SEATTLE — Despite the Makah Tribe’s success in getting a waiver to carry out their exclusive treaty right for whaling, the permitting process that had dragged on for over 20 years has now been ...

The Oglala Sioux Tribe, one of the largest tribes in the United States, has decided to leave two national tribal advocacy organizations, asserting those groups no longer represent its interests. In a ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Education Department is handing off some of its biggest grant programs to other federal agencies as the Trump administration accelerates its plan to shut down the department. It ...

NEW YORK — Over 74,000 people enrolled in experiments have been affected by the National Institutes of Health’s funding cuts, according to a new report. Between the end of February and mid-August, ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Homes and other buildings in the Western Alaska village of Kwigillingok were lifted off their ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X FILE - The Eel River twists next to the Lone Pine Ranch in Mendocino County, Calif., on Monday, ...

How one ICT reporter’s big earrings managed to irritate some non-Native people ...

The week’s edition of the ICT Newscast covers the news for the week ending November 14, 2025.

MEXICO CITY — The almighty eagle perched on a cactus while devouring a serpent on Mexico’s flag hints at the myth behind the foundation of the country’s capital. It’s a divine sign in an ancient ...

Lee Enterprises’ Public Service Journalism team has spent more than a year digging into the causes and implications of Native Americans’ disproportionately high rates of fatal encounters with law ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X George Little Wound was gravely ill when he was sent home to Pine Ridge from the Carlisle Indian ...