ICT is celebrating the opening of a new bureau, partnering with the School of Journalism at the University of Montana to bring greater coverage of the state’s 12 tribal nations and the region. ICT’s Shirley Sneve was at the launch and spoke to some key stakeholders.
Thousands of spectators and dancers were in Albuquerque, New Mexico last weekend for the Gathering of Nations powwow. The crowning of Miss Indian World. saw a record number of contestants. Roselynn Yazzie has this report.
The Gathering of Nations honors the Horse Nation with the Parade. Roselynn Yazzie Reports.
The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians Yaamava Resort and Casino put on its first ever Fashion Daze event. ICT’s Paris Wise worked in partnership with FNX and has this story.
“Native Sounds, Native Voices” is a weekly radio show in Lincoln, Nebraska that has been on the air for decades. ICT’s Shirley Sneve stopped by KZUM for an interview with the show’s co-hosts, Samantha PlentyChief and Joe Bad Moccasin.
May 5 is a day to raise awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous relatives. ICT’s Stewart Huntington has this report.
There’s a little known sport taking Native senior citizens by storm, and that’s chair volleyball. ICT’s Aliyah Chavez has the story. In the end, the Pala Turtles won the championship game. The co-ed team is from the Pala Band of Mission Indians in southern California.
In Alaska, Native leaders want action from state and federal officials to combat the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people. The Not Invisible Act Commission met in Anchorage last week for one of seven nationwide hearings addressing the issue.
A major Native literary group is taking notice of Native books that have been banned by various school boards and committees. According to a recent list from American Indians in Children’s Literature, Duval County in Florida and the Northampton Pennsylvania Area School District currently hold the most bans on Native books.
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: paris@ictnews.org.
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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