place that time politely decided to treat with respect rather than bulldoze into generic strip-mall ...

Stone tools reveal that the First Americans followed a coastal route from East Asia, linking both sides of the Pacific during the Ice Age.

Two recently examined fossils suggest that Australia’s First Peoples valued big animals for their fossils as well as for their meat, according to a new study.

A new children’s book, “TEXAS Before the Lone Star,” highlights the stories of people from diverse cultures who may be ...

Christopher Columbus and other early European explorers were best known for the “new” lands they discovered and the people ...