The U.S. Census Bureau’s 2006–2010 American Community Survey report shows that of the 2.4 million people in the U.S. who identify themselves as American Indian or Alaska Native alone (and who are over 5 years of age), over 70 percent say they speak only English at home.

Native American jewelry dates back at least as far as 10,000 BC.

One of the challenges to retaining Indigenous employees is that many work sites are not inclusive environments. Creating a working environment that embraces inclusive principles is the foundation to retaining Indigenous workers.

What are the practical steps to push for recognising the rights of indigenous people around the world?

Indigenous languages once flourished in the United States. Now, they continue to account for a large portion of the nation’s linguistic diversity.

While Native American tribes all use the same main instruments -- drums, flutes, rattles and whistles -- the construction and sounds of their instruments vary, as sometimes does the purpose of the instrument.

Making up less than two percent of the workforce, this overlooked demographic suffers from unemployment rates double that of national averages.

Here are the traditions and beliefs that some Indigenous people hold dear.

Pow Wows are the Native American people’s way of meeting together, to join in dancing, singing, visiting, renewing old friendships, and making new ones. This is a time method to renew Native American culture and preserve the rich heritage of American Indians.

Most corporations and business have created and implemented diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives for various reasons in recent years, and those efforts should be applauded. I’d like to take the conversation past the numbers, which are bleak and leave room for improvement to include Indigenous talent.

Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough tasked his agency’s new Advisory Committee on Tribal and Indian Affairs with helping the VA take more innovative approaches to serving Native American veterans.