March was full of big news in Indian Country.
Joe Biden finally nominated an Indian Health Service director. Roselyn Tso, Navajo, brings nearly 40 years of service in the Indian health system, including most recently on the Navajo Nation. If confirmed by the Senate, she will manage the Indian Health Service’s approximately $7.4 billion budget and 15,000 employees. ICT’s Kalle Benallie has more.
NDN Collective released a climate justice report on the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline. In a detailed analysis, the Climate Justice Campaign calls on the Biden administration to drain and shut down the pipeline, which the roughly 200-page report argues would protect the nation’s longest river, the Missouri River, and its basin. ICT’s Carina Dominguez has more.
An Inupiaq musher made history in Alaska’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Apayauq Reitan was the transgender woman to cross the finish line in iconic sled dog race. ICT freelancer Richard Arlin Walker has more.
March also marked Interior Secretary Deb Haaland’s first year in office. On March 15, 2021, she made history by becoming the first Native person to serve in the president’s cabinet. ICT freelancer Pauly Denetclaw has more.
Here are the ICT stories you should read up on.
NEWS
- Deb Haaland marks first year in office
- Deb Haaland says historic first year ‘memorable’
- Lawsuit filed against hotel wanting to ban Native people
- National Congress of American Indians announces renewed vision
- Tribe takes the lead in marijuana industry
- NDN Collective releases Dakota Access Pipeline report
- Don Young’s legacy in Indian Country and beyond
- ‘We don’t want to lose the language’
- Tribal leaders allege state intentionally ignores treaty rights
- Life Inside: California’s longest-serving Death Row prisoner
- Joe Biden nominates Indian Health Service director
- Jill Biden visits Tohono O’odham Nation
- Mille Lacs: ‘Our reservation was never diminished’
- VAWA reauthorization headed to president’s desk
- Chickahominy Tribe reacquires ancestral lands
- Artist Jim Denomie paired dark wit, social issues
- A glance at Indigenous state lawmakers
- High Court hears Native law cases
- ‘You lose a language, you lose a culture’
- University graduates first Native with PhD in math
CLIMATE CHANGE
- Nunavut capital struggles to fix water system
- Proposed rule would make company climate ‘risk’ reports mandatory
- Putin’s war is costly at the gas pump
- Plastics: From Russia without love
- Monitoring the Arctic in Russian invasion of Ukraine
ENTERTAINMENT
- 2022 SXSW: New technology and traditional storytelling
- Chefs named finalist for major awards
- Museum of Graffiti features Taino art exhibit
- Native musical ‘Distant Thunder’ set to premiere
- New leader of Sundance Institute’s Indigenous storytelling
- Nizhóní Soaps brings Native flair
- A boost for Native creatives in animation
- Red Nation Celebration Institute receives $150K grant
- Wine chapter closes … as another story begins
- ‘Being Indigenous is so beautiful’
- Scarves of the matriarchs
ALASKA
- Native-owned healthcare makes a difference in Alaska
- Alaska state recognition of tribes will be on ballot
- Research reveals errors about Alaska Native designer of state flag
- Remote tribe seeks co-management of marine resources
- Alaska Native musher makes history in Iditarod
- Iditarod has a new champion: Brent Sass
- Inupiaq musher set to make history in Iditarod
SPORTS
- Howah: Basketball madness at its best
- 50 years ago: Firth twins begin Olympic career
- Indigenous talent celebrate state hockey title
- South Dakota college honors Native student athletes
GLOBAL INDIGENOUS NEWS
- GLOBAL INDIGENOUS: Robotics, racism and healthy teeth
- GLOBAL INDIGENOUS: ‘I can’t breathe’
- GLOBAL INDIGENOUS: War protests, apologies and ‘stunning’ racism
- GLOBAL INDIGENOUS: Inequalities, land grabs and milestones
WATCH: ICT NEWSCASTS
- Recognizing the strength of Indian Country: Native Hawaiians celebrate repatriation and we’re visiting with actor Sheri Foster Blake. Plus, a Canadian physician turned actor is making another turn.
- Continuing a legacy of Indigenous leadership: We’re discussing the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. Plus, how Susan Masten is empowering women leaders. And more from some of Indian Country’s crowd-pleasing performers.
- Challenging the status quo: From the kitchen to the film industry, new Indigenous leaders are carving out their own paths to success. Plus, more on the quest to eliminate homelessness in Seattle.
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