Holly Cook Macarro, Red Lake Ojibwe, discusses the apppriations bills before Congress and the thread of another government shutdown. She is the founding principal and president of The Angle and is a board member of IndiJ Public Media.
In Hawai’i, salt making is being impacted by climate change, rising sea levels and pollution. Indigenous salt makers are now working to preserve their unique practice and pass on their knowledge to future generations.
Ronalda Tome-Warito is a mother, advocate, and the first Native American person elected to the Board of Education for Albuquerque Public Schools. ICT Anchor Aliyah Chavez shares part of her story.

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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.
Ebonye Delaney is the Executive Producer for the ICT Newscast. Email: ebonye@ictnews.org
Aliyah Chavez, Kewa Pueblo, is the anchor of the ICT Newscast. On Twitter: @aliyahjchavez.
Paris Wise, Zia and Laguna Pueblo, 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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