Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is in Miami to highlight Indigenous climate change solutions. Haaland spoke Tuesday at a conference of global thought leaders addressing the climate crisis.

Officials from the U.S., Canada and Indigenous groups are addressing mining pollution. For over a decade, advocates have pushed against the effects of coal mining in the waterways bordering British Columbia and the U.S.

In Arizona, a new outpatient clinic helps tackle substance abuse among Native Americans. The Native American Fathers and Families Association provides native-led programs and support for bringing men back to strengthen their families.

Easy-to-access contraceptives are becoming a new reality for women and teens nationwide. The Food and Drug Administration approved a new progesterone-only birth control pill that will be available over the counter.

A new report reveals indigenous fire management started at least 11,000 years ago. James Cook University researchers analyzed sediments in Australia that showed fire patterns revealed aboriginal burning practices used to maintain landscapes.

  • Author Tommy Orange won a National Book Award for his debut novel “There There.” He’s back with a new book, “Wandering Stars,” a sweeping tale that chronicles one family from Sand Creek through boarding schools, to Alcatraz and into today. Stewart Huntington caught up with this remarkable artist.
  • The Navajo Nation is seeing a surge in black lung disease among former coal miners. A new study points to inequality in health outcomes for Indigenous people. In a partnership with KSJD News in Cortez, Colorado, Rocky Mountain PBS is reporting on the respiratory disease related to coal mining in the four corners region.
  • It’s a destination tourism spot on an island. The Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository in Kodiak, Alaska wants you to stop by. It recently received a grant from the American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association, in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service. April Counceller told ICT producer Shirley Sneve about the project. Learn more about the Russian Orthodox Church across the street from the museum and www.ictnews.org

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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.

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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