A new novel by Standing Rock writer Mona Susan Power tells the story of boarding schools and failed government policy from a child’s perspective. “A Council of Dolls,” it is told through three generations of girls.

Tasha Fridia of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes joins the first class of Leaders USA, joining changemakers, sponsored by the Obama Foundation. She’s the National Director of Tribal Programs, Friends of the Children in South Dakota. ICT’s Stewart Huntington has this interview.

Dream of Wild Health raises vegetables — and farmers. ICT’s Shirley Sneve interviewed Hope Flanagan who does community outreach