Top 10
- Boxing’s first Native female world champion defends title
- Retracing his ancestor’s boarding school escape
- Indigenous Olympians bring home the medals
- TV Guide names three Native programs in Top 100 Best Shows
- Cherokee mural earns Girl Scout award
- “Our healing… is for the universe”
- Jana Schmieding: Indigenous representation in TV
- Polyamorous Oglala Lakota artist gets a TikTok boost
- ‘Coming full circle’: Native tapped to lead national parks
- The Wrap: NBA champ visits Pine Ridge
Last week’s Top 10
Top 10 Indian Country stories for week ending August 14, 2021
ICT Newscasts
Each Friday, Indian Country Today has a newscast summing up the week’s newscast episodes and a summary of the news for the week. Catch this week’s episode here:
Top 5 Archives
- Yes world, there were horses in Native culture before the settlers came
- The True Story of Pocahontas: Historical Myths Versus Sad Reality
- The Word Squaw: Offensive or Not?
- The Traumatic True History and Name List of the Dakota 38
- Two Spirits, One Heart, Five Genders
Like this story? Support our work with a $5 or $10 contribution today. Contribute to the nonprofit Indian Country Today.

