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Indigenous hockey player Skyler Coard is getting a strong look from European teams. Will Sweden be his next stop?
A Natural on Ice: Goals met, options open for Shinnecock hockey player - ICT
Skyler Coard weighs his options open as he looks forward to graduation
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December 11, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Indigenous hockey player Skyler Coard is getting a strong look from European teams. Will Sweden be his next stop?
In the latest Global Indigenous column, the Vatican has returned 62 artifacts that were taken from First Nations and Métis communities between 1923 and 1925, when Pope Pius XI invited missionaries to donate Indigenous items for a Vatican world exhibition.
GLOBAL INDIGENOUS: Vatican returns sacred First Nations, Métis items - ICT
Coverage around the world on Indigenous issues for the week ending Dec. 7, 2025
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December 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
In the latest Global Indigenous column, the Vatican has returned 62 artifacts that were taken from First Nations and Métis communities between 1923 and 1925, when Pope Pius XI invited missionaries to donate Indigenous items for a Vatican world exhibition.
The first-ever global standard for documenting Indigenous data origins has been approved, aiming to safeguard sovereignty and ensure ethical research.
New industry standard calls for better record-keeping to protect Indigenous data - ICT
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers recently approved the first-ever international standard regarding best practices for protecting Indigenous data
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December 8, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The first-ever global standard for documenting Indigenous data origins has been approved, aiming to safeguard sovereignty and ensure ethical research.
Manitoba officials have launched a renewed landfill search for two missing Indigenous women, a step families say is long overdue.
Manitoba begins new landfill search for missing Indigenous women - ICT
Authorities are searching for women linked to two different killers
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December 8, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Manitoba officials have launched a renewed landfill search for two missing Indigenous women, a step families say is long overdue.
Mashpee Wampanoag announcer Jacob Tobey shares how he landed his dream job calling Spurs games and what it means to represent his community on air.
Mashpee on the mic - ICT
A little more than a year in the role as the San Antonio Spurs TV announcer, Jacob Tobey talks about the dream job he finally landed
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December 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Mashpee Wampanoag announcer Jacob Tobey shares how he landed his dream job calling Spurs games and what it means to represent his community on air.
Umatilla actress Elaine Miles says ICE stopped her in Washington and called her tribal ID ‘fake,’ raising new concerns about racial profiling of Indigenous people.
Umatilla actress questioned by immigration enforcement - ICT
Actress Elaine Miles was stopped by federal immigration agents who then called her tribal ID ‘fake’
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December 8, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Umatilla actress Elaine Miles says ICE stopped her in Washington and called her tribal ID ‘fake,’ raising new concerns about racial profiling of Indigenous people.
‘Heartbreak every single day’: Manitoba begins new landfill search for missing First Nations women.
Manitoba begins new landfill search for missing Indigenous women - ICT
Authorities are searching for women linked to two different killers
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December 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
‘Heartbreak every single day’: Manitoba begins new landfill search for missing First Nations women.
In the latest Indigenous A&E column, fashion designer Ralph Lauren has for the first time partnered with an Indigenous fashion brand, TÓPA, owned by wife and husband Jocy and Trae Little Sky, who have created a line of clothing that features Northern Plains-inspired geometric designs.
INDIGENOUS A&E: Northern Plains style, retro love story, film news - ICT
A biweekly column from ICT with the latest news from the arts and entertainment world
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December 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
In the latest Indigenous A&E column, fashion designer Ralph Lauren has for the first time partnered with an Indigenous fashion brand, TÓPA, owned by wife and husband Jocy and Trae Little Sky, who have created a line of clothing that features Northern Plains-inspired geometric designs.
From an Easy Bake Oven chef to Indigenous food sovereignty educator, Jessica Pamonicutt is taking the lessons she learned as a child baking under a hot light bulb and later as an Indigenous caterer to students at Northwestern University.
