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Over a month ago, Terrance “Big Nation” Little Thunder, Cheyenne River Lakota, was riding his motorcycle on the north side of Rapid City when a vehicle struck him and drove away, leaving him with injuries that would kill him a few days later.
Grieving their loved one and wanting answers on who caused his death, 42-year-old Little Thunder’s family continues to fight for justice and closure. On Oct. 20, the family came one step closer to answers.
Friday morning, the family was notified that several suspects had been apprehended in connection with the fatal hit-and-run. Police also developed information about a Chevy Tahoe they suspect was involved in the crash, which had been found on the Pine Ridge Reservation. The vehicle was previously thought to be a Chevy Silverado.
Little Thunder was struck around 9 p.m. on Sept. 13 at the intersection of College and Haines Avenue while riding a Harley Davidson motorcycle. READ MORE. — Amelia Schafer, ICT + Rapid City Journal
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The moccasins sat for decades in the corner of a glass-enclosed bookcase in Pennsylvania, nestled on a shelf with a Davy Crockett trading card and Canadian Mountie knick-knack.
They had long been separated from the unknown Native boy who had worn them into the notorious Carlisle Indian Industrial School more than 100 years ago, where they were taken from him along with his Native connections to family, language and traditions.
By the time they returned quietly home to Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate lands in late September, however, their anonymity had made them universal, a reminder of the forced assimilation that had formed the mission of the Pennsylvania school. READ MORE. — Charles Fox, Special to ICT
It was quite a week at ICT.
On October 19, IndiJ Public Media and ICT President Karen Lincoln Michel, Ho-Chunk, received the Carol Jenkins Award at the Women’s Media Center gala in New York City.
“The Women’s Media Center’s call to action is simple: We want to see more diverse women, hear more diverse women, and read articles from more diverse women across all media platforms. Our Women’s Media Awards honor champions for women who set the standard for what media should look like when it gives voice to the female half of the country. They are role models, history-makers, and inspiring leaders,” said Julie Burton, president & CEO of the Women’s Media Center.
And Mark Trahant, Shoshone-Bannock, ICT’s editor-at-large, was inducted into the National Native American Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City. READ MORE. — ICT
Founded during the mid-1800s gold rush, the Salmon River Outpost is situated along a winding road in the mountains of Northern California. Once, it was a gathering place where miners and settlers bought supplies while pursuing a dream that had brutal consequences. One of only two grocery stores for miles, the store has served the rural community of Somes Bar for generations.
After nearly two centuries of contentious relationships between historical owners and local Indigenous communities, the dynamic has shifted. In July, Indigenous husband and wife duo Joe and Elly O’Rourke bought the Salmon River Outpost.
That’s thanks in part to a new program operated by the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians Economic Development Corporation. This grocery store is the first project to benefit from a new $73 million pot of federal money, intended to help small businesses in Indian Country that might not otherwise get the funding they need to flourish. READ MORE. — Nika Bartoo-Smith and Jarrette Werk, ICT and Underscore
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On the Monday edition of the ICT Newscast, on the red carpet and Osage consultants who worked on the film ‘Killers of the Flower Moon.’ Wab Kinew takes office as the 25th Premier of the Province of Manitoba.
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Chef Nico Albert Williams is passionate about duck eggs.
“We have such an idea of what traditional food is in Native communities, and a lot of times those foods are survival foods like fried bread, or foods that are ingredients that were brought to us through colonization, or through the food ration programs,” said Williams. “Now the movement is to reconnect to ancestral foods as a way of healing.
Duck eggs are a part of that.
“Chickens are not indigenous to North America if our ancestors were eating eggs they would have been eating duck eggs,” she said. “Ducks are an indigenous animal to our region and they were a food source … so when I’m making traditional foods I like to substitute duck eggs.” READ MORE. — Mark Trahant, ICT
- ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ opens across US (finally!): Powerful Osage drama already generating Oscar buzz, praise for authenticity.
- Ancestral homelands in Pennsylvania: The state seeks to expand public awareness of its Indigenous culture and history.
- Cherokee Nation citizen ‘hits peak’ in Miss USA run: Haley Jordan Begay has been a beauty pageant competitor since the age of 12.
- Film reignites calls for Oklahoma movie rebate: Despite ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ Republicans remain divided over Oklahoma film, television rebate program.
- Three Nebraska tribes are buying back land: After government actions led to the loss and sale of reservation land, the Nebraska tribes are buying some back. They’re running into high prices and, some allege, bigotry as they do.
- Justice Department to Award More Than $96.7 Million in Grants to American Indian and Alaska Native Communities.
- Stitt critical of former Cherokee Nation AG’s nomination for federal judgeship.
- Arizona Indian Health Service facility becomes first to be designated a voter registration agency.
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