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6 days ago · This story has been updated with the latest developments. Dianna Hunt, Kevin Abourezk, Jourdan Bennett-Begaye and Stewart Huntington ICT Tribal leaders scrambled Tuesday to respond to the abrupt decision by the Trump administration to freeze federal grants and loans, a move that could impact more than $1 billion in federal funding in tribal communities for health care, education, climate ...

5 days ago · SUPPORT INDIGENOUS JOURNALISM. CONTRIBUTE TODAY. The Monday evening order freezing the funds from the White House Office of Management and Budget sparked uncertainty over a crucial financial lifeline for tribes, states, schools and organizations that rely on trillions of dollars from Washington, and left the White House scrambling to explain what would and wouldn't be subject to a pause in ...

Flatlining salmon and steelhead numbers in Columbia Basin both a success and cautionary tale. A December report from the Northwest Power and Conservation Council shows a rolling 10-year average return of 2.3 million adult salmon and steelhead to the Columbia River Basin annually, higher than the 1990s but only halfway to the Council’s goal of …

Dec 31, 2024 · Read ICT's entire NAGPRA series: — NAGPRA Part 1: A sea change in federal regulations — NAGPRA Part 2: ‘A state of Gozhoo’ — NAGPRA Part 3: A model for future Indigenous exhibits View the broadcast stories on the ICT Newscast: — Day 1 broadcast story — Day 2 broadcast story — Day 3 broadcast story Nex Benedict and Cole Brings Plenty deaths ...

Repatriation struggles from Arizona university . Coming up, we talk about the repatriation of Native human remains in Arizona. How and why some universities haven’t given these precious items back to where they belong.

Jan 26, 2025 · This is the second story in a series ‘Education for a nation’ observing the vital roles Tribal Colleges and Universities play in revitalizing language and culture, and fueling local workforces and economies in Montana. Republished with permission from The Missoulian. PABLO — On a bright, crisp ...

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.

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.

Apr 2, 2024 · News about climate change can sometimes seem bleak, but don't say that to Talia Davis. The mentor at the Native Youth Climate Adaptation and Leadership Conference tells ICT's Stewart Huntington she feels optimistic.. There are nine organizations in Minnesota that heard good news last month from MacKenzie Scott's Yield …