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The 10-mile buffer zone around Chaco Culture National Historical Park in northwest New Mexico continues to be a contentious issue. The latest move by Navajo Nation officials and allottees is supporting H.R. 4374, the Energy Opportunities for All Act.
Navajo Nation officials and allottees testified Thursday before the Energy and Mineral Resources subcommittee in support and opposition of the Energy Opportunities for All Act. There was no Pueblo leadership or representatives testifying at the hearing.
The proposed act would nullify the buffer zone around Chaco Canyon. The Navajo Nation Council, the legislative body for the nation, recently passed a resolution to oppose any buffer zone in the area. The nation’s leadership previously supported the compromise of a five mile withdrawal.
Arizona Rep. Eli Crane is championing the bill and introduced it into Congress in June. It is co-sponsored by another Arizona representative Paul Gosar. READ MORE. — Pauly Denetclaw, ICT
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Kevin Abourezk, Rosebud Sioux Tribe, said the work ICT is doing in Alaska, South Dakota and across the United States is exciting and will lead to producing more stories that “nobody else is covering.”
Abourezk is ICT’s deputy managing editor, a position he started on July 10.
“ICT is doing some amazing things. The newscast is a groundbreaking effort, and I am excited to produce work that may appear in the newscast,” he said.
Abourezk is one of two new hires for the digital news team. Other recent hires include three on the business side. READ MORE. — ICT
The Screen Actors Guild officially went on strike early Friday, July 14, effectively shutting down Hollywood and threatening to cut off production of Native film and streaming projects for the coming year.
The actors’ strike, which went into effect at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time Friday, comes more than two months after the Writers Guild of America went on strike and marks the first joint strike in more than 60 years.
It likely won’t affect the release of movies through the end of the year but puts into question production work that is set to begin for the following year. It also brings a halt to all promotional appearances, interviews for films, screenings and award shows, and could impact the Emmy Awards in September. READ MORE. — Sandra Hale Schulman, Special to ICT
Over a cup of coffee, more than two decades ago, the idea for a national Native basketball tournament for high school students was born.
GinaMarie Scarpa remembers those days well. Scarpa, along with Phoenix Suns legend Mark West and friend Scott Podleski worked together to create the Native American Basketball Invitational.
Since 2003, the tournament, known by many as NABI, has taken place in the Phoenix Valley each summer, save for a COVID-19 year in 2020 when most things were shut down, and has brought in thousands of Native athletes and plenty of dollars to the area. It has grown in numbers as well in opportunity. And this year marks 20 years. READ MORE. — Dalton Walker, ICT
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On the Monday edition of the ICT Newscast, Arizona State University commits to support Indigenous and tribal communities with new leadership. Zahn McClarnon of ‘Dark Winds’ previews its upcoming season. A boxing world champion talks about her new role as an actress.
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Designer Chris ‘Spanto’ Printup drew from his Apache and Seneca background and his vision of streetwear in Los Angeles to create and inspire his designs. He died from injuries sustained in a car accident west of Albuquerque June 25.
His company Born X Raised, launched in 2013, amassed a cult-like following in Los Angeles and he became a local celebrity. The brand did collaborations with professional sports teams like the LA Dodgers and Rams, with items selling out in minutes. The designs were featured in The Times, Vogue, and the New York Times. READ MORE. — Sandra Hale Schulman, Special to ICT
Stacy Laravie had to be here.
The 38-year-old Ponca woman traces her ancestry back to several former students of the sprawling Indian Industrial School at Genoa, today known as the Genoa Boarding School. Her great-grandfather and great-grandmother attended the school in northeast Nebraska. But her great grandfather didn’t stay.
“He ran away,” she said. “He was pretty lucky.”
Many others weren’t as fortunate, and some died while attending the school, which opened in 1884 and closed in 1934.
This week, the Nebraska state archaeologist and two teammates began digging into ground where they believe as many as 80 students from the school were buried. The former cemetery’s location was lost after the school’s closure, and the Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs requested the state archaeologist’s help in locating it. The site is about 90 miles west of Omaha. READ MORE. — Kevin Abourezk, ICT
- Lakota elders meet to preserve culture, language: Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation will use material to preserve elders’ memories and stories for their families, and to preserve the Lakota language and build a foundation for new Lakota learning standards.
- National Endowment for the Arts chair visits Native communities: Chair Maria Rosario Jackson visited western South Dakota to learn about the evolution of art and the role of art in Indigenous communities.
- Red Lake Nation to sell recreational marijuana: The Red Lake Nation will begin selling recreational marijuana to both tribal and non-tribal members starting Aug. 1.
- Santo Domingo Pueblo 3D prints materials for solar farm: Inflation is driving tribal leaders had to downsize federally funded internet expansion projects. It’s an issue other Indigenous communities are facing, too.
- Omaha slugger rediscovers Native roots at College World Series: Texas Christian University baseball player came to the College World Series. He rediscovered his Native roots.
- Doctoral student Rae Kuruhara illustrates Indigenous representations in comics.
- President Biden announces key appointments to boards and commissions.
- The National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center statement of support for LGBTQ2S+relatives, National State of Emergency.
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