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ICT NEWSCAST: Mi’kmaq sovereignty, tribal golf, Menominee language, and more
The week’s edition of the ICT Newscast covers the news for the week ending October 17, 2025.
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From jingle dresses to beadwork, the price of tariffs hits home for Indigenous designers, small businesses
The Trump tariffs on imported materials are raising the cost of making regalia
Dakota, Nakota woman announces city council run in South Dakota
Valeriah Big Eagle aims to improve access to affordable housing, mental health care and more if elected in Rapid City
Federal shutdown hurts services for Native people and they worry worse is coming
Native Americans watched the shuttered government on Friday and braced for damage to their health care, education and infrastructure. Those services are funded by Washington under treaties struck more than a century ago.
Trump moves toward deal to give US an equity stake in company developing Nevada lithium mine
Thacker Pass is considered crucial to building a domestic supply chain to make batteries for electric vehicles and other electronics.
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‘Advancing digital sovereignty’ with Tribal Broadband Bootcamps
What better way to increase internet accessibility than to bring Native people along in the process of building an Indigenous broadband network for their own communities in a hands-on workshop for a few days?
Evacuees detail harrowing scenes of flooding in coastal Alaska villages as airlift continues
Alaska Native communities were especially hard hit by Typhoon Halong, which left one person dead, two missing and hundreds forced to flee to safety
Not in My School Yard: Cryptocurrency facility upends Michigan community
Blockchain mining generators are dangerously loud and shouldn’t be placed next to schools or other protected natural resources, opponents argue
‘The memories are in our blood’: Annual walk remembers boarding school survivors, victims
Over 270 Indigenous community members and allies, including Leonard Peltier, walked for boarding school remembrance on Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Typhoon Halong devastates western Alaska Indigenous villages
Typhoon left one person dead, two missing and more than 1,000 people seeking shelter after storm slammed the area over the weekend
Indigenous Peoples Day has come a long way
Three elders reflect on Indigenous Peoples Day
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Do American Indians Celebrate the 4th of July?
From the archives of ICT: The National Museum of American Indian asks whether American Indians celebrate the 4th of July
Keep readingNov. 2013 archives: A tribe named alcoholic?
On November 20, 2013, during the Code Talker Gold Medal Ceremony, a closed caption screen situated in full view of the entire audience displayed the words “Alcoholic” during the medal presentations to each tribe in attendance. The press spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner, Michael Steel said the incident was a “serious mistake” made by…
Keep readingNOT GUILTY: Native Journalist Jenni Monet cleared of #NoDAPL related charges
NOT GUILTY: Native Journalist Jenni Monet cleared of #NoDAPL related charges, including criminal trespassing and engaging in a riot
Keep readingFormer Senator Mark Begich jumps into Alaska governor race, creates a three way contest
Former Alaska Sen. Mark Begich jumped into the race for the governor of Alaska Friday.
Keep readingNative American Journalists Association gives top awards to Mary Pember and Mark Trahant
Mary Annette Pember named 2018 NAJA-Medill Milestone Achievement Award recipient and Mark Trahant named 2018 NAJA Richard LaCourse Award recipient
Keep readingKinder Morgan Woes – Trudeau: First Nations have no veto power; Tribal opponents declare war
Some First Nations oppose the Canadian government’s purchase of the Kinder Morgan pipeline. Challenging Trudeau’s veto claim, Indigenous Rights Bill passes in House of Commons.
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