Tribes take on clean energy
The Project on Indigenous Governance and Development is housed at the Harvard Kennedy School, and it’s about to get a major boost. The university announced the program has received more than $15 million in gifts. Joining us today is Harvard professor Joseph Kalt who co-founded the project in 1987.
Matika Wilbur is an author, photographer and podcast host. Her latest endeavor is the book, “Project 562.” Wilbur developed the collection after years of photographing and interviewing Indigenous people from more than 500 hundred federally recognized tribes. ICT’s Paris Wise has this interview.
As governments aim to transition to clean energy in the wake of climate change, some of the proposed solutions rely on Indigenous lands and resources. How do Indigenous people make sure they have a say in these conversations? That is the topic underway right now at a conference hosted by the First Nations Major Project Coalition. ICT’s Mark Trahant is there.
- Five institutions are under fire to comply with the federal law, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, also known as NAGPRA. More than a dozen U.S. senators called out the institutions on their slow pace of returning Native remains and belongings.
- It’s been three years in the making and the Northern Ponca Housing Authority broke ground last week in Omaha, Nebraska. ICT’s Shirley Sneve was there.
- Tribal colleges and universities will soon be able to tap into federal funding to boost clean energy development. The $15 million aid was announced last week. It is the U.S. government’s latest investment to generate sustainable electricity for Native communities.
- A Tlingit filmmaker is shining light on his culture through a new documentary. “Indigenous Resistance: Now and Then” has been making its way through the film circuit. Filmmaker Joe Yates spoke to ICT about why he created the documentary.
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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.
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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