Hundreds gathered in front of the White House to protest Leonard Peltier’s imprisonment beginning in 1976. ICT’s Pauly Denetclaw was at the rally and has the latest.

Wayne National Forest is currently named after a military war general who once led an attack against tribes. That could soon change. ICT’s Demi Dupavillon has more.

Congress is back in the Beltway and hard at work to pass a spending bill by the Sept. 30 deadline. But with a highly polarized environment, how likely is it that a shutdown can be avoided? ICT regular contributor John Tahsuda has details. 

  • An advisory panel from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has given the green light for new COVID-19 shots ahead of the fall. Officials are recommending that all Americans 6-months and older receive the updated shot.
  • The New York State Board of Regents set the deadline for the removal of the mascots as end of the 2024 to 2025 school year. The Owego Apalachin Central School District shelved its Indian mascot in favor of the River Hawks.
  • The Interior Department announced $5 million in funding to help restore bison populations and habitat in tribal communities. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said the plan is to tap Indigenous knowledge in the effort to return bison to tribally owned lands.
  • In Kosovo, a Navajo woman is set to begin her third year as a professional basketball player. After playing college ball at San Jose State, Analyss Benally wanted to keep her career going. She played in Romania, then Albania. Kosovo is her third pro team. She recently took time to shoot scenes for the upcoming Netflix series “Rez Ball” about a high school hoops team on the Navajo Nation.

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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.

Stewart Huntington is a producer for the ICT Newscast.

Pauly Denetclaw, Diné, is a political correspondent for ICT. Email her at pauly@ictnews.org

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.

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

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 Trahant is based in Phoenix.

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