Indian Country Today

Unlike many non-Native beauty salon owners, Bailey Skenandore, Oneida, understands the spiritual and cultural significance of Indigenous hair and has taken that understanding into her business near downtown Milwaukee.

Oneida salon-owner reflects on the importance of hair, freedom of entrepreneurship - ICT Bailey Skenandore's Sweetgrass Salon in Milwaukee's historic Third Ward is one of the few urban Native-owned hair salons in the nation

Multiple events are planned in June to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Indigenous victory at the Battle of Greasy Grass, or also known as Battle of Little Big Horn.

Tribes, National Park Service prepare for Battle of Greasy Grass anniversary with multiple events - ICT Ahead of the 150th anniversary of Indigenous victory at the Battle of Greasy Grass, or also known as Battle of Little Big Horn, several events are planned to celebrate

Indigenous leaders and residential school survivors are speaking out after Canada’s Senate rejected an amendment that would have made residential school denialism a hate crime.

Canada’s new hate crime law leaves out Indigenous - ICT Denialists force survivor’s group to shut down comments on socials

The strongest storm of 2026 left a trail of destruction across the Pacific, and many Indigenous island communities are still struggling to recover weeks later.

Pacific Islanders slowly recover from the strongest storm of the year - ICT More than a month after Sinlaku hit the Western Pacific, the death toll stands at 17 and many families remain without stable housing or electricity.

The Shinnecock Nation’s legacy lives on as the storied U.S. Open heads back to the Shinnecock Hills Golf Club starting June 18.

A Window on History: Native legacy shines at Shinnecock Hills - ICT The 126th U.S. Open Golf Tournament returns to Shinnecock Hills Golf Club

From Maine’s sovereignty debate to calls for polling places on tribal lands in South Carolina, Native candidates are seeking office as key issues face voters in June primaries.

More Native candidates face June primaries - ICT Tribes in Maine and South Carolina have pressing issues for the candidates

A first-of-its-kind totem pole carving program at a Washington correctional facility is helping incarcerated Indigenous men reconnect with culture, healing, and community.

Building a carving community inside Washington State Corrections - ICT A totem pole carving program at Cedar Creek Corrections Center supports healing for incarcerated individuals looking to connect with inter-tribal and intergenerational traditional practices.

Cherokee activist Ruth Muskrat Bronson took her campaign for Native rights all the way to the White House in the 1920s.

LEST WE FORGET: Ruth Muskrat Bronson - ICT The Cherokee activist took her campaign for Native rights all the way to the White House in the 1920s

Religion played a key role in some of the worst that America had to offer Native people as it shaped the founding narrative of the country, but it’s always been about the land.

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AMERICA 250: Religious freedom, but not for everyone - ICT Religion shaped the founding narrative but it's always been about the land

This week's newscast covers state primary elections, wildlife preservation, PRIDE month, , and more.
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Native women politicians win, Two-Spirit pride, #NoDAPL anniversary and more The ICT Newscast for Friday, June 5, 2026, covers state primary ele...