• In June of 1994, the Gila River Indian Community opened the doors to its first casino. 30 years have gone by and since then the tribe has grown its venture to the largest casino enterprise in Arizona owning four casinos and two resorts, partnering with sports teams in the NBA, NFL, and MLB. This has generated millions for the state of Arizona. We have a conversation with the Gila River Resorts and Casino’s CEO Kenneth Manuel. 
  • Equitable voting rights for Indigenous communities continue to be a struggle. This being highlighted by the centennial of the Indian Citizenship Act. Post 1971, miners aren’t covered under the Radiation Exposure and Compensation Act. This affected many Native American Uranium miners. We get the latest on a push to expand this act. And former President Donald Trump has been convicted of 34 felony counts. Holly Cook Macarro and ICT’s Pauly Denetclaw have these stories. 
  • Funeral services are underway in Wisconsin for a prominent Native American rights leader. The family of Ernie Stevens Sr. shared that the 92 year old Oneida Nation of Wisconsin citizen died over the weekend. Stevens had a very long and storied career, working to ush self determination after graduating with a degree from MIT. He held many titles over the years, most notably as the executive director of the Los Angeles Indian Center and as the first vice president of the National Congress of American Indians.

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Shirley Sneve, Ponca/Sicangu Lakota, is the senior producer for the ICT Newscast. Follow her on Twitter @rosebudshirley. She is based in Nebraska.

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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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