Life skills program puts healing first
Various tribes are hosting a life skills program teaching women personal development, family parenting, mindfulness, healing and more. Cree citizen Ivanna Yellowback is the co-founder of this program. ICT's Paris Wise has more on how Yellowback hopes to grow this work.
We turn now to the world of books where non-fiction author Anton Treuer has published his first work of fiction. Stewart Huntington caught up with the Bemidji State Indigenous Studies professor.
What does the future hold for Indigenous people? That was the question front and center for social justice organization Illuminative. ICT's Shirley Sneve has more on the Native Futures survey with CEO Crystal Echo Hawk.
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- On Saturday, officers from Gila River Police Department responded to a 911 call at around 2 a.m. at a home south of Phoenix. They reportedly found a large crowd, where multiple gun shots were fired. Two officers, as well as four others, were struck. Two people died, including Gila River police officer Josh Briese. Gila River officials say they are conducting a joint investigation on the incident with the FBI.
- In Nebraska, the number of missing and murdered Indigenous persons has nearly doubled after lack of action from the government. In 2019, Nebraska's legislature sought to better understand the reason behind the disproportionate number of MMIP individuals in the state. Five years later, only a hand-full of those recommendations have been implemented. Since then the number of reported cases of missing indigenous people in Nebraska has jumped from 23 in 2020 to 43 in 2024.
- June is Pride Month and the occasion is already being celebrated around the world through various parades and festivals. That was the case in Florida where the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians hosted its Miccosukee Pride Fest. The event brought the two-spirit community together, including lots of dancing.
- ICT has reported before on how the repatriation of cultural items can be expensive. Now, there's help. Indigenous communities worldwide can seek assistance from the Going Home Fund. The Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries and Museums has launched the fund, with support from the Andrew Mellon Foundation and others. More information on how to apply is atalm.org
Today's newscast was created with work from:
Shirley Sneve, Ponca/Sicangu Lakota, is the senior producer for the ICT Newscast. Follow her on Twitter @rosebudshirley. She is based in Nebraska.
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: 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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