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ICT NEWSCAST | July 1, 2026 | America 250, Greasy Grass and the Menominee bring back a tradition

Indian Country Today | July 7, 2026



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00:19 America 250: Native Communities Reflect on a Complicated Relationship With America
08:21 150 Years After Greasy Grass, Tribes Reflect on Victory and “What If”
19:06 Menominee Tribe Revives Tradition With Dugout Canoe Journey

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  1. @daniellej9252

    July 7, 2026 at 7:04 pm

    The Menominee nation in Wisconsin hosted Wisconsins first annual 2 Spirit Powwow this year in addition to this awesome news piece. Such a badass nation ( even though I’m biased as an Anishinaabe person haha).

    Miigwech as always ICT🔥💕

  3. @owenandapril9707

    July 7, 2026 at 7:04 pm

    Kanaka maoli/Native Hawaiian here and I am still a proud Navy Gulf War vet. I do not like the nation’s past but I still believe we are the greatest nation.

  4. @MrWicked61671

    July 7, 2026 at 7:04 pm

    July 4th is not a holiday. Neither is that brainwashed “holiday” in November. Columbus was a POS. The history of “America” is a disgrace to God. The indigenous tribes lived in harmony with nature and were very peaceful and respectful people — unless forced to protect their land from white settlers. The history books in American schools are lies atop of lies. God bless all the indigenous tribes. 🙏

  9. @PahaSapaRepresentative23

    July 7, 2026 at 7:04 pm

    We stay home in the 4th … I see many many of our native youth drinking and blasting fire works and doing the opposite of what our native people should be doing ..: it all starts in the home … spiritual education starts in the home we are lead by example …
    I'm glad for this opportunity to see this video to know that more and more of our First Nations peoples are understanding it should never be a celebration it's a celebrated time of conquering our ancestors and everything they were. Which is opposite of what they did for us, we are the ancestors dream and yet our indigenous peoples celebrate along with those who silenced us from our true freedom which is to be ourselves, whom we are and not only the physical part but the spiritual part… my family stays indoors and we bead and sew and fast from not eating just one day to remember our ancestors spirits .. meanwhile there's fireworks blasting and bad things taking place such as alcohol and drugs, fights all chaos outside we remain humble and in prayer indoors: I think our ancestors deserve that moment to remember them on July 4th ❤

  10. @Doshie-u7u

    July 7, 2026 at 7:04 pm

    12/88 i was attacked at meps station Ft. knox KY. For my grandpa killing their grandpa at the little big horn, i said wrong tribe im Diné

  12. @kristallmenschkristallwolf1969

    July 7, 2026 at 7:04 pm

    It was an Systematical Satanic Genocide and then Custe get his Penalty by 3000 Warriors under Gall Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse with Cheyenne Arapaho and Lakota Oglala and most feared Warrior Bands – that i knew since 1995

  14. @randolphholy-day6400

    July 7, 2026 at 7:04 pm

    Sadly, the struggle for Natives continues to this day. Trump selling off federal lands to his rich friends in many states. That means tribes cannot
    use those lands for grazing. The threats to Native nations goes on every day. Cuts to federal programs that Native rely on. Threats by Big Oil and Gas.
    As long as the United States exists, Natives must stand together. That is the reality Natives live in.

  20. @Mynx5050

    July 7, 2026 at 7:04 pm

    Russell Means' video WELCOME TO THE REZERVATION tells the story very well. Thank you for telling the truth of the 'stories' we are told/taught.❤❤❤❤

  21. @smiller2044

    July 7, 2026 at 7:04 pm

    1:18 I have always believed this, even as a child, that it felt unlikely the white colonists came up with 'demacracy' by themselves. But manifest destiny is a myth that many white Americans believe and indoctinate generations to believe as well.
    Another example of how white America wants to erase the influence and contributions of BIPOC communities.

  22. @NativeRightsAreHumanRights

    July 7, 2026 at 7:04 pm

    Land that was manipulated and STOLEN.

    19 Broken treaties by the hands of the U.S. Government. NEVER once upholding their agreements. Here we are! Your land deed, VOID!

    More proof…..

    The "Walmart" of The Plains ~

    Scotty Phillips – The single White Man that saved a small herd of native plains buffalo.

    If it wasn't for this man, the America buffalo would be extinct today.

    Personally, The United States/Canadian Governments are petrified if we come back to our ways! They know they will not be able to make one penny from us.

    End human greed, all else will survive!

    ga'wiin

    The time is now!

    chi miigwiich

    A'ho

  23. @n.r.4579

    July 7, 2026 at 7:04 pm

    When Reggie Wassana, governor of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, asked what would happen to the Europeans coming to America, what did he mean by that? Did he mean that the incoming Europeans would be even more enriched at the expense of Indigenous folks, due to even more being taken away? Or did he mean that Custer was xenophobic to European immigrants, and so not only would Native folks have had it even worse, but, to a lesser extent, so would European immigrants, due to the victory of overall bigotry and oppression? Does anyone know what he meant there?

  25. @libiure

    July 7, 2026 at 7:04 pm

    the usa slave colony broke from england because england was ending slavery and the usa refused – it's been an evil 500 years ..

  28. @roberttorres6552

    July 7, 2026 at 7:04 pm

    Okay, America needs to get real. Their was the extermination of the native tribes. Treaties broken by the white man. Buffalo exterminated as a food supply and Indians moved off their ancestral lands. These are facts. And, it was greed for land, resources and minerals, gold and silver. If you were invaded, what would you do?

  32. @MichaelGregg-wc2bg

    July 7, 2026 at 7:04 pm

    I agree 💯 the native American people are not being recognized for neho they are if it wasn't for native people's the movement expanding west would have never happened

  33. @MarkKennedy-rv2xw

    July 7, 2026 at 7:04 pm

    Smallpox really did it to the native tribes and almost completely wiped out a lot of the native people is there have been no smallpox or be at least a hundred to 200 million native people alive today and it didn't help their cause that they were still fighting each other even when the Europeans were here numerous attempts to try to unite the tribes but it didn't work it was too late by that t h e n coarse Force removal from their land and help either and then still killing each other while the Europeans were here wasn't a good thing either she said two wrongs don't make a right

  34. @danhove

    July 7, 2026 at 7:04 pm

    To remember and being in the boarding schools while I wish I could be in your presence and learn from you ma'am. My greatn Grandmother was whitewashed as I call it in Hayward boarding school. It took me 30 months of hard looking to trace that up and trace that down, but my grandmother said, don't don't ever forget, but I'm pretty sure we're Indian, but it's a family secret.. Not anymore.😊❤🎉🎉🎉

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