Novel recounts history through eyes of young girls
Dream of Wild Health is one of the oldest and longest operating Native American led nonprofits in Minneapolis. It raises vegetables — and farmers. ICT’s Shirley Sneve interviewed Hope Flanagan, who does community outreach and cultural teaching there.
A new novel by Standing Rock writer Mona Susan Power tells the story of boarding schools and failed government policy. Her fourth novel called “A Council of Dolls” is told through three generations of girls and their toys.
It’s harvest time in New Mexico, which means everyone is getting excited for the smells of roasted chiles and, of course, to eat them. Lois Ellen Frank has a Ph.D. in culinary anthropology and owns Red Mesa Cuisine in Santa Fe.
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- Rochester Museum and Science Center has returned ancestral remains and funerary artifacts to the Oneida Indian Nation of New York. The remains were dug up from at least six burial sites throughout the state sometime between 1928 and 1979, and estimated to be 200 to 3,000 years old.
- A trailblazing Native American attorney is being celebrated for his work to protect civil rights. John Echohawk was honored by the American Bar Association with the “Thurgood Marshall Award. Echohawk helped create the Native American Rights Fund where he still leads the organization in assisting tribes in their legal battles.
- Surf Girls Hawai’i is a four-part docu-series that premiered recently in more than 240 countries and territories. It follows a group of female Hawaiian surfers as they compete against one another — and other athletes from around the world. Produced by Reese Witherspoon’s production company, it streams on Prime Video.
- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded $2.5 million Indian Health Service to increase access to fresh produce. Native Americans are more likely to live in areas with low or no access to fresh foods, which can have detrimental effects to the health and well-being of the community.
- President Joe Biden signed 720 acres of sacred land into trust with the Pala Band of Mission Indians. It is the site of an ancestral village, with rock art paintings and artifacts.
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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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