Menominee chef brings Indigenous food sovereignty to Northwestern University - ICT
Jessica Pamonicutt, founder and owner of Ketapanen Kitchen, is leading an Indigenous food sovereignty class at Northwestern University in Illinois
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December 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
From an Easy Bake Oven chef to Indigenous food sovereignty educator, Jessica Pamonicutt is taking the lessons she learned as a child baking under a hot light bulb and later as an Indigenous caterer to students at Northwestern University.
Get the inside scoop on how to Shop Native for the holidays with ICT’s Holiday Shopping Guide.
SHOP NATIVE: ICT’s Holiday Shopping Guide - ICT
Clothes, books, art jewelry, food, wine, olive oil and more are available this holiday season if you know where to buy Native
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December 4, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Get the inside scoop on how to Shop Native for the holidays with ICT’s Holiday Shopping Guide.
Bimaakoweba’igedaa! Let’s play hockey! The Minnesota Wild host the National Hockey League’s first-ever game broadcast live in the Ojibwe language.
Historic hockey broadcast celebrates Minnesota Wild’s Native American Heritage Day - ICT
The recent game marked the first time a National Hockey League game had been broadcast in Ojibwemowin
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December 3, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Bimaakoweba’igedaa! Let’s play hockey! The Minnesota Wild host the National Hockey League’s first-ever game broadcast live in the Ojibwe language.
In the latest Global Indigenous column, environmental advocates and Indigenous people are fighting to save the sands of a Sri Lankan island from mineral excavation.
GLOBAL INDIGENOUS: Advocates fight for the unspoiled sands of Sri Lankan island - ICT
Coverage around the world on Indigenous issues for the week ending Nov. 30, 2025
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December 3, 2025 at 5:58 PM
In the latest Global Indigenous column, environmental advocates and Indigenous people are fighting to save the sands of a Sri Lankan island from mineral excavation.
Savannah Standing Bear has been missing for eight months, and her family continues to push for truth and accountability in her disappearance.
Searching for Savannah: Eight months and no answers since woman’s disappearance on Rosebud Reservation - ICT
Missing person case sparks frustration for family members
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December 2, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Savannah Standing Bear has been missing for eight months, and her family continues to push for truth and accountability in her disappearance.
Our Indigenous Identity series continues with a look at the everyday ways urban Native families stay connected to who they are.
INDIGENOUS IDENTITY: ‘Being Native’ in urban spaces - ICT
For urban Indians, connecting to Indigenous roots while living away from tribal homelands can be a challenge
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December 1, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Our Indigenous Identity series continues with a look at the everyday ways urban Native families stay connected to who they are.
Sarah Winnemucca’s trailblazing life as a Northern Paiute author, activist and interpreter helped expose injustice and advocate for Native rights, leaving a legacy that continues to inspire today.
LEST WE FORGET: Sarah Winnemucca - ICT
Northern Paiute author, activist and interpreter worked to improve conditions for Native people
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December 1, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Sarah Winnemucca’s trailblazing life as a Northern Paiute author, activist and interpreter helped expose injustice and advocate for Native rights, leaving a legacy that continues to inspire today.
The Taíno movement is reshaping how Caribbean Indigenous identity is understood today, uniting communities across islands and the diaspora in a powerful resurgence of culture, kinship and history.
INDIGENOUS IDENTITY: The Taino movement - ICT
Analysis: Indigeneity in the Caribbean is bringing people together
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December 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The Taíno movement is reshaping how Caribbean Indigenous identity is understood today, uniting communities across islands and the diaspora in a powerful resurgence of culture, kinship and history.
A family still searching for justice 20 years after Lakota Renville’s death is sharing her story again in hopes of finding answers and keeping her memory alive.
Family still searches for answers 20 years after death of Sisseton woman - ICT
Lakota Renville was only 22 years old when she was murdered outside of Kansas City, Missouri. On the 20-year anniversary of her death advocates hope to keep her memory alive
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December 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
A family still searching for justice 20 years after Lakota Renville’s death is sharing her story again in hopes of finding answers and keeping her memory alive.
