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At Cadillac Mountain, a missing Wabanaki marker and the fight over what national parks should tell
Acadia National Park was among 30 markers removed from Acadia under a Trump administration campaign to strip national parks of materials deemed disparaging to American history, according to the National Parks Conservation Association.
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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
Justice Department issues new subpoenas over Alaska spoiler candidate controversy, AP source says
Vice President JD Vance says he supports investigations into possible election fraud by Democratic Alaska U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola’s campaign.
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MUST READS
LEST WE FORGET: Susie Walking Bear Yellowtail
The longtime nurse and activist worked to improve health conditions for Native people, particularly women
Prediction markets could cost tribes, states billions in gaming income
Online sports betting has broadened into other online wagering that could undermine tribal sovereignty and economies
First meeting in over 20 years between First Nations and First Ministers met with Divisions
Canada invests in revenue sharing, emergency preparedness and commits to repealing the Indian Act
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
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
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
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
