As crowds gather and fireworks explode to mark what to some is a purely celebratory moment, America 250 arrives for others as a complicated, dissonant occasion. In Western North Carolina, Eastern Band ...

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A bipartisan bill seeks to train agents to recognize tribal identifications to prevent the continued use of racial profiling in detentions ...

The arrival of July means the 75th annual Virginia Highlands Festival is but a few weeks away. The Herald Courier will present a series of stories previewing the ...

The revised ICE detention standards apply to for-profit contractors and jails holding detainees, updated with input from 'partners' to reduce the burden on detention operators.

Our history is a year-round commitment for these North Carolinians. Here's what they fear could be lost as we approach America's 250th.

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It’s nice to hear that America250, a national and nonpartisan group created by Congress, wants to bring Americans together to mark the country’s 250th anniversary. America250 believes that focusing on ...

Guest Opinion Language, at its core, is a code that all cultures use like a time capsule to pass their history, values and ...

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. signed legislation replacing the tribe's language ...

At first, they laughed. Then they scoffed. Finally, they accused him of witchcraft. The Cherokee silversmith named Sequoyah had spent years scratching strange marks on paper. In 1821, his fellow ...

The Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma is using opioid settlement funds to build a culturally competent healthcare system ...