A newly released fund is now available to help tribes get their sacred items back. To tell us more is Rick West, a founding director of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian.

A Navajo Nation citizen won a scholarship for Saturday Night Live and is taking classes at the Groundlings in Los Angeles, Alex Slim is here to tell us more about this opportunity.

Congress is heading into recess soon, but before they do they have heard several bills that could impact Indian Country. To tell us more about this is ICT regular contributor Holly Cook Macarro. She is a board member of IndiJ Public Media, ICT’s parent company.

  • The Behavioral Health and Wellness Program has been extended for another five years. The program that was created by the Bureau of Indian education helps provide needed mental health services.
  • A new study showed that American Indian and Alaska Native children endure high rates of the infection called respiratory syncytial virus.
  • Prominent Indigenous fashion designer Chris Printup, more prominently known as Spanto, has diedy at the age of 44 following a car accident.
  • The famous Indigenous band Redbone was recently inducted into the Valley Music Hall of Fame.
  • A new study showed that humans lived at the same time as giant sloths in South America. This study showed that the bones of the giant sloths had been intentionally modified. 

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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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