The ICT Newscast for Friday, December 5, 2025, covers a land return, bison and Indigenous authors. Check out the ICT Newscast on YouTube for this episode and more.
- Land back in Maine: A Native-led grant program is helping connect People of the Dawn with land.
- Controlled burn: Traditional ecological knowledge was in action this fall for a tribe in Wisconsin. A controlled burn for the Fond du Lac Ojibwe restores the soil.
- Return of the buffalo: One of the great stories of recent years is the growth of tribal bison herds on the Great Plains. The World Wildlife Fund has been active in these efforts and produced a short video out of South Dakota.
- Chef goes to school: Just outside Chicago, a Menominee chef is serving up a new program with Northwestern University. Meet chef Jessica Pamonicutt.
- Expression through dance: A Canadian woman is expressing her culture through movement and story. Santee Smith has been dancing for two decades.
- School buses get a new chapter: In New Mexico one Mayan family turns what others might call trash into a valuable resource for their village in Guatemala.
- S.D. Nelson and Tracy Hauff reach youth: For generations, Native people have passed down traditions and lessons through storytelling. Today, two authors are writing these stories for children.
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