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The Fifth National Climate Assessment is a comprehensive report issued every four years that documents what it calls rapidly intensifying threats. And who gets hit hardest? Underserved communities including tribal communities.
Another fire burned in a remote Hawaiian rainforest, this time on the island of Oahu. The latest fire scorched mountain ridges and the flames wiped out irreplaceable native forestland that’s home to nearly two dozen fragile species.
And overall, the ingredients are the same as they were in Maui’s historic town of Lahaina: severe drought fueled by climate change is creating fire in Hawai’i where it has almost never been before. The fire mostly burned inside the Oahu Forest National Wildlife Refuge, which is home to 22 species listed as endangered or threatened by the U.S. government.
The challenges faced by Indigenous people around the world are often shared, including language loss. There are 62 languages spoken in India’s state of Odisha. India is among the most linguistically diverse countries in the world, but its constitution officially recognizes only 22 of the hundreds of existing languages, and these are the ones taught or used in schools. Ganesh Devy is a literary scholar who, starting in 2010, led a project called the People’s Linguistic Survey of India. Over a span of three years, he and a team of 3,500 volunteers set out to document India’s linguistic diversity that includes distinct cultural and oral histories.
The Kenyan government has begun widespread destruction of homes and property of Ogiek people living in the Mau forest despite a legal victory acknowledging ancestral lands in 2017. Demolition began in early The White House Tribal Nations Summit brought together leaders from 574 federally recognized Tribes to talk about ways the federal government invests in Indigenous communities. The White House summits began in 2009 by then President Barack Obama. The idea of the gathering became a promise during Obama’s visit to the Crow Nation in Montana in May 2008.
The First American Museum features the tribes of Oklahoma and Indigenous cuisine. Loretta Barrett Oden is the Chef at 39 Restaurant in the museum. Her new cookbook is called “Corn Dance: Inspired First American Cuisine.” ICT’s Shirley Sneve was there to see what’s cooking.
The First American Museum not only hosts great food but the National Native American Hall of Fame as well. Six inductees were added to its ranks recently to honor and tell the stories about how they have helped shape Indigenous America. We talked to one of the inductees, “Richard Trudell”, about the work of the National Native Hall of Fame.
Stanford University has honored distinguished alumni through its Multicultural Hall of Fame. This year, Navajo citizen Aaron Yazzie was selected for the award. The NASA engineer graduated from the university in 2008. ICT’s Aliyah Chavez has the story.
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.
Nick Parks is a Production Assistant for the ICT Newscast.On Twitter: @NickParks2002
Jack Orleans is an Intern for the ICT Newscast. On Twitter @JackOrleans5
Demi Dupavillon is an Intern for the ICT Newscast. On Twitter @DemiDupavillon
Mark Trahant, Shoshone-Bannock, is ICT editor-at-large and Executive Producer of the ICT Newscast Email: marktrahant@ictnews.org
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