Upcoming TLDs / .indigenous

Can you register a .indigenous domain?

Status

Applied for

Applicants

1

In DNS root

No

ICANN round

2026

Source: ICANN 2026 round applications, checked October 27, 2026. Not in the IANA root zone as of October 26, 2026.

What .indigenous would mean

In their own words, from the public part of each application (question 118):

"Indigenous" refers to peoples and nations who are the original inhabitants of a particular land or territory and maintain distinct cultural, political, and social identities from the societies that subsequently colonized or settled those territories.

Who applied for .indigenous

• 17161573 Canada Inc.

  CA, stage: Pre-Evaluation Processing, Community application, ICANN applicant support

  Mission: establish .indigenous as a dedicated, Indigenous-owned and governed namespace within the Domain Name System that serves the global Indigenous community by providing digital infrastructure that generates own-source revenue for Indigenous peoples, advances Indigenous digital sovereignty, and ensures that Indigenous nations, governments, organizations, and businesses can establish authentic and verifiable online identities.

  Application 1CI2520-T84183 on ICANN · 17161573.ca

What happens next

1. April 30, 2026: Application window opened (done)
2. August 12, 2026: Application window closed (done)
3. October 7, 2026: Reveal Day: ICANN published every applied-for string (done)
4. October 21, 2026: Replacement period ended (applicants could switch to a backup string) (done)
5. November 17, 2026: String Confirmation Day: the final list of applied-for strings
6. March 16, 2027: Community input and objections period ends

Dates from ICANN’s Reveal Day announcement, checked October 27, 2026. We re-check the applications every day and this page changes when they do.