Navajo citizen Loren Anthony is an actor, artist and community activist, who recently starred in the movie, “How to Blow up a Pipeline.” It follows environmental activists who plan to disrupt a pipeline amidst an ongoing climate crisis.

A big win looms for a small Alaska Native community after it raised nearly $2 million to buy back more than 400 acres of its homelands. ICT’s Stewart Huntington has this report.

Lakota and Cherokee citizen Kristina Maldonado Bad Hand and her husband are preparing an indigenous comic expo. ICT’s Stewart Huntington caught up with the pair.

  • U.S. Border Patrol agents shot Raymond Mattia on Tohono O’odham tribal lands near the U.S.-Mexico boundary. According to newly released details, border patrol agents were answering reports of gunfire when they encountered Mattia.
  • Surfing is coming to the mainland at the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona. ICT’s Pacey Smith-Garcia takes a look at a new exhibit exciting visitors.
  • A man has been convicted and sentenced for representing himself as a Native American artist in Seattle Washington. Jerry Chris Van Dyke pleaded guilty to violating the Indian Arts and Crafts Act at his court hearing in March. Going by the name Jerry Witten, he worked with a gallery in the area of Pike Place Market for more than ten years.
  • There is a new grant program aiming to help tribes preserve their languages. The Living Languages Grant will be providing funding for tribes to create immersion programs and continue the work on those who already have them. The Office of Indian Economic Development is expected to award between 18 to 22 of these three-year grants totaling upwards of $300,000.

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 Athabaskan, 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.

Daniel Herrera Carbajal is a video editor for the ICT Newscast. On Twitter: @daniulherrrera

Pacey Smith Garcia, Ute, is a production assistant for the ICT newscast. On Twitter: @paceyjournalist.

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