FARGO - The dance hall near the Porcupine River on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation stirred with activity as preparations were made for a ritual that the tribes had last celebrated on the evening ...

XINGU INDIGENOUS PARK, Brazil (Reuters) – When a big chief dies on the Xingu indigenous reservation, its tribes gather for a unique funeral ritual called the Kuarup. Wearing body paint and bird ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Indigenous communities and tribes are a big part of New Mexico’s rich culture and history that has seen its twists and turns, especially during the Spanish colonial period. Now, ...

Understand that these body modifications were done even before you were born. The tribes of Papua New Guinea’s Tufi region don’t mess around when it comes to body ink. Though Scarification is done all ...

ST. LANDRY PARISH — The Canneci Tinne Apache Tribe—part of the Lipan Apache (Ndáwe) Nation—will present the Xactci (pronounced Hahch-kee) ceremonial dance on Saturday at the Opelousas Museum. Tribal ...

As darkness fell across the crescent-shaped Shasta Dam, eight barefoot Winnemem Wintu warriors armed with bows began the tribe’s first war dance since 1887. Members of the tiny American Indian tribe ...

For Kenya’s Massai warriors, ritual is key. An adolescent rite of passage used to be pretty standard: Spend three months in the forest, learn how to herd cows, kill a predator. “Some years back, for ...

In the southern regions of Africa, the indigenous people of the Zulu tribe can be located. Unique cultural traditions that hold significance within their community. One such practice is the virginity ...

When a big chief dies on the Xingu indigenous reservation, its tribes gather for a unique funeral ritual called the Kuarup. Wearing body paint and bird feathers, they join in ceremonial dances, combat ...