A former policy analyst is using her Indigenous culinary skills on a cooking show on the PBS series, “The Great American Recipe.” Marie Givens shares Indigenous food ways from her home land. ICT’s Vincent Moniz has more.

Jacob Weasel had a goal to inspire youth and he achieved it by making history. The Cheyenne River Sioux surgeon is the first Native American ever to summit Mount Everest.

  • The U.S. Justice Department is adding 10 staffers in five regions to assist on MMIP cases. The support includes aiding investigations and promoting coordination among federal, tribal, local, and state law enforcement. The five regions include the Northwest, Southwest, Great Plains, Great Lakes, and Southeast.
  • A Northern Plains tribe is demanding that the Army respect its sovereignty as it moves to return the remains of a boy who died at the Carlisle Indian Boarding School in 1879. Tamara St. John of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate in South Dakota says the Army is denying proper consultations and ceremonies during the process, as spelled out in the federal Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The Army claims NAGPRA does not apply to this situation.
  • The city of Pine Ridge held its first ever Pine Ridge Greasy Grass Victory Day to celebrate victory 147-years ago. Lakota, Cheyenne and Arapaho Nations fought and defeated General Custer and the seventh cavalry at the battle of Greasy Grass, also known as the Battle of Little Bighorn.
  • Cowlitz citizen, comedian, and Illustrator Joey Clift has partnered with Comedy Central on a hit animated series called “Gone Native.” The topics are straight from the pulse of Indian Country and include spirit animals, Native culture and one of Clift’s favorites, sports mascots.

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

Pauly Denetclaw, Diné, is a political correspondent for ICT. Email her at pauly@ictnews.orgPacey Smith Garcia, Ute, is a production assistant for the ICT newscast. On Twitter: @paceyjournalist.

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