Indigenous knowledge passes from one generation to the next. A Sicangu Lakota woman works to make sure we remember these old ways today. ICT‘s Shirley Sneve has this story with Anne White Hat and her work to promote the healing power of plants, as the proprietor of Miss Anne’s Maypop Herbal Shop, in New Orleans.

Vibrant colors and large scale canvases bring her Arikara ancestry to light. Jennifer White is the owner of Post Pilgrim Gallery. Zeke Hanson has this profile from our partners at SDPB.

The American Museum of Natural History in New York City opened a new exhibit of contemporary Northwest Coast Indigenous art. ICT‘s Stewart Huntington caught up with guest curator Aliya Boubard.

Across the country, Indigenous communities are working to preserve or revitalize their Native languages. At the University of Montana, community partnerships made it possible for all of western Montana to learn Blackfeet, Salish, and Cheyenne. Cathleen Doisher reports how the partnerships boosted participation in a meaningful way.

  • New details are emerging in the death of Lakota actor Cole Brings Plenty. Sheriff’s deputies in Johnson County, Kansas, on Friday morning discovered the body of 27-year-old missing Lakota actor Cole Brings Plenty. Updates will be posted to www.ictnews.org
  • Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency announced it is putting $400 million into Native Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) for green energy projects. It’s part of a $20 billion effort to fight climate change. The funding is being called historic for CDFIs, which are often the only financial institutions on tribal lands.
  • A Utah nonprofit is opening its phone lines for Natives facing domestic and sexual violence. Restoring Ancestral Winds launched its hotline earlier this week after four years of planning and in midst of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Victims of sexual and domestic violence can call the hotline at the following number on your screen.
  • In Brazil, an Indigenous person has earned a seat at the Brazilian Academy of Letters for the first time. Ailton Kranak, a writer and environmentalist wore an Indigenous headband while receiving a sword, necklace and a diploma from his peers.
  • The NDN Girls Book Club delivered the more than 10,000 books in just five days in a road trip on the Navajo Nation, that started in Window Rock, Arizona, and ending in Shiprock, New Mexico. The group is a nonprofit organization, with a mission to inspire a love of literature in Native youth and uses its resources to uplift Native writers.

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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