Art for change in community

On the Thursday edition of the ICT Newscast, an appeal to Capitol Hill and its impact on tribal colleges and universities. Dancing, singing and marching — all in the name of change. There's more to these murals than well placed art. Hear the message behind some colorful art

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Publish date:
Feb 22, 2024

Tribes are calling for federal action on missing person and unsolved murder cases in California. Earlier this month, leaders, survivors and advocates marched together at the state capitol for the second annual Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Summit. ICT's McKenzie Allen-Charmley reports.

Every February, Indigenous students from 37 tribal colleges and universities make their way to Washington, D.C. to advocate for funding and assistance with community support. Here is ICT’s Pauly Denetclaw reports.

A native non-profit teamed up with Paramount on a mural project celebrating native values in Las Vegas. ICT’s Stewart Huntington has more.

The Heard Museum was the site for last weekend's 34th annual world championship hoop dance contest. ICT’s Ashley Sinclair was at the Phoenix competition.

Earlier this week, the U.S. vetoed a widely supported resolution with the United Nations, demanding a humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. ICT’s Paris Wise spoke with Underscore and ICT reporter, Nika Bartoo-Smith, about the activism that has been sparked as a result.

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The 2024 feature film, "Aberdeen," co-written and co-directed by filmmakers Eva Thomas and Ryan Cooper, stars Gail Maurice, left, as the title character, along with Billy Merasty, center, and Liam Stewart-Kanigan. It tells the story of an Indigenous climate refugee forced to relocate to Winnepeg. Thomas, Ojibway of the Walpole Island First Nation, is also working on a new film, "Nika and Madison," that she says will be an "Indigenous Thelma and Louise." (Photo courtesy of Eva Thomas)

The Cherokee Nation Marshal Service has assigned an investigator to the 1977 slayings of three Girl Scouts at Camp Scott near Locust Grove. Marshal Service Director Shannon Buhl told the Tribal Council that his agency became involved following the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark McGirt v. Oklahoma ruling in 2020. (Photo by Chad Hunter, Cherokee Phoenix)

Left to right: A.B., 31, White Earth Nation citizen, LACY ARMSTRONG, 37, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, JULIE WILLIAMS, White Earth citizen who co-founded the MOMS program, CASSIE PERSON, 36, White Earth Nation citizen, TEAH LOVEJOY, 35, Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe in South Dakota, Photo by Sheila Mulrooney Eldred for The Imprint.

Police are investigating the death of a 16-year-old student, Nex Benedict, who died a day after an altercation in a high school bathroom. Benedict's mother is a citizen of the Choctaw Nation. On social media Wednesday, Indigenous advocates shared their condolences and anger, for what they say, was a blatant attack on the LGBTQ+ teen.
New data shows native veterans saved millions in medical costs last year, thanks to a new waiver. The Department of Veteran Affairs exempted Native Americans and Alaska Natives from paying co-payments in 2023. The new policy allowed indigenous veterans to save an estimated $2.5 million in medical costs.
A new license plate in Minnesota is honoring missing and murdered indigenous relatives. The new design features a handprint and a ribbon skirt to symbolize the historic silence of indigenous violence.

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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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