Nov 27, 2024 - Politics & Policy

In photos: Native American Heritage Month

Russell Contreras

Members of the Iroquois (Five Nations) of Canada dance during a protest in a public square on the eve of deadline for compelled to register in 1940 in Buffalo, N.Y. Photo: Bettmann / Contributor via Getty Images

This year's Native American Heritage Month, in November, comes after the Indigenous population in the United States grew to the largest it's been in modern times, with 3.7 million people identifying as Native American or Alaska Native over the last decade, per the U.S. Census.

Through the lens: For this year's commemoration, Axios is exploring Indigenous contributions to art, civil rights and sports amid the growing #StillHere movement

Rock-n-roll guitarist Link Wray (1929 - 2005) performs on stage at The Venue in London, 2nd June 1979. — Rock'n'roll guitarist Link Wray (1929 - 2005), who was Shawnee, performs on stage at The Venue in London on June 2, 1979. Photo: David Warner Ellis/Redferns

Shoni Schimmel #5 of the New York Liberty warms up before the game against the Indiana Fever on July 21, 2016 at Madison Square Garden in New York. — Shoni Schimmel of the New York Liberty warms up before the game against the Indiana Fever on July 21, 2016, at Madison Square Garden in New York. She's a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla. Photo: Mike Stobe/NBAE via Getty Images

Bailey-Boushay House AIDS inpatient Walter Ketah in his room, Seattle, 1993. The Alaskan Native helped set up the AIDS task force for the Seattle Indian Health Board and traveled all over the United States speaking about AIDS at about 20 Indigenous reservations. Photo: Bromberger Hoover Photography/Getty Images

Wilma Mankiller, the first woman Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, in 1992. — Wilma Mankiller, the first woman principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, in 1992. Photo: Peter Turnley/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images

Members of the Osage Nation at the 96th Annual Oscars held at at the Ovation Hollywood on March 10, 2024 in Los Angeles. — Members of the Osage Nation at the 96th annual Oscars at the Ovation Hollywood on March 10, 2024, in Los Angeles. Photo: Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images

In a mural by Chip Thomas, the letters, BELIEVE, appear on a Navajo man's fingers on September 6, 2022 at Tsegi, Arizona. — In a mural by Chip Thomas, the letters, BELIEVE, appear on a Navajo man's fingers on September 6, 2022 at Tsegi in Arizona. Photo: David McNew/Getty Image

American Delta blues musician Charley Patton, circa 1929. Historians believe Patton was Choctaw and Black. Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

An American Indian Movement (AIM) soldier waves an AK-47 automatic weapon in a victory salute after learning of a cease fire agreement between AIM forces holding Wounded Knee and federal forces surrounding the village. — An American Indian Movement (AIM) soldier waves an AK-47 automatic weapon in a victory salute after learning of a ceasefire agreement between AIM forces holding Wounded Knee and federal forces surrounding the village. Photo: Bettmann/Contributor via Getty Images

Supaman performs at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds Race Course on April 29, 2018 in New Orleans. — Supaman performs at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds Race Course on April 29, 2018, in New Orleans. Photo: Josh Brasted/WireImage

Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan, with her daughter Siobhan Hellendrung, 7, at the Minnesota State Capitol, Saturday, August 15, 2020. — Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, with her daughter Siobhan Hellendrung, 7, at the Minnesota State Capitol, Saturday, August 15, 2020. Photo: Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via Getty Images

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