Wambli, also known as Baby Wam, a seven year old from Nebraska will be joining the lineup of performers alongside his dance group at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.
Bringing Native dances to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade - ICT
Native Pride Productions will take the stage at one of the largest parades in America on Thanksgiving morning featuring nine dancers from different tribes from the U.S. and Canada
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November 26, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Wambli, also known as Baby Wam, a seven year old from Nebraska will be joining the lineup of performers alongside his dance group at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.
In the latest Global Indigenous column, Indigenous communities in Indonesia’s South Kalimantan province are fighting government efforts to transform their ancestral homelands into a national park.
GLOBAL INDIGENOUS: A fight to save ancestral lands in Indonesia - ICT
Coverage around the world on Indigenous issues for the week ending Nov. 23, 2025
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November 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
In the latest Global Indigenous column, Indigenous communities in Indonesia’s South Kalimantan province are fighting government efforts to transform their ancestral homelands into a national park.
The Pascua Yaqui Tribe has secured a $60 million naming-rights deal with the University of Arizona, making Casino Del Sol Stadium the largest agreement of its kind in Big 12 history.
Pascua Yaqui, University of Arizona enter stadium agreement - ICT
A deal for naming rights to University of Arizona’s football stadium between the tribe and school is largest in Big 12 conference history. The stadium will be named Casino Del Sol Stadium
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November 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The Pascua Yaqui Tribe has secured a $60 million naming-rights deal with the University of Arizona, making Casino Del Sol Stadium the largest agreement of its kind in Big 12 history.
More than 20 years after securing a waiver, the Makah Tribe’s treaty-protected whaling rights remain stalled as federal permitting delays push their next possible hunt even further out.
Makah Tribe’s treaty-protected whaling rights remain blocked more than two decades later - ICT
Federal officials have not responded to the October deadline for the tribe’s permit for a traditional summer/fall subsistence hunt of eastern North Pacific gray whales, covered by the Makahs’ 10-year ...
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November 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
More than 20 years after securing a waiver, the Makah Tribe’s treaty-protected whaling rights remain stalled as federal permitting delays push their next possible hunt even further out.
United Natives is teaming up with the Arizona Cardinals on a ticket fundraiser, with a portion of sales supporting youth mental health and community programs.
Phoenix nonprofit collaborating with Arizona Cardinals for ticket fundraiser - ICT
A portion of every ticket sold for game against the Jacksonville Jaguars through an exclusive link with United Natives will be donated to the organization and used to support mental health in youth sp...
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November 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
United Natives is teaming up with the Arizona Cardinals on a ticket fundraiser, with a portion of sales supporting youth mental health and community programs.
Tribal leaders are raising alarms after the Department of Education began transferring key Native education programs to Interior without the consultation required by federal policy.
Department of Education hands off key programs without consulting tribes as required - ICT
UPDATED: Tribes and advocacy organizations are working to understand changes that could have broad impact across Indian Country
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November 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Tribal leaders are raising alarms after the Department of Education began transferring key Native education programs to Interior without the consultation required by federal policy.
Even with record Indigenous turnout, COP30 drew protests over limited decision-making access and ongoing threats to Amazon and land rights.
‘A flawed system’: COP30 climate meeting falls short despite record Indigenous turnout - ICT
Protests centered around access to decision-making in the United Nations gathering
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November 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Even with record Indigenous turnout, COP30 drew protests over limited decision-making access and ongoing threats to Amazon and land rights.
NCAI delegates have elected their executive committee for the next two years, with Mark Macarro winning another term as president alongside a new and returning slate of national tribal leaders.
NCAI leadership elected for two-year term - ICT
Members of the largest and oldest tribal organization have selected its executive committee leaders
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November 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
NCAI delegates have elected their executive committee for the next two years, with Mark Macarro winning another term as president alongside a new and returning slate of national tribal leaders.