Native Americans

Hit hard by COVID-19 shutdowns, Native American tribes with casinos are taking a closer look at diversifying their portfolios to help keep their sovereign nations economically strong for future generations.

A ceremonial rattle, believed to be over a century old, was returned to the Seneca-Cayuga Nation of Oklahoma.

Lynn Malerba, chief of the Mohegan Tribe, is the first Native American to serve as U.S. treasurer. She said her appointment is a commitment to having Native voices heard at the highest levels of government.

The Eastern Medicine Singers are known for their collaborations with non-Indigenous musicians.

Marilynn Malerba, chief of the Mohegan Tribe, makes history as the first Native American to serve as U.S. Treasurer.

Schemitzun is a harvest festival that goes back hundreds of years.

For decades, the American sports betting industry was only accessible via seedy back rooms and offshore banking accounts. But after a 2018 supreme court ruling, betting on your favorite team is as easy as pressing a button on your phone. This week on Disrupted, an exploration of the bustling legal world of sports betting.

Operators of sports betting and online casino gaming are obligated to offer gamblers a way to opt out of betting. But the state doesn’t require those operators to collect or share data on how people are making use of these tools. Some lawmakers hope they will.

The Mohegan Tribe long wanted Dartmouth College to return a collection of Samson Occom’s handwritten papers.

“I sincerely hope this gesture will be one more step in our reconciliation for the disappointment Occom experienced,” the Dartmouth College president said.