How does a tribal nation grapple with the threats that come with climate change? And perhaps even more pressing, how do they pay for it? ICT’s Mark Trahant sheds light on these complex issues in part two of his coverage from the Quinault Nation in Washington state.

Students are protesting nationwide over the Mideast conflict, gaining momentum as colleges respond with force and arrests. With Gen Z students preparing to graduate, protests rage on amid a swelling police presence, leading to canceled graduation ceremonies. ICT‘s Renata Birkenbuel brings us the story.

For more than two decades, an immersion school in Montana has aimed to teach the endangered Salish language. Lily Meskers reports how the Nwkusm Immersion school brings elders and children together to breathe new life into an ancestral language.

  • The fight for demarcation and sovereignty continues amidst growing pressure from senators and corporations in Brazil. ICT‘s Daniel Herrera has more on an event that intends to amplify the voice of Indigenous peoples
  • In western Australia, the United Nations wants to address the high rates of Aboriginal children involved in crime. Key recommendations include raising the age of criminal responsibility to 10, establishing a dedicated first nations children’s commissioner and expanding a specialized therapeutic court program.
  • May is national stroke awareness month. According to the American Stroke Society, every 40 seconds someone in the U.S. has a stroke and knowing the warning signs is important. F: look for face drooping; A: look for arm weakness; S: look for speech difficulty And T: time to call 911. Acting fast makes the difference between a full recovery and long-term disability.
  • Around the country, public health officials say they are alarmed by an increase in cases of syphilis in American Indian and Alaska Native people. Chief public health officer Meghan Curry O’Connell for the Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board says it can occur as a rash and may go away on its own, but the person still can infect others, but it is curable.
  • In Oklahoma, tribes are pushing the Federal Communications Commission to create a nationwide MMIP alert system. It would utilize the integrated public alert and warning system to distribute alerts about MMIP individuals over 17, who aren’t covered by the Amber Alert System.
  • Jim Thorpe was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, for his contributions to “the prosperity, values or security of the U.S., world peace or other significant societal, public or private endeavors” according to the white house. One of his most notable performances was at the 1912 Olympics in Sweden where he won two gold medals.

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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