Tobacco is a sacred medicine for many Native Americans. However, commercial tobacco in smoking cigarettes, is not. The American Indian Cancer Foundation says that American Indian and Alaska Natives have the highest rate of smoking in the country. Wyatt Pickner, a research manager at the foundation, talks with ICT producer Shirley Sneve about the issues.
“We Ride for Her” is a documentary short about a group of women motorcyclists who ride across the us to raise awareness for the MMIR crisis. The journey for the women is very personal. ICT producer Daniel Herrera spoke with the film’s protagonists about their experience.
To celebrate the women who have made a difference in our lives and the lives of their Native nations, here’s an encore presentation of an interview from our archives. A multi-media artist works in the Hawaiian art of kapa making. She does it from the ground up. Shirley Sneve interviews Maile Andrade.
New rules governing the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act went into effect this year. It center native voices, and dramatically change how museums and other institutions interact with Native peoples in repatriations of ancestral remains and sacred objects. ICT producer Stewart Huntington has more.
Berkeley, California, has voted to return sacred land to the Ohlone. The return comes after decades of litigation and community outcry to transfer the land permanently. ICT producer McKenzie Allen-Charmley has the details.
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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.
Paris Wise, Zia and Laguna Pueblo, is a producer for the ICT Newscast. Email: paris@ictnews.org.
Stewart Huntington is a producer for the ICT Newscast.
Quindrea Yazzie, Diné, is a video production editor for the ICT Newscast. Email: qyazzie@ictnews.org. Yazzie is based in Phoenix.
Daniel Herrera Carbajal is a video editor for the ICT Newscast. On Twitter: @daniulherrrera
Pauly Denetclaw, Diné, is a political correspondent for ICT. Email her at pauly@ictnews.org
Pacey Smith-Garcia, Ute, is a production assistant for the ICT Newscast. On Twitter: @paceyjournalist.
Ebonye Delaney is the Executive Producer for the ICT Newscast. Email: ebonye@ictnews.org
Mark Trahant, Shoshone-Bannock, is ICT editor-at-large Email: marktrahant@ictnews.org
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