Notes: In this essay, James Kences recounts the explorations of the Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano (1485 to 1528), ...

His previous encounters with various native groups had been positive ... Verrazzano's North American exploration ended when the ship reached the east coast of Newfoundland. He was to follow ...

Caroline Collins looks at such people as mariners, explorers, whalers and shipbuilders between the 16th and 20th centuries ...

KANEOHE, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii’s American colonizers once banned ... began painting ancient canoes based on drawings from European explorers and got the idea to build a double-hulled canoe ...

After a five-year fight, a US District Court for the District of Arizona granted a temporary restraining order to block a ...

its history traces back to early European expeditions. In 1539, during a Spanish expedition under the command of Hernando De Soto, the Spaniards came across a Native American tribe near modern day ...

Matthew Shindell, curator of planetary science and exploration, National Air and Space Museum Did Native Americans have cats and dogs before the arrival of European colonizers? Joseph A.

Explore what Canada is known for, including its cultural influences, stunning scenery, and unique inventions like poutine.

Long before the large-scale Earth Day protests on April 22, 1970 – often credited with spurring significant environmental ...

As the British pushed deeper into North America, they ended up giving Indians concessions that colonists would not tolerate.

As Congress mulls potentially massive cuts to federal Medicaid funding, health centers that serve Native American communities, such as the Oneida Community Health Center near Green Bay ...