Stephen Graham Jones, a Blackfeet citizen and New York Times bestselling author, has won numerous awards such as the Ray Bradbury and Bram Stoker Awards. He joins the show to tell us about his newest work.

Indigi-Pop-X draws in people from across the country to celebrate Native creatives. Lee Francis IV is the creator of this convention and he joins us to preview this year’s upcoming event in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Indigenous people have created sophisticated ways to communicate with each other across the language barrier. Indigi-Genius host Lee Francis explains more about these ways of communicating.

A slice of our Indigenous world 

  • The first Native owned radio station was founded in 1983 by members of the American Indian Movement. ICT’s Shirley Sneve and Stewart Huntington report.
  • Environmental activists are speaking out against the Willow Project which would extract an estimated 180,000 barrels of oil a day from the National Petroleum Reserve, if approved by the Biden administration.
  • Hoop Dancing is a widely loved artform and expression of cultural pride. ICT’s RipLey Simone-Kennebrew was at this year’s hoop dancing championship at the Heard Museum in Arizona.
  • ICT Anchor Aliyah Chavez is back at the anchor desk after getting married. She and her husband Teran Villa tied the knot at Jemez Pueblo in a traditional ceremony on Feb. 11. 

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.

R. Vincent Moniz, Jr., NuÉta, is the senior producer of the ICT Newscast. Have a great story? Pitch it to vincent@ictnews.org.

McKenzie Allen-Charmley, Dena’ina Athabaskan, is a producer of the ICT Newscast. On Twitter: @mallencharmley.

Paris Wise, Zia & Laguna Pueblo, is a producer for the ICT Newscast. Instagram and Twitter: @parisiswise. Email: paris@ictnews.org.

Drea Yazzie, Diné, is a producer/editor for the ICT newscast. On Twitter: @quindreayazzie Yazzie is based in Phoenix.

Pacey Smith Garcia, Ute, is a production assistant for the ICT newscast. On Twitter: @paceyjournalist

RipLey-Simone Kennebrew is an intern for the ICT Newscast. On Twitter: @ripleysimoneken

Daniel Herrera Carbajal is an intern for the ICT Newscast. On Twitter: @daniulherrrera

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