U.S. Rep. Tom Cole is solidifying himself as one of the most powerful politicians in Congress. We turn now to regular contributor, Michael Stopp, for this conversation with ICT Political Correspondent Pauly Denetclaw.

The Sicangu Food Sovereignty Initiative started in 2014 after issues were identified in a community needs assessment. The program has since grown into a teaching and production farm. Our partners at South Dakota Public Broadcasting, Larry Rohrer and Jonathan Rouse, have this story.

ICT covers land back stories all over the country, but this one is special. The Cheyenne River Youth Project purchased land next to a site sacred to many tribes. ICT Senior Producer Shirley Sneve interviewed its executive director Julie Garreau, about the 40-acres near Bear Butte.

  • In Pennsylvania where the U.S. Army says it will repatriate the remains of 11 children who died at the Carlisle Indian Boarding School. ICT national correspondent Mary Annette Pember has the story.
  • In Oklahoma, a sexual assault trial for the prominent Yakama and Pawnee artist Walter “Bunky” Echo-Hawk, Jr, has been set later this year. A child pornography charge against him has been dropped, but he still faces one felony charge of lewd behavior with a child under 16. A warrant was issued for his arrest in January 2022, when a girl accused him of inappropriate touching while tickling her.
  • New funding for the Native American Rights Fund will provide legal support for tribal eco-stewardship programs through the First Nations Development Institute’s Stewarding Native Lands Program. It was granted $100,000 to be used toward legal assistance.
  • In New York City, the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues continued with discussions, Including the implementation of Indigenous rights and the problem of Canadian-owned mining companies operating in the Amazon. APTN’s Angel Moore brings us a wrap up of the events.
  • In South Dakota, a new school will soon carry the name of a Lakota war hero. Marcella LeBeau worked as a nurse in the Army in World War II. LaBeau, served in France, England and Belgium, including in the Battle of the Bulge. She continued her nursing career for 34 years with Indian Health Service, and she served on the Cheyenne River Tribal Council. The Marcella LeBeau Elementary School will open in Sioux Falls in 2025.

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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