The ICT Newscast for Friday, April 10, 2026, covers a Tiktok star and powwow dancer, art, the Trump Administration’s plans to end birthright citizenship, landback and a drum group in Aspen! Check out the ICT Newscast on YouTube for this episode and more.
Jingle Dress Dancer Goes Viral, Captivating Millions Online
Ho-Chunk jingle dress dancer Jordan Busse captured hearts across social media, earning nearly 1 million views on TikTok and close to 74,000 reactions on Facebook.
Indigenous Artist Wins Prestigious Award for Visionary Futurist Field Guide
Artist Cannupa Hanska Luger was awarded the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award from PEN America for, SURVIVA: A Future Ancestral Field Guide, a bold hybrid of art book, graphic novel, and Indigenous futurism. Inspired by a 1970s U.S. Army survival manual, the work reclaims Indigenous teachings, weaving together speculative fiction, poetry, and visual art to imagine a post-colonial world where Indigenous knowledge becomes essential to humanity’s survival.
Supreme Court Case Puts Native American Citizenship in Question
The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard arguments in a case that could end birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to immigrant parents. Matthew L.M. Fletcher, a law professor at the University of Michigan, examines what this proposed change could mean for Native Americans — and whether they would retain U.S. citizenship under the revisions sought by the Trump administration.
Rare Images of Indigenous America Emerge from the Curtis Family Estate
Edward S. Curtis, the renowned American photographer and ethnographer, spent decades documenting Indigenous peoples across the United States, amassing thousands of striking images. Now, his family and the Curtis Legacy Foundation are sharing never published works with the public, and connecting relatives with their ancestors.
Washoe Tribe Reclaims 10,000 Acres of Sierra Nevada Homeland
The Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California has reclaimed 10,000 acres in Sierra, Nevada, purchasing it for $6 million with support from a California Wildlife Conservation Board grant and private donors. Tribal Chairman Serrell Smokey called the land return an act of healing, while acknowledging the bittersweet reality of buying the land.
“We’re Still Here”: Native Drum Group Brings Culture and Community to the Slopes of Aspen
Nine cultural ambassadors from the Thunder Lake Drum Group traveled to Aspen, Colorado, to share their heritage and hit the slopes for the first time. Organized by the Aspen Indigenous Foundation, which is dedicated to restoring Native presence and values to the Aspen area, the visit blended cultural exchange with new experiences. Aspen residents turned out to watch and even joined in on round dancing, embracing the moment.
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