No, they do exist, but they do not define the identity of a community. The Khasis are a prime example of this. The Lyngngam are a Khasi subgroup found in the West and South-West Khasi Hills. They ...

India boasts over 700 Scheduled Tribes, rich in ancient cultures deeply tied to nature and collective memory. This piece highlights nine prominent communities, including the warrior Bhils known for ...

Final touch-ups were being made to the RAMSI gallery at Honiara’s National Museum on the languid mid-November afternoon I visited. Opened in 2017, the gallery commemorated the end of the fourteen-year ...

When former Solomon Islands politician and democracy champion Daniel Suidani died recently, few Americans noticed. Yet his passing carries deeper significance than they realize. Suidani worked ...

The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only federally recognized tribe operating within Mississippi. Thirteen other federally recognized tribes have historical ties to Mississippi but are now ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Half of the world’s remaining uncontacted Indigenous groups may ...

IN THE EVERGLADES — On a recent crisp October afternoon, a flotilla of 16 airboats rev up their Cadillac engines and head out into the far corners of the approximately 74,000-acre Miccosukee ...

IT IS A 20 MILE WIDE STRETCH OF WATER IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC’S SOLOMON ISLAND CHAIN, KNOWN AS IRONBOTTOM SOUND. IRONBOTTOM SOUND WAS THE SITE OF PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST CRITICAL NAVAL BATTLES, ACTUALLY ...

All around Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands and host of a regional summit, are not-so-subtle hints of donor nations competing for hearts and minds. By Victoria Kim Victoria Kim took taxis ...

IN 1942 Guadalcanal saw hand-to-hand combat between American marines and Japanese soldiers. On September 10th the island hosted another geopolitical tussle—when leaders of Pacific-island countries as ...

In the U.S., there are 574 federally recognized Native American tribes and Alaska Native entities, according to the U.S. Department of the Interior. As for Louisiana, the state is home to more ...

A group of researchers from the University of New Hampshire uncovered sunken World War II history. The group recently returned from a 21-day expedition surveying and mapping the ocean floor around the ...