• Indigenous actor and former boxer Kali Reis is co-starring in the HBO crime drama “True Detective,” alongside Oscar-winner Jodie Foster. ICT’s Miles Morrisseau caught up with Reis to ask about Native representation and what it means to work on a show that explores the MMIP crisis.
  • Languages are among our most valued resources. Ensuring they are preserved, and taught, is important in Indigenous communities. ICT’s new segment is Language Breaks. Today, a taste of Passamaquoddy from the Wabanaki nation in the state of Maine.
  • A popular series on PBS has been unraveling the past for over a decade. This season, an award-winning Cherokee actor discovered some surprising facts about his ancestry on “Finding your Roots.” ICT’s Shirley Sneve has this interview with Wes Studi.
  • Two filmmakers have worked tirelessly to shine a light on a decades-long struggle to revive Tar Creek in Miami, Oklahoma. “Meet me at the Creek” is directed by Cherokee filmmaker Loren Waters, and features Cherokee elder Rebecca Jim. ICT’s Daniel Herrera has more.

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Today’s newscast was created with work from:

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.

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.

Ebonye Delaney is the Executive Producer for the ICT Newscast. Email: ebonye@ictnews.org


Mark Trahant, Shoshone-Bannock, is ICT editor-at-large Email: marktrahant@ictnews.org

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