President Joe Biden announced a major executive order on the southern border, which is a hot issue in the election. Regular contributor John Tahsuda joins ICT political correspondent Pauly Denetclaw to discuss this and other issues.

The U.S. is investing billions into bolstering semiconductor manufacturing. ICT’s Daniel Herrera visited an Arizona community college to learn more.

President Calvin Coolidge signed the Indian Citizenship Act a century ago which made Native American citizens of the US. ICT’s Pauly Denetclaw’s reports on voting rights progress today.

A Navajo man is bottling up the heat in Phoenix. Michael John is the founder of Navajo Mike’s Southwestern-style barbecue sauce. Here’s a feature from Tocabe’s Indigenous Marketplace.

  • In North Carolina, state lawmakers are proposing a law to make it easier for developers to bulldoze archaeological sites. Construction was paused in Cedar Point when archeologists discovered a burial ground believed to be 3,000 years old. The bill would allow construction to continue.
  • Catholic bishops nationwide plan to apologize to Native Americans for cultural harm and make changes around ministry. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops meet next week to discuss an apology.
  • In South Dakota, two well-known Native American lawmakers lost their reelection bid in the primary. Mother-son duo Tamara St. John and Tyler Tordsen were among 12 other Republican incumbents who lost their primary vote. Voter turn-out was at an all time low of 17 percent.
  • ICT caught up with WNBA star Alissa Pili, a Samoan and Inupiaq player with the Minnesota Lynx. She was playing in Arizona against the Phoenix Mercury. She has a message for Indigenous youth.

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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