Last Updated on April 10, 2025
It seems IC Magazine isn’t the only one facing hard times. The much older and larger Wawatay Native Communications Society is on the edge of shutting down as well–all because they can’t make ends meet.
The needs, rights, interests, opinions and perspectives of Indigenous Peoples are poised to become even more invisible.
It’s troubling news, to be sure, but it shouldn’t come as a surprise. As many people have noted over the years, myself included, Indigenous organizations almost never get the same funding support as their non-indigenous counterparts. That’s why so many Indigenous organizations end up accepting funds from corporate tyrants like Rio Tinto, Transcanda, Enbridge and Kinder Morgan.
While non-indigenous organizations around the world report record gains, Indigenous organizations have to sell their integrity just to stay afloat.
I can’t speak for Wawatay, but that’s one line we’re not willing to cross at IC Magazine.
As much as I believe in the work that we do and as much I want that work to continue, I also want IC to stand as an example–particularly for Indigenous youth–that we can thrive without having to soil our hands. All we have to do is work together and support one another when we need it. Such is life.
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Across the world right now, Indigenous peoples are facing a renewed assault on their lands, rights, and ways of life.
From extractive industries pushing deeper into ancestral territories, to governments rolling back hard-won protections,
the threat is global—and it is growing.
What makes this moment especially dangerous is how little attention it receives.
Stories like this are disappearing in real time. Mainstream media
barely covers it and the coverage is fragmented. The public is left without the context
needed to understand what is truly at stake.
That is exactly why IC Magazine exists..
For more than 20 years, IC has reported on Indigenous struggles worldwide — consistently, independently, and without compromise.
We don’t follow news cycles; we trace patterns. We don’t sensationalize; we provide context.
And when the world looks away, we stay focused.
But this work is increasingly difficult to sustain.
We refuse to lock our reporting behind a paywall. We don’t sell access through subscriptions.
And we don’t answer to advertisers. IC Magazine survives solely because readers like you choose to
support independent Indigenous journalism.
Please donate today if you can. Every contribution helps us to continue this crucial work.
Thank you,
John Ahni Schertow
Founder and Editor in Chief
