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For Indian Country, women’s health is an everyday priority. In May, Santee descendant Sasha Houston Brown joined us to talk about new health guidelines and selfcare.

In 2021, the Water and Tribes Initiative estimated one in ten Indigenous Americans lack access to safe tap water or basic sanitation. That is changing for one Yup’ik village in southwest Alaska. ICT’s Mark Trahant has more.

There’s a sport getting elders back into the gym, and no it’s not pickleball. Last Spring the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community held its annual senior chair volleyball tournament. ICT’s Aliyah Chavez was there.

COVID-19 isn’t going away any time soon. Last month, Dr. Loretta Christensen, from the Indian Health Service explained why it’s important for folks to get the updated shots when it becomes available to them.

Indigenous youth in Standing Rock’s Fort Yates district are having fun in new healthy ways. ICT’s Vincent Moniz has all the sights and sounds from the July opening event in a new skatepark in North Dakota.

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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.

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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