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Before you sign: Key contract provisions for tribes considering data center developments
‘Whether a tribe decides to move forward with a data center development is, of course, an exercise of each tribe’s sovereignty — its authority over its people and territory’
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The Jeannette Rankin Foundation’s Tribal Scholar Grant program empowers Native women through education
Tribal Scholar Grant program creates opportunities for Native women to pursue higher education, strengthen their communities and inspire future generations. Applications are now open for the 2027–2028 school…
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NATIVE VOTE 2026
Will Mary Peltola make history? Alaska race tightens for U.S. Senate
The former congresswoman faces incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan in a race that could put the first Native woman ever in the upper chamber of Congress
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MUST READS
Native inmate files suit against California prison over religious rights
Lawsuit accuses the state of mishandling sacred items and denying access to sweat lodge ceremonies and drum
INDIGENOUS A&E: Art symposium, holiday shopping, new PBS films
A biweekly column from ICT with the latest news from the arts and entertainment world
The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center looks back and forward on its 50th anniversary
‘It’s important that we have a place in Albuquerque for our leadership, for our people to gather, to feel like home’
Family pleads for answers in death of 19-year-old Paiute, Shoshone woman
UPDATED: Trea Shay Northup died on Aug. 2 in Winnemucca, Nevada. Two months later her family is still without answers
‘Putting for birdies’: Native American Open features ‘old’ and new
Tournament draws more than 100 players to the Santa Ana Golf Club
Study: Federal cuts led to $469M loss to Indian Country
Brookings report found that the Department of Government Efficiency trimmed 1,597 federal contracts and awards from tribes and Native organizations
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
