🗃️ FROM THE ARCHIVES | ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED AUGUST 16, 2019 On August 14th, 2019, the Navajo Nation celebrated the legacy and history of the Navajo Code Talkers. The event began with a parade that took the surviving code talkers, their families and descendants into the heart of the Navajo Nation […]
The Passamaquoddy reclaimed 8,000 acres, connecting two major parcels into 28,000 acres for tribal use and stewardship. More on the Passamaquoddy Tribe here: https://ictnews.org/news/despite-saying-pfas-contamination-is-a-priority-epa-cut-millions-in-funding-for-research-in-maine/ 🖥️ FOR MORE NEWS: https://ictnews.org/ 📰 SUPPORT INDIGENOUS JOURNALISM: https://ictnews.fundjournalism.org/donate/ ✨ FOLLOW US: Bluesky – https://bsky.app/profile/ict-news.bsky.social Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/IndianCountryToday/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/indiancountrytoday Tiktok – https://www.tiktok.com/@indiancountrytoday #ictnews […]
This week on the ICT Newscast for Friday, September 5, 2025, we cover powerful stories from across Indian Country — from a new monument honoring Native tribes in Florida, to a spotlight on suicide prevention efforts, to the rise in threats against federal judges, and a Haudenosaunee rock band using […]
The ICT Newscast for Friday, September 12, 2025 brings powerful stories across Indian Country — from civil rights and cultural resilience to salmon restoration and land back victories. Watch and listen to the voices, stories, and knowledge shaping Indigenous communities. Chapters: 00:00 – Welcome to the ICT Newscast 00:23 – […]
The jingle cones that adorn medicine dresses have deep roots in Anishinaabe tradition but today, global trade and U.S. tariffs are reshaping how they’re made and who can afford them. From Ontario to Washington State, Native artists and small business owners are feeling the impact of rising costs on materials […]
Blackfeet filmmaker Ivy MacDonald shares two films—Buffalo Spirit and Bring Them Home—telling the story of her community’s deep connection to buffalo and efforts to restore tribally managed herds. Both films will air on @PBS ✍️ Reported by Shirley Sneve 🖥️ FOR MORE NEWS: https://ictnews.org/ 📰 SUPPORT INDIGENOUS JOURNALISM: https://ictnews.fundjournalism.org/donate/ ✨ […]
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said that soldiers who fought at Wounded Knee in 1890 will keep their medals — a decision that has drawn sharp criticism from Native leaders. Tribal leaders and community advocates call it a misrepresentation of history, emphasizing that the event was a massacre, not […]
Former U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland reflects on receiving an honor inspired by Chief Standing Bear’s legacy. Haaland discusses her work on land stewardship, the federal boarding school investigation, and her ongoing mission to uplift Native voices as she runs for governor of New Mexico. ✍️ Reported by Shirley Sneve […]
This week on the ICT Newscast: how federal food programs sustain local economies; historian Philip Deloria on the American Revolution and Native land; Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren faces growing calls for accountability; and Native designers blend fashion and education at the National Indian Education Association convention. We also meet […]
Olympic legend Billy Mills returned home for the South Dakota Book Festival, sharing hope for the next generation with his children’s book Wings of an Eagle. He says Native youth carry the resilience and brilliance to shape a brighter future. ✍️ Reported by Shirley Sneve 🖥️ FOR MORE NEWS: https://ictnews.org/ […]
