Eager for land to raise cotton, the settlers pressured the federal government to acquire Indian territory. Andrew Jackson, from Tennessee, was a forceful proponent of Indian removal. In 1814 he ...

Television images of a huge wave of Palestinians made refugees in their own land remind us of many such desperate human ...

As the transfer of power from one president to another occurs, so does a transformation of the Oval Office's decor. Each president is allowed to select their preferred carpet and drapery colors, as ...

As Indian Country celebrated the release of Leonard Peltier, the new occupant of the Oval Office began taking aim at some of the bedrock principles of the trust and treaty relationship.

In February 2024, President Joe Biden reiterated U.S. policy that dates back almost 50 years, which posits that so-called ...

Trump‘s second Oval Office got its big debut Monday, including the return of an Andrew Jackson portrait and the reemergence ...

Even so, Congress passed the Indian Removal Act of 1830 that targeted ... disease and exposure during the difficult “Trail of Tears” journey. This article originally appeared on Oakridger ...

The Andrew Jackson portrait has drawn controversy because Jackson, the nation's seventh president, signed the Indian Removal Act, resulting in the Trail of Tears, and remains a polarizing figure ...

WASHINGTON -- "Manifest Destiny" is back, with Donald Trump as its champion. In the 19th century, the phrase was used to ...

President Donald Trump 's Department of Government Efficiency is looking into stopping production of the penny to save ...

NORMAN, Okla. – The history of the Muscogee people, and of Indigenous people in general, is one that is filled with stories ...