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Umatilla NYU student building financial literacy app
Summer Wildbill is tackling financial literacy, starting with an app she is developing with the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation’s Nixyáawii Community Financial Services. She hopes other Native youth can use it to feel empowered when it comes to their own finances.
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Relatives, friends and supporters walk to bring attention to Alaska Indigenous victims
The event was the third annual Walk for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People hosted by the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program at the University of Alaska Anchorage.
Forensic DNA breaks new ground for MMIP cold cases
But the new technology carries potential privacy risks for intimate information *Updated
Human remains uncovered during missing and murdered unit search in Oklahoma
Investigators searching for a missing Chickasaw teen uncovered human remains in southern Oklahoma last week
Family demands justice, accountability for Lakota woman killed on South Dakota Air Force
Demonstration planned for Sahela Sangrit: ‘This should not have happened’ *Corrected
Dozens gathered for missing Siletz tribal citizen Manuel Bayya
On March 27, community members from Siletz and beyond marched to the Lane County Sheriff’s Department, in honor of Bayya, who has been missing for four years.
Must Reads
One Menominee Nation family’s story of tragedy and advocacy
Advocates and family gathered at an annual rally to honor missing and murdered Indigenous women — the murder of Linda Dickenson is one among many tragedies the movement hopes to prevent in the future.
Sharice Davids runs for reelection in US House
Davids confirms she won’t be switching chambers and will campaign for reelection in Kansas’ 3rd Congressional District for the 2026 midterm election
Mining company pulls out of controversial Pe’ Sla drilling project
Pete Lien & Sons has formally requested its permit to drill near a sacred site in the Black Hills be withdrawn following a weeklong Indigenous occupation at the site.
INDIGENOUS A&E: Native style, a ‘Borders’ series, and a buffalo stamp-ede
A biweekly column from ICT with the latest news from the arts and entertainment world
‘Her legacy will endure’: Canada’s first Indigenous governor general leaves office
After serving nearly 5 years, Mary Simon is being replaced by a former Supreme Court justice
NDN Girls Book Club hopes to distribute more books with a permanent bookmobile
Following its 2024 journey across Navajo and Hopi reservations and 2025 adventure throughout Southeast Alaska, the Native women-led nonprofit is raising $85,000 to expand its reach across Indian Country.
Native Vote
Illinois primary: Tamez does not advance, Stratton wins Democratic primary for US Senate
Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton moves to November ballot, plus more results from Tuesday’s election
Road to 2026 Midterms: First primaries of election season
Arkansas, North Carolina and Texas holding primaries for number of offices
Allison Renville announces she’s ending South Dakota gubernatorial campaign
The Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota candidate for South Dakota governor cited financial problems for her decision to end her campaign.
NATIVE VOTE: Will Native Republicans stand by or break from the GOP?
The economy was the top issue for Indigenous voters in 2024. There are signs they may be losing confidence in this administration to fix it.
Mary Peltola seeks to be first Alaska Native woman in Senate
Former U.S. representative, Yup’ik, will challenge sitting Republican Dan Sullivan for the hotly contested seat that Democrats are hoping could help them retake control of the Senate
Indigenous voters could help shape Congress in 2026 elections
ANALYSIS: ICT takes a look at key midterm races across the U.S *Correction
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