Beth Wray Webb is working to secure a historical marker in Fredericksburg, Virginia, to honor her father, influential “Rumble” guitarist Link Wray. After learning of her Shawnee heritage as a child, Webb is leading efforts to ensure her father’s legacy is formally recognized. Supporters highlight Wray’s impact on rock music […]
Decades of tribal work to restore tribal buffalo herds paid off when the federal government shutdown disrupted SNAP benefits nationwide. In South Dakota, the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe distributed hundreds of pounds of bison meat to support families, demonstrating the power of food sovereignty and living off the land. From […]
Standing Rock Oyate writer Tiffany Midge brings sharp humor, satire, and heartfelt reflection to her book Bury My Heart at Chuck-E-Cheese’s. As a columnist for High Country News, Midge blends wit with humor, capturing the strange, the wild, and the deeply human. 🖥️ FOR MORE NEWS: https://ictnews.org/ đź“° SUPPORT INDIGENOUS […]
The ICT Newscast for Friday,December 5, 2025 covers a land return, bison and Indigenous authors. Check out the ICT Newscast on YouTube for this episode and more. 00:31 Land Back in Maine 03:35 Controlled Burn 05:31 Return of the Buffalo 09:41 Chef Goes to School 13:41 Expression Through Dance 16:52 […]
Two Native artists, Avis Charley and Brian Johnson, are spending the semester diving into the archives, as part of their Mellon Research Fellowship at the Institute of American Indian Arts. Blending fine art and graphic design, the pair exchange skills, ideas, and inspiration while immersing themselves in the archives, community, […]
In a historic act of reparations, the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration returned nearly two acres of land to the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. The Catholic sisters operated St. Mary’s Indian boarding school for 86 years in northern Wisconsin but their privately owned spirituality center is […]
For more than 400 years, the Wampanoag people have protected their homeland in Mashpee, Massachusetts. Today, the tribe is restoring its bays and streams with oysters and confronting the impacts of overdevelopment and climate change. Their environmental stewardship is woven together with language revitalization, cultural teachings, and a deep spiritual […]
Indigenous storytellers, comedians, dancers, and artists gathered for the second annual Netse Mot in Seattle. The event reported nearly 2,500 attendees from across the country with performers like Dallas Goldtooth, Fawn Wood, Julian Brave Noisecat, Isaac Tonasket, Adia Bowen, the West Shore Canoe Family and more. Underscore News Interviews: Lyric […]
A groundbreaking TV series from Norway with an all-Indigenous writers’ room made history with the first-ever Emmy nomination for a Sámi-language show. The series explores difficult, often taboo subjects—while centering Sámi life as a lived reality, not a stereotype. In this interview, filmmaker Silje Burgin-Borch discusses the show’s impact, its […]
Santee Smith, or Tekaronhiáhkhwa, is a dancer and storyteller celebrating her company’s, Kaha:wi Dance Theatre, 20th anniversary as one of Canada’s first Indigenous dance companies. The new season features SKĂ©N:NEN and Continuance, plus talks, classes, and a documentary highlighting two decades of storytelling through movement. ✍️ Reported by Miles Morrisseau […]
