Indian Country Today

12/18/2025

First Nations chiefs unite against a Canada pipeline that will move heavy crude oil from Alberta to the Pacific Ocean

Provinces are divided over pipeline expansion proposed by prime minister

12/18/2025

ICT takes a close look at key midterm races coming up across the U.S. next year where Native voters could help shape Congress

Analysis: ICT takes a look at key midterm races across the U.S

12/18/2025

Authorities have arrested four alleged members of an anti-capitalist, anti-government organization that was planning bombing attacks in Southern California called the Turtle Island Liberation Front, which advocates for “liberation through decolonization and tribal sovereignty.”

Authorities have arrested four alleged members of an anti-capitalist, anti-government organization that was planning bombing attacks in Southern California called the Turtle Island Liberation Front, which advocates for 'liberation through decolonization and tribal sovereignty'

12/18/2025

Author and poet Chris La Tray shares the story of the Little Shell Tribe, the most recently federally recognized tribe in the U.S. In his book Becoming Little Shell, he reflects on his family’s journey, Indigenous storytelling traditions, and advice for writers about patience, commitment, and the “long game.” Watch more at https://ow.ly/IQv850XLJBO

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12/18/2025

ICYMI: Legislation to recognize the Lumbee Tribe had struggled to pass through Congress in recent years, but it was attached to the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, which was passed by the Senate on Wednesday afternoon.

Legislation to recognize the Lumbee Tribe had struggled to pass through Congress in recent years, but it was attached to the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, which was passed by the Senate on Wednesday afternoon.

12/17/2025

A Canadian First Nation has created a no-mining zone within its ancestral lands.

Coverage around the world on Indigenous issues for the week ending Dec. 14, 2025

12/16/2025

ICT offers up Indigenous Christmas songs to brighten up your playlist.

Freshen up your holidays with Indigenous songs to celebrate the season

12/16/2025

MMIP advocates win release of names of Alaska cold case murder victims.

Alaska troopers tried to withhold victims' names in cases they deemed unsolvable

12/16/2025

Indigenous storytellers, comedians, dancers, and artists gathered for the second annual Netse Mot in Seattle. The event reported nearly 2,500 attendees from across the country with performers like Dallas Goldtooth, Fawn Wood, Julian Brave Noisecat, Isaac Tonasket, Adia Bowen, the West Shore Canoe Family and more.

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12/15/2025

Just a mile from where the Carlisle Indian Industrial School once operated, Dickinson College launches new Jim Thorpe Center for the Futures of Native Peoples.

The Jim Thorpe Center for the Futures of Native Peoples will offer ‘healing, connection and restoration’

12/15/2025

A Kansas tribe fired senior leaders of its economic development corporation recently after concerns were raised about a $30 million contract that Prairie Band LLC signed to design an immigration detention facility.

The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation and its economic development corporation fired senior corporation leaders after concerns were raised about Prairie Band LLC signing a $30 million contract to design an immigrant detention facility

12/15/2025

Any Indigenous person who is a direct relative of a missing individual can participate in this free DNA drive this week which helps identify the 273 deceased and unidentified Indigenous peoples. South Dakota hopes to alleviate barriers of cost, accessibility and geographic location for small, local, and tribal law enforcement with this event.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs and South Dakota Attorney General are partnering to bring free DNA testing services to victims’ families