Officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration say we are in the middle of a worldwide coral bleaching event. This marks the fourth-ever on record and the second in the last decade, according to scientists. It happens when coral turn completely white due to stressful conditions like high temperatures.

Indigenous leaders are fresh off an Arctic symposium to make their message known in Alaska. Six Iñupiaq, Tlingit and Athabascan leaders joined others from an estimated 30 countries to kick off Arctic Encounter 2024.

An Indigenous basketball player has been drafted to the WNBA. Alissa Pilli was drafted in the first round to the Minnesota Lynx as the eighth overall pick. The Samoan and Inupiaq star became the seventh player to be selected from the University of Utah, and just the third overall to be selected in the first round.

  • The world renowned art event, the Venice Biennale is finally here, and Jeffrey Gibson is the featured artist. He’s a citizen of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. See photos from the exhibition by Timothy Schenck.
  • After the success of the live-action adaptation of “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” the franchise is getting its first movie in 2025. A couple of familiar faces were in the recent cast announcement for voice-actors including Jessica Matten from the TV show “Dark Winds” and Roman Zaragoza from the series “Ghosts.”
  • Actor Lily Gladstone stars in a new true crime drama called Under the Bridge,” available on Hulu. Gladstone was on hand in Los Angeles premiere on Monday for the show’s premiere. She was asked about her whirlwind experience as the Oscar nominated star in the film “Killers of the Flower Moon” and what it meant for her Blackfeet Nation.
  • A state dinner is held when a head of government visits the White House. That was the case last week when President Joe Biden hosted Japan Prime Minister Kishida Fumio. Among those invited were ICT regular contributor Holly Cook Macarro and her husband, Mark, who is the president of the National Congress of American Indians.
  • It is FASFA Week at the Department of Education–that is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. ICT’s education reporter Renata Birkenbuel has more on the rollout of what’s being called a simplified application but it hasn’t been smooth.
  • Politics is a family affair in the South Dakota State Legislature. Shirley Sneve has this interview with Representative Tyler Tordsen, whose mother, Tamara St. John, is also in the South Dakota House.

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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