Taylor Bazille Ducheneaux is redefining what it means to be Lakota by blending stories with the modern art of rap, he comes to tell us more.

Basketball fans and players headed to Phoenix last week for The Native American Basketball Invitational, to tell us more about the event and his career is Tyler Jones.

Kewa Pueblo is using 3-D printers to help build its energy and internet infrastructures, to tell us more is Source New Mexico Editor Shaun Griswold.

  • In California, tribal leaders held a roundtable to work more on the state’s Feather Alert system, which is designed to better connect Native and non-Native resources in MMIW cases.
  • In Nevada, the cause against Thacker Pass faced another setback to stop the lithium mine at the site. ICT’s Stewart Huntington has more.
  • In South Dakota, activists are working to expand voting rights after a state committee found the Native Americans face serious trouble in getting access to voting.
  • The film “Prey” has been nominated for six Emmys this year including “Outstanding Television Movie.” Fans were also quick to notice that “Reservation Dogs” has only been nominated for one despite receiving numerous other awards. 

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 award winning 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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