Hud Oberly, Osage, grew up in Norman, Oklahoma, but has found a home in New York City. Always staying busy, he spent some time at the Sundance Film Institute’s Indigenous Program and serves on the board of the country’s largest Native scholarship organization. ICT’s Stewart Huntington caught up with him recently just as the designer is preparing to launch a new fashion line. 

A former policy analyst is using her Indigenous cooking skills on the second season of PBS cooking competition “The Great American Recipe.” The show Maria Givens says, is an opportunity to share food ways her people have been using for thousands of years. ICT’s Vincent Moniz has more. 

An MMIP advocate was recently awarded a Bush Foundation fellowship. Agnes Yellow Bear wants families to be at the center of the movement to prevent violence against Indigenous peoples. She sees how healing advocacy work can be when it prioritizes the voices and stories of families seeking justice for their loved ones.

  • The Missoulian is reporting the lack of progress made in an MMIP case. Jermain Charlo is an Indigenous woman who disappeared from Missoula, Montana five years ago. She hasn’t been heard from since, no arrests have been made and her body’s whereabouts remain unknown.
  • Federal officials are prosecuting non-native individuals for selling fake Alaska Native art. A man from Ketchikan plead guilty earlier this month to selling Alaska Native souvenirs that were manufactured in the Philippines.
  • In Canada, dozens of Indigenous elders learned what to do if they go to the hospital and no one listens to them or abuses them. APTN’s Chris Stewart was at the event that was part of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.
  • A newly released 11-minute video for rock band Metallica includes Indigenous influences thanks to Taos Pueblo member Mozart Abeyta. The single called “Inamorata,” shows a Native man stranded in the desert with predators all around him. The project came together after Mozart and his wife had a chance encounter with Metallica member Robert Trujillo, who is also Taos Pueblo.

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 Athabascan, is a producer of the ICT Newscast. Instagram: @mallencharmley.

Paris Wise, Zia and Laguna Pueblos, 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

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

Pauly Denetclaw, Diné, is a political correspondent for ICT. Email her at pauly@ictnews.org

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