Drums and protest songs echoed across the South Dakota prairie on Monday as hundreds of people marched to Wounded Knee. That was to honor the activists who revived the Indigenous fight against injustice 50 years ago by occupying the sacred site. ICT’s Shirley Sneve and Stewart Huntington were there.

From hit shows like “Reservation Dogs” and “Rutherford Falls,” Tazbah Chavez is a force in television today. Her latest endeavor is writing and directing an episode for crime-drama “Accused” on FOX. It premiered Tuesday. ICT’s Paris Wise sat down with the creative for a behind-the-scenes look at the project.

Meet an Arizona State University assistant professor whose laboratory is the ocean. Cliff Kapono is a chemist at ASU’s School of Social Transformation and School of Life Sciences. The Native Hawaiian is also a professional surfer. McKenzie Allen-Charmley has this interview.

  • We start in South Dakota where three tribal nations have come together to make history. That’s with the construction of the largest urban Indian health care center in the nation. ICT’s Stewart Huntington was there for the grand opening last week.
  • A key bill protecting Native children in Montana’s state legislature is gaining traction to potentially become a law. The legislation, introduced by Native lawmaker Jonathan Windy Boy, is called the Montana Indian Child Welfare Act.
  • The United National Indian Tribal Youth organization, also known as UNITY hosted its Midyear Conference in Tempe, Arizona last week. The three-day, youth-led event is designed to empower Indigenous youth and adults. UNITY is the oldest and largest Native American youth network organization in the country with 325 youth councils in 36 states.
  • Native artists are gearing up for the Heard Museum’s 65th annual Guild Indian Fair and Market. The premier market is hosted near Downtown Phoenix, Arizona and is among the largest Native American markets in the world. With more than 600 participating Native artists and vendors, the event draws nearly 15,000 visitors.

Today’s newscast was created with work from:

Shirley Sneve, Ponca/Sicangu Lakota, is vice president of broadcasting for the ICT Newscast. Follow her on Twitter @rosebudshirley. She is based in Nebraska and Minnesota.

Aliyah Chavez, Kewa Pueblo, is the anchor of the ICT Newscast. On Twitter: @aliyahjchavez.

R. Vincent Moniz, Jr., NuÉta, is the senior producer of the ICT Newscast. Have a great story? Pitch it to vincent@ictnews.org.

McKenzie Allen-Charmley, Dena’ina Athabaskan, is a producer of the ICT Newscast. On Twitter: @mallencharmley.

Paris Wise, Zia & Laguna Pueblo, is a producer for the ICT Newscast. Instagram and Twitter: @parisiswise. Email: paris@ictnews.org.

Drea Yazzie, Diné, is a producer/editor for the ICT newscast. On Twitter: @quindreayazzie Yazzie is based in Phoenix.

Pacey Smith Garcia, Ute, is a production assistant for the ICT newscast. On Twitter: @paceyjournalist

RipLey-Simone Kennebrew is an intern for the ICT Newscast. On Twitter: @ripleysimoneken

Daniel Herrera Carbajal is an intern for the ICT Newscast. On Twitter: @daniulherrrera

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