The ICT Newscast for Friday, August 15, 2025, features stories from across Turtle Island — from honoring women’s lacrosse players in the Haudenosaunee homelands and renewable energy innovations in rural Alaska, to cultural revitalization in Ojibwe fashion.

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  • In Syracuse, baseball meets lacrosse as a local team pays tribute to women’s lacrosse players from the Haudenosaunee Nation. 
  • Fentanyl is devastating Native communities in California, but tribes are responding with cultural solutions. 
  • Meet Leya Hale, an Emmy Award-winning producer whose work blends traditional Indigenous culture with modern media to tell powerful stories. 
  • In rural Alaska, a village is tackling high energy costs through solar panels, biomass, and strong community collaboration. 
  • A nearly forgotten Ojibwe dress style is making a comeback. ICT shows how one woman’s research is helping restore this important cultural tradition. 

View previous ICT broadcasts here every week for the latest news from around Indian Country.