Hud Oberly grew up in Norman, Oklahoma and now the Osage filmmaker turned fashion designer is in New York preparing to launch a new fashion line. ICT’s Stewart Huntington has this interview.

Crew members from the Polynesian Voyaging Society are setting course on the Pacific Ocean. Using traditional wayfinding to ignite a movement, they bring awareness to care for Mother Earth. We bring you this story with videographer Gabe Strong. Take a look.

“Gone Native” is a five-part series of digital shorts that uses comedy to educate people about some of the issues that Native people face. ICT’s Paris Wise sat down with its creator Joey Clift and Comedy Central’s VP of Social Impact Erika Soto Lamb.

  • The largest gathering of young Indigenous changemakers is a wrap in Washington, D.C. ICT’s Pauly Denetclaw has this report. There are over 200,000 alumni of UNITY.
  • The Sakaogon Chippewa Community in Wisconsin, joined the Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association, a trade and policy advocacy group. Only about 50 U.S. tribes are involved in Cannabis and industrial hemp industries.
  • Recent numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau revealed there is growth in the Indigenous population. According to the Bureau’s 2022 yearly estimate, the overall population in America has grown nearly a half percent to 333.2 million people. For Native American and Alaska Natives, the increase is about 93,000 people across Indian Country. That takes the estimated national total to 7.2 million Native people.
  • Vice President Kamala Harris was in Arizona as part of the White House Investing in America Tour. She visited the Gila River Indian Community to highlight the administration’s commitment to Native Americans. Join us next week to hear from the vice president in a special ICT exclusive interview.

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.org

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

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