No aviation schools in America would teach Bessie Coleman how to fly in the 1920s. So, she sailed to France and became the ...

Several Native American tribes hold women to high esteem and reserve special roles for women within their communities. For example, Cherokee women were traditionally homeowners, and a Cherokee Women’s ...

The first Native American woman in space said Wednesday she is overwhelmed by the beauty and delicacy of Mother Earth and is channeling "positive energy" as her five-month mission gets underway.

Dana Tiger, a Native American artist based in Muskogee, is the subject of the short documentary "Tiger," from Tulsa-based ...

Now in its 20th year, WeWin brings together more than 400 women across tribes and generations for prayer circles, keynote speeches and leadership training. When Susan Masten was growing up in ...

Mankiller, whose likeness is on a U.S. quarter issued in 2021, is the second Native American woman honored with a Barbie doll. Famed aviator Bessie Coleman, who was of Black and Cherokee ancestry ...

A US astronaut has become the first Native American woman in space following a Nasa launch on Wednesday, Marine Colonel Nicole Mann, 45, is one of four astronauts who blasted off from Florida at ...