Turtle Mountain Ojibwe citizen Denise Lajimodiere has etched her name into the history books. She is North Dakota’s first Indigenous poet laureate. She has published many award-winning books of poetry, and aside from that, she is considered a national expert on the history of Native American boarding schools.

The Reservation Economic Summit in Las Vegas featured panels and keynote addresses and served as a major stage for the latest styles and brands. ICT’s Paris Wise has this interview with Kayla Looking Horse-Smith.

Shoshone-Bannock and Diné citizen Roselynn Yazzie is the assistant editor for the Sho-Ban News in Fort Hall, Idaho. Yazzie has been in the field reporting for 17 years, covering everything from education to tribal government. She is a regular contributor to the newscast.

A slice of our Indigenous world

  • The largest gathering of Indigenous people in the United Nations system is underway. The UN’s Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues started Monday as delegates sat in the opening session. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is one of the United States delegates. ICT will have more on the permanent forum as it continues through April 28.
  • When wildlife officials in Oregon said the salmon run on the Coquille River faced extinction and little could be done, one tribe refused to give up. A historic cooperative approach that is spawning results. ICT’s Stewart Huntington has this report.
  • The population of tigers within India’s major reserve has steadily grown to more than three-thousand. That comes as 50 years ago when Project Tiger was established to address extinctions rates. It comes as Indigenous groups are uprooted. A local Indigenous rights group is pushing back by demanding its communities be included when determining how forests are used.
  • An Indigenous woman continues to set the record straight in court and on stage. In her new one-woman play called “On the Far End,” Cherokee citizen Mary Kathryn Nagel tells the story of her mother-in-law. It centers on the story of Muscogee leader Jean Chaudhuri. See it at the Round House Theatre in Bethesda, Maryland until May 7.

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.

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 Athabascan, is a producer of the ICT Newscast. On Instagram: @mallencharmley.

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

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

Virginia Rigney, Chickasaw, is a video editor for the ICT Newscast.

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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