Native American

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A group of Native American activists occupied the land during a period between 1969 and 1971, and in 1972, Alcatraz became a national recreation area under National Park Service management.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

In all of the tension around the founding and the founding documents, there lurks this question of Native American belonging and exclusion and citizenship.

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2026

One is the creation of an “innovation fund” grant program that would give local governments or Native American tribes up to $10 million each for increasing their housing supply.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Since joining the Journal from the New York Times in 2014, Dan has covered a broad range of topics and regions—from gun violence to Native American health care to the Rocky Mountain West.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

In parts of Central America and the Andes, the Native Americans were originally so numerous that, even after epidemics and wars, much of the population today remains Native American or mixed.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond