Spoiler alert – this story contains plot developments from Hulu’s “Under the Bridge.” Sandra Hale Schulman Special to ICT Teen girls with dangerous fantasies of the glam side of crime cross the line in a beguiling murder mystery series. Premiered Thursday, April 17, on Hulu and running for eight episodes, “Under the Bridge” is a fictionalized adaptation of the true-crime book by Rebecca Godfrey. Following a disturbing true story of a teen girl murdered by her classmates, the show features Indigenous characters in a cold, rainy Canadian town. Set in 1997, Rebecca Godfrey – played by Riley Keoug ..read more

Kolby KickingWoman ICT One of the greatest athletes of all time, Jim Thorpe, racked up a number of achievements over the course of his career. Now, posthumously, the Sac and Fox Nation and Potawatomi citizen is being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom; the nation’s highest civilian honor. Recipients of the medal are “​​individuals who have made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States, world peace, or other significant societal, public or private endeavors,” a press release from the White House stated. Wa-Tho-Huk or Bright Path, Thorpe’s Sac an ..read more

Greetings, relatives. A lot of news out there. Thanks for stopping by ICT’s digital platform. Each day we do our best to gather the latest news for you. Remember to scroll to the bottom to see what’s popping out to us on social media and what we’re reading. Also, if you like our daily digest, sign up for The Weekly, our newsletter emailed to you on Thursdays. If you like what we do and want us to keep going, support and donate here. Okay, here's what you need to know today: Undamming the Klamath The Klamath Tribes in southern Oregon have not seen salmon, much less been able to fish for them, f ..read more

Pauly DenetclawICT Chairman Octavio Escobedo III of the Tejon Indian Tribe stepped foot inside the White House for the first time Thursday to watch President Joe Biden sign a proclamation the tribe had sought for many years. “To have a seat at the table and to be in the Oval Office is truly special,” Escobedo told ICT. “It was just a great honor to represent my people and the tribes that have worked and suffered to get here.” The proclamation was one of two signed Thursday, May 2, by Biden, expanding the San Gabriel Mountain National Monument by more than 100,000 acres and the Berryessa Snow M ..read more

Mary Steurer North Dakota Monitor Two Native American lawmakers voiced frustrations Wednesday with repeated reports of racist behavior at school events and urged more accountability from North Dakota education officials. The legislators — Rep. Jayme Davis, D-Rolette, and Rep. Lisa Finley-DeVille, D-Mandaree — had no shortage of examples to draw from during a presentation to the Legislature’s Tribal and State Relations Committee, which met at Spirit Lake Nation. The discussion followed a recent incident involving a Native student who captured video of his peers mocking Native song and dance tra ..read more

Renata Birkenbuel ICT As pro-Palestinian student protests and some counter protesters spread to other college campuses and police shut down campus building occupations at Columbia University and UCLA, Native American students are among those preparing for finals and graduation ceremonies. On Wednesday, police overwhelmed and arrested 300 Columbia University protesters while shutting down campus. More than 1,750 protesters have been arrested over the last two weeks at universities across the U.S. President Joe Biden defended the right to peacefully protest on college campuses but said vandalism ..read more

Madison Hammond is a soccer star, and the focus of this mini documentary. It shares a rare picture of her life behind-the-scenes, focusing on mental health, identity and family. She is the first Native American player in the national women's soccer league. The film was directed by Kyle Bell and produced by IllumiNative and Reno Productions. Jim Warne is a familiar name for sports fans in Indian Country. Last year, he was inducted into the North American Indigenous Sports Hall of Fame. ICT’s Stewart Huntington reports. A Native-led organization that cultivates and advances Indigenous arts and c ..read more

Nika Bartoo-SmithUnderscore News + ICT This story, along with photos and videos, are part of a partnership between Underscore News, ICT and High Country News.  The Klamath Tribes in southern Oregon have not seen salmon, much less been able to fish for them, for over a century now, ever since seven dams in the Klamath Basin were erected as part of PacifiCorp’s Klamath Hydroelectric Project. The dams, which were built between 1911 and 1962, reshaped the way the river flows, preventing fish passage and denying the Native nations access to an essential resource. Now, the Klamath River Renewa ..read more

Renata Birkenbuel  ICT Ahniwake Rose, Cherokee Nation and Muscogee (Creek), continues her powerful contributions to Indian Country. She has been hired as the new president and CEO for the American Indian Higher Education Consortium – known as AIHEC for short. The organization influences higher-education policy for the 37 Tribal Colleges and Universities throughout the nation. Following in the footsteps of John Philips, interim president after 20 years in the organization, Rose offers a wealth of experience in Indian Country leadership roles and women-oriented initiatives. The consortium h ..read more

Greetings, relatives. A lot of news out there. Thanks for stopping by ICT’s digital platform. Each day we do our best to gather the latest news for you. Remember to scroll to the bottom to see what’s popping out to us on social media and what we’re reading. Also, if you like our daily digest, sign up for The Weekly, our newsletter emailed to you on Thursdays. If you like what we do and want us to keep going, support and donate here. Okay, here's what you need to know today: Tornado took everything, but them TULSA, Okla. – Tornado season is just beginning for Oklahomans, and while small towns l ..read more