‍Kolby KickingWoman

Kolby KickingWoman, Blackfeet/A'aniih, is a reporter/producer for ICT. He is from the great state of Montana and currently reports for the Washington Bureau. For hot sports takes and too many Lakers tweets, follow him on Twitter @KDKW_406.

Pieces by this contributor

U.S. Supreme Court Affirms the Indian Child Welfare Act

The ruling is a major victory for tribal sovereignty. "The bottom line is that we reject all of petitioners’ challenges to the statute," Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote in the majority opinion upholding the law.

Montana TikTok Ban Raises Questions About Digital Sovereignty

The new state law banning the social media app has prompted some in Indian Country to ask if tribal sovereignty extends to technology, specifically data.

‘Nothing Can Stop Us’

February 24, 2023

At the 2023 State of Indian Nations, President Fawn Sharp’s address calls on tribes, tribal leaders to seize momentum and keep pushing forward on issues facing Indian Country.

Natives Incarcerated at Alarming Rates, Report Shows

February 2, 2023

Native American people are incarcerated at rates up to seven times higher than white people in the United States.

Supreme Court Limits Historic McGirt Ruling

'Where this Court once stood firm, today it wilts,’ Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote in the dissent opinion, while reaction throughout Indian Country was swift, with a law professor saying the ruling 'dismissively and casually cuts apart tribal independence.'