The Shinnecock people have had a long relationship with the water. That’s part of the reason why Indigenous canoeists recently retraced river routes that were the continent’s original highways. ICT’s Stewart Huntington has the story.
The Supreme Court of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi has a new associate justice. Travis Trueblood told ICT’s Joaqlin Estus that law wasn’t his first career choice.
The social justice organization IllumiNative is celebrating its fifth anniversary. Crystal Echo Hawk started the effort to activate the findings of the Reclaiming Native Truth project. Sandra Schulman has this interview.
The Mashpee Wampanoag celebrated the season with a traditional clambake in Mashpee, MA. ICT’s Stewart Huntington was there.
Powwow season is in full swing. ICT’s Karen Michel was at the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska’s Homecoming Celebration. Let’s watch the swan dance.
U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, one of the first two Native women elected to the U.S. Congress, faces a growing list of challengers in her next election. Three Kansas Republican candidates have launched primary campaigns to try to be the one to unseat the lone Democrat from Kansas in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Pacific Northwest activists are taking shifts to protect some of the few remaining Native trees in the Seattle from being destroyed. ICT’s Pacey Smith-Garcia has more on this story.
A South Dakota law enforcement officer will not be reprimanded for his lack of action during a Native American man’s overdose death. Robert Dennis Berta Enoch was detained by Charles Mix County sheriff Deputy Jon Werkmeister, April 3 for disorderly conduct and violating parole.
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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.
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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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