On this week’s IndigiPolitics, we talk about the nearly 40 percent of Republican voters who rejected former president Donald Trump in the South Carolina primary and opted for Nikki Haley. ICT political correspondent Pauly Denetclaw talks with regular contributor John Tahsuda.

A foundation that supports Indigenous artists is celebrating the tenure of its founding CEO. Lulani Arquette is retiring as the founding executive at the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation. ICT senior producer Shirley Sneve has this interview.

In the Southwest, Navajo Nation Council Speaker Crystalyne Curly is working to hold scammers accountable for targeting the nation’s citizens. Last year, it was reported that a number of citizens were roped into sober living scams and taken to facilities in Phoenix. ICT producer Paris Wise has the story.

  • A South African man was found guilty of a gruesome murder of two Alaska Native women. Brian Smith was found guilty of first-degree murder earlier this month after videotaping and narrating the torture of an Alaska Native woman until her death. After showing no reaction to his guilty verdict, Smith confessed to killing another Alaska Native woman, whose body was found, but never identified.
  • Indigenous advocates say they are hopeful that the Donlan Gold Mine can be stopped. The Balance for the Kuskokwim River Act was introduced in the Alaska state legislature to protect water quality in the Kuskokwim River and support the traditional lifestyles of Alaska Native communities.
  • The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community says it will sue the Environmental Protection Agency for violations of the Endangered Species Act. The tribe says it has seen an 80 percent decline in its salmon harvest over the past two decades.
  • First Nation citizens are suing radiologists over allegedly conducting secret medical experiments in Canada. According to the lawsuit, 59 members of the Pictou Landing First Nation were subjected to invasive MRI scans between 2017 and 2018.
  • The Klamath River has been named the 2024 River of the Year by American Rivers. The Yurok and Karuk tribes have been gathering support to remove dams from the Klamath River for decades. The river received national attention in 2002 when an estimated 70,000 salmon were killed by a toxic bacteria. Barry McCovey, director of Yurok Fisheries, says there is still more work to be done.
  • Homemade salsas, tamales and other foods made in a home kitchen and requiring refrigeration may become legal to sell under a new bill. The Tamale Bill has passed through the Arizona state House with unanimous support.

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