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Nearly half of the ballot measures that could affect Indian Country passed
Measures passed this midterm election cycle impact trans and 2SLGBTQIA+ rights, abortion access, environment and more.
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Pocahontas Reframed Film Festival turns 10 in Richmond
World premieres, filmmakers in person and a free family powwow: the 10th annual festival runs Nov. 18-22 at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the Virginia Museum…
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NATIVE VOTE 2026
Crystalyne Curley to be first woman to lead Navajo Nation
Crystalyne Curley and running mate Chris Dechene defeated Justin Jones and Emily Ellison according to unofficial results
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MUST READS
Peggy Flanagan makes history as first Native woman elected to U.S. Senate
Flanagan was among three Indigenous women seeking to win seats in the upper chamber of Congress
Davids continues her reign as the longest-serving Native woman in Congress
‘If Washington listened a little more to Kansas, we would all be better off,’ she said Tuesday evening
8 Native candidates battle for the U.S. House
Five of the eight candidates so far are declared winners in their races. Only races left are Jonathan Nez in Arizona and Bill Hill in Alaska.
5 key takeaways from NCAI’s 83rd annual convention
The National Congress of American Indians annual gathering talked sacred sites, veterans, border issues, press freedom, and intellectual property in Palm Springs, California
Three Native Americans awarded MacArthur ‘Genius Grants’
MacArthur Fellows for 2026 include a reservation muralist, a tribal history liaison and a poet
Statewide ballot measures could impact Native voters
Across the country there are 31 ballot measures, spanning 15 states, that could impact Native communities. Voters will get to weigh in on these issues, including abortion access and voting rights, during elections.
POWWOW
Black Hills Powwow boasts record prizes and buffalo harvests
The premiere Northern Plains powwow returns Oct. 9-11
‘Coming home to our ancestral land’
Homelands Powwow rekindles Stockbridge-Munsee ties to Hudson Valley, western Massachusetts
INDIGENOUS A&E: People who powwow, sibling art, mountain lion immortalized
A biweekly column from ICT with the latest news from the arts and entertainment world
Intergenerational Two-Spirit head dancers find joy in expressing themselves freely
Theo Wright and his dad, Asa Wright, have both served as Two-Spirit head dancers at…
#YDL: Lobster roll is the new powwow food
Experiencing new Indigenous cuisine on the powwow trail
Native veterans are central to the powwow scene
Powwows provide space for community and healing for many Native veterans
