The ICT Newscast for Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, provides a look at a celebrate Black/Native cowboy, a Navajo citizen named to an important role at the Department of the Interior, a road dispute in Wisconsin, an Ojibwe language grant and celebrations of Leonard Peltier’s pending release from prison. Check out the ICT Newscast for Feb. 7, 2025.
Navajo citizen Billy Kirland gets the nod for U.S. Department of the Interior assistant secretary.
The Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians is still fighting with local officials over compensation for roads that cut through tribal lands.
The Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe announce a major grant to support language instruction.
Supporters of Leonard Peltier’s release from prison are celebrating across the country with traditional gatherings.
In celebration of Black History Month, meet Lynn Hart. He’s Yankton Nakota, African-American and a cowboy.
A Michigan city’s sculpture honors Native Americans.
And Brandi Liberty and Jonathon Okuté Maza discuss economics in Indian Country.
View the ICT broadcast here every week for the latest news from around Indian Country.
This newscast was created with work from:
Shirley Sneve, Ponca/Sicangu Lakota, is the senior producer for the ICT Newscast. She is based in Nebraska.
Ebonye Delaney is the ICT general manager. Email: ebonye@ictnews.org
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. Email: stewart@ictnews.org.
Daniel Herrera Carbajal is a multimedia journalist for the ICT Newscast. On X (formerly Twitter): @daniulherrrera
Pauly Denetclaw, Diné, is a climate correspondent for ICT. Email: pauly@ictnews.org
ICT is owned by IndiJ Public Media, a nonprofit news organization. Will you support our work? All of our content is free. There are no subscriptions or costs. And we have hired more Native journalists in the past year than any news organization ─ and with your help we will continue to grow and create career paths for our people. Support ICT for as little as $10. Sign up for ICT’s free newsletter.
