Former USDA official Zach Ducheneaux shares insight on how current policy decisions, global markets, and SNAP cuts are affecting farmers, ranchers, and local food systems. Ducheneaux discusses the impacts of recent cuts, which he says could pull billions from the food economy. 🖥️ FOR MORE NEWS: https://ictnews.org/ 📰 SUPPORT INDIGENOUS […]
Over 2,000 educators, students, and advocates gathered at the Spokane Convention Center for NIEA’s 56th annual conference. The event featured a fashion show highlighting Indigenous designers and emphasized the importance of fully funding tribal colleges, supporting the Johnson-O’Malley Act, and passing the Indian Boarding School Healing Act to address the […]
PBS’s six-part series The American Revolution premieres November 16. Yankton Dakota author and Professor of History at Harvard University Phil Deloria shares how the series will highlight the Revolution’s impact on Indigenous nations. 🖥️ 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 […]
Leaders of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina appeared before the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, urging passage of the Lumbee Fairness Act—legislation that would finally grant the tribe full federal recognition. With backing from neighboring tribal nations, bipartisan political support, and a written endorsement from the Department of […]
The Wild Rose Retreat center on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation has become a vital community hub—part kitchen space, part storm shelter, and part gathering place. From supporting cottage businesses to providing safety during fires and power outages, it’s a space rooted in care and resilience. Recently, local women came together […]
When a pilot made an emergency landing near Red Lake Nation, he quickly learned that the tribe exercises full authority over its sovereign airspace. What began as a mechanical failure soon sparked conversations about Red Lake’s unique status, its unallotted lands, and its strong protections for tribal governance. As online […]
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/ 📰 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 […]
