California’s governor has signed two laws hoping to prompt California State University schools to return Native American remains and artifacts. ICT previously brought you reporting on the audit completed by the state, which found that CSU campuses had collectively failed to return nearly 700,000 Indigenous objects.

Indigenous people in Argentina are challenging proposed lithium mining. Indigenous people in Jujuy are worried that their way of life will be disrupted by lithium mining extraction which requires massive amounts of water and chemicals. Lithium is a key element in the production of batteries, and demand is rapidly growing as vehicles and power plants convert away from fossil fuels.

  • There are many mountain peaks visible from Denver, Colorado. One of them is Mount Blue Sky. It was previously named Mount Evans, after Colorado’s territorial governor. Evans is sometimes referred to as the architect of the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre, where around 230 Cheyenne and Arapaho people, including women, children and elders, were killed by the American military. Journalists Darren Brown and Adam Youngbear from Cheyenne and Arapaho Productions attended the peak’s renaming ceremony.
  • A university professor in Kansas wants a better educational environment for Native students and faculty. ICT’s Stewart Huntington has this interview with Alex Red Corn.
  • Through the work of organizations like the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition, the stories of boarding schools, trauma and reconciliation have been featured many times here on the ICT Newscast. ICT’s Shirley Sneve brings us a new perspective from her mother, Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, who is a long-time author, about her own boarding school experience.

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.

McKenzie Allen-Charmley, Dena’ina Athabascan, is a producer for the ICT Newscast. Instagram: @mallencharmley.

Paris Wise, Zia and Laguna Pueblos, 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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