A council member for the Poarch Band of Creek Indians has been recognized for her work. Yellowhammer News honors Sandy Hollinger for her unwavering commitment to her tribe. ICT Senior Producer Shirley Sneve has more.

Language revitalization is a priority for many tribes across Turtle Island. It’s what ties them to their sense of place and identity. Almost 10 million people identify as American Indian or Alaska Native, but only a 250,000 speak their Indigenous language. Today we turn to Academy Award nominee Lily Gladstone for a peek at her journey to better understand her Blackfeet language.

In New Mexico, lawmakers just finished their 30-day legislative session. The state is home to 23 Native nations–including 19 pueblos, the Navajo Nation as well as the Jicarilla, and Mescalero Apache nations. Shaun Griswold, the editor of Source New Mexico, sums up the wins and losses Native communities had at the legislature.

  • There is broad support from 30 tribal nations in the Great Lakes region for an effort to stop an oil and gas pipeline. A letter sent to the Biden administration wants the Enbridge Line 5 Pipeline stopped.
  • A shooting that has left two dead has shocked a remote community in Alaska. Last week, an Inupiat 16-year old allegedly shot and killed two people and injured two others. This in the rural whaling village of Point Hope.
  • The Biden administration announced funding for renewable energy on tribal lands. $366 million will pay for 17 solar battery storage and hydropower projects across the U.S. Projects will span across 20 states and involve 30 tribes.
  • Ruth Anna Buffalo has been named CEO of the Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center. A former North Dakota legislator, she’s from the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation.
  • A Washington state man is pleading guilty for his role in a killing spree of thousands of eagles. Federal prosecutors say Travis John Branson killed more than 3,000 birds and eagles on the Flathead Indian Reservation.

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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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