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Reflections on being in Wáshindoon - ICT News
3 days ago · Pauly Denetclaw ICT WASHINGTON — I wish I could explain in depth what it felt like to be an Indigenous political correspondent during the Biden administration, but you just had to have been there to witness the juxtaposition of a young government and the millennia stitched into our regalia, representing nations more vibrant …
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‘Tears of joy’: Indian Country reacts to Leonard Peltier clemency. Native leaders, journalists and those impacted by the 1975 shootout on South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation that led to Leonard Peltier's conviction shared relief, joy and skepticism about former President Joe Biden's decision to grant him clemency
GLOBAL INDIGENOUS: Native knowledge helps preserve the planet
4 days ago · Deusdedit Ruhangariyo Special to ICT. Around the world: Philippine Indigenous groups work to restore the forest under a new program, a search finds 114 unmarked graves at McIntosh Indian Residential School in Canada, and a renowned Indigenous artist joins the Western Australia Opera board PHILIPPINES: Indigenous groups key to ‘rainforestation farming’
GLOBAL INDIGENOUS: The triumphs and troubles of 2024
Dec 25, 2024 · In Australia, NAISDA Dance College, a leading First Nations arts training institution, received $13 million as part of the Federal Budget, National Indigenous Times reported. This funding was part of a $115.2 million allocation for eight national arts organizations under the Arts8 initiative, following a 2023 sustainability review.
LOOKING AHEAD: Indigenous nations under Trump - ICT News
Dec 30, 2024 · The sunset on one presidential administration ushers in the dawn of another. The unpredictable political storm in the nation’s capital begins to slow in anticipation of a new head of state, and a new Congress. The calm before the storm starts anew. There were so many gains made for Indigenous ...
‘Make Indian Country great again’ - ICT News
6 days ago · Indigenous people flock to Washington, D.C., to celebrate the inauguration of President Donald J. Trump WASHINGTON — It was a frigid, rainy Sunday in Washington, D.C. The weather would eventually turn into hail, then sleet. The line to attend Donald J. Trump’s victory rally on Jan. 19 wrapped ...
About ICT - ICT News
6 days ago · Chairman Derrick Beetso, Navajo Nation Karen Michel, Ho-Chunk Rhonda Le Valdo, Acoma Pueblo Jeanne Givens, Coeur d’Alene Jessica Skye Paul, Nez Perce and Lakota Holly Cook Macarro, Red Lake Band of Ojibwe Natasha Moore, Atka Aleut . Founder. ICT was founded as the Lakota Times newspaper by Tim Giago, Oglala Lakota, on July 9, 1981.
GLOBAL INDIGENOUS: Amazonians benefit little from bioeconomy
Jan 8, 2025 · Deusdedit Ruhangariyo Special to ICT. Around the World: Amazon communities receive the smallest share of bioeconomy profits; Winnipeg Ribbon Skirt Day celebrates Indigenous pride, love and laughter; China imposes new restrictions on Tibetan students during winter break; and the Wattandee community in Australia will host Elders Connect Camps soon. ...
Year in review - ICT News
Jan 8, 2025 · The ICT Newscast wraps up 2024 with a special year-end review. From the biggest news stories and sports milestones to climate action, and the change-makers who defined the year, we recap the moments that shaped Native communities — and beyond.