For Canada, 2025 marked a year of politics, music, arts and entertainment and the deaths of two iconic leaders.

A special trip to the Ryder Cup highlights the growing interest in golf among young women. "In a team sport you can blame others. In golf, it’s all on you. I just love that feeling. To be able to say to yourself, ‘I did that,’” Shandiin Harper, Navajo, said.

Proposed change to Clean Water Act to limit protections. The Native American Rights Fund urges tribal leaders to review the proposed rule and submit public comment before the deadline on Jan. 5.

As 2025 draws to a close, ICT reflects on the biggest stories that shaped the year.

The National Congress of American Indians brought together leaders for the 82nd year from across the nation to address critical issues, create dialogue for strategies moving forward, and recognize Native excellence.

A Santa Fe family has started a business, Rutas Santa Fe, that restores school buses in America and transports them to a Guatemalan village to use for public transportation.

The Lumbee Tribe has become the 575th federally recognized tribe after Congress and President Donald Trump approved legislation last week.

Indigenous communities lost influential leaders in 2025, leaving legacies that will be felt for generations.

NDN Collective won a lawsuit against the owners of the Grand Gateway Hotel in Rapid City, S.D., on Friday and were awarded $1 by request. The jury found the hotel violated the civil rights of Native people by denying them service.

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

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

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.”

After more than a century of advocacy, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina secured federal recognition through passage of the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act. The decision marks a historic milestone for one of the largest tribal nations in the country.

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

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

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

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.

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.

Any Indigenous person who is a direct relative of a missing individual can participate in this free DNA drive this week which helps the 273 deceased and unidentified Indigenous peoples.

Indigenous hockey player Skyler Coard is getting a strong look from European teams. Will Sweden be his next stop?

In the latest Global Indigenous column, the Vatican has returned 62 artifacts that were taken from First Nations and Métis communities between 1923 and 1925, when Pope Pius XI invited missionaries to donate Indigenous items for a Vatican world exhibition.

The first-ever global standard for documenting Indigenous data origins has been approved, aiming to safeguard sovereignty and ensure ethical research.

Manitoba officials have launched a renewed landfill search for two missing Indigenous women, a step families say is long overdue.

Mashpee Wampanoag announcer Jacob Tobey shares how he landed his dream job calling Spurs games and what it means to represent his community on air.

Umatilla actress Elaine Miles says ICE stopped her in Washington and called her tribal ID ‘fake,’ raising new concerns about racial profiling of Indigenous people.

‘Heartbreak every single day’: Manitoba begins new landfill search for missing First Nations women.

In the latest Indigenous A&E column, fashion designer Ralph Lauren has for the first time partnered with an Indigenous fashion brand, TÓPA, owned by wife and husband Jocy and Trae Little Sky, who have created a line of clothing that features Northern Plains-inspired geometric designs.

From an Easy Bake Oven chef to Indigenous food sovereignty educator, Jessica Pamonicutt is taking the lessons she learned as a child baking under a hot light bulb and later as an Indigenous caterer to students at Northwestern University.

Get the inside scoop on how to Shop Native for the holidays with ICT’s Holiday Shopping Guide.

Bimaakoweba’igedaa! Let’s play hockey! The Minnesota Wild host the National Hockey League’s first-ever game broadcast live in the Ojibwe language.

In the latest Global Indigenous column, environmental advocates and Indigenous people are fighting to save the sands of a Sri Lankan island from mineral excavation.

Savannah Standing Bear has been missing for eight months, and her family continues to push for truth and accountability in her disappearance.

Our Indigenous Identity series continues with a look at the everyday ways urban Native families stay connected to who they are.

Sarah Winnemucca’s trailblazing life as a Northern Paiute author, activist and interpreter helped expose injustice and advocate for Native rights, leaving a legacy that continues to inspire today.

The Taíno movement is reshaping how Caribbean Indigenous identity is understood today, uniting communities across islands and the diaspora in a powerful resurgence of culture, kinship and history.

A family still searching for justice 20 years after Lakota Renville’s death is sharing her story again in hopes of finding answers and keeping her memory alive.

Wambli, also known as Baby Wam, a seven year old from Nebraska will be joining the lineup of performers alongside his dance group at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.

In the latest Global Indigenous column, Indigenous communities in Indonesia’s South Kalimantan province are fighting government efforts to transform their ancestral homelands into a national park.

The Pascua Yaqui Tribe has secured a $60 million naming-rights deal with the University of Arizona, making Casino Del Sol Stadium the largest agreement of its kind in Big 12 history.

More than 20 years after securing a waiver, the Makah Tribe’s treaty-protected whaling rights remain stalled as federal permitting delays push their next possible hunt even further out.

United Natives is teaming up with the Arizona Cardinals on a ticket fundraiser, with a portion of sales supporting youth mental health and community programs.

Tribal leaders are raising alarms after the Department of Education began transferring key Native education programs to Interior without the consultation required by federal policy.

Even with record Indigenous turnout, COP30 drew protests over limited decision-making access and ongoing threats to Amazon and land rights.

NCAI delegates have elected their executive committee for the next two years, with Mark Macarro winning another term as president alongside a new and returning slate of national tribal leaders.

A new installment in ICT’s Indigenous Identity series looks at the resurgence of Two-Spirit roles across Native nations, honoring traditional responsibilities while challenging colonial misconceptions.

The Métis have played a crucial role in shaping Canada, from Louis Riel’s leadership to the protection of language rights and the creation of early treaties. Historian Laura Forsythe notes their contributions have been overlooked. Learn more about Métis through our Indigenous Identity series!

In the latest Indigenous A&E column, Lakota artist Cheyenne Randall – known for photoshopping tattoos on famous faces – explores identity and pop culture in new solo exhibit.

Native golfers give the Manhattan University Lady Jaspers their first win in the program’s first year.

In the latest Global Indigenous column, Indigenous community centers in Canada are bracing for potential budget cuts after national leaders failed to set aside funds for those centers.

Tribal citizens are among communities navigating the impacts of massive cuts in federal spending and the effects of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.