A debut album is on the horizon for an electronic rock artist. Marx Cassity says they are inspired to use music to bring visibility to the struggles of Indigi-queer people. Marx is also a trauma therapist for Native American LGBTQ-plus clients.

Native American art is synonymous with Santa Fe, and thousands of artists and tourists are starting to arrive in New Mexico for the annual Indian Market, sponsored by the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts. ICT’s Shirley Sneve spoke with Andrea Hanley, the chief curator of the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian.

Last month, Indigenous STEM students traveled to Washington D.C. to celebrate an increase in federal job access for Alaska Natives. Yup’ik student Tatiana Korthuis and Koyukon Athabascan Assistant Sirector Nieca Murphy from the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program partnered with the U.S. Department of the Interior in an agreement guaranteeing non-competitive federal jobs in the future.

  • Members of the Not Invisible Act Commission have wrapped up their eighth and final public hearing. Introduced by then U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland, the Not Invisible Act of 2019 was passed into federal law in October 2020. Its ultimate goal is to increase coordination between government agencies to identify and combat violent crime against Native Americans.
  • Oklahoma’s existing tobacco sales agreements between tribes and the state will remain intact for another year, despite a high official’s objection. Two thirds of the Oklahoma house voted to override the Governor’s veto on a bill that extends existing agreements to the end of 2024.
  • The American Bar Association has sworn in its first female and Native American president in Denver. Mary Smith, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, was handed the gavel last week at the ABA’s House of Delegates meeting.
  • Indigenous representation is expanding in the board game industry. Navajo designed board game “Burn the Fort” is centered around Indigenous resistance. Diné filmmaker, artist and activist Klee Benally created the game to combat stereotypes around Indigenous communities.

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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.

R. Vincent Moniz, Jr., NuÉta, is the senior producer of the award winning ICT Newscast. Have a great story? Pitch it to vincent@ictnews.org.

McKenzie Allen-Charmley, Dena’ina Athabascan, is a producer of 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.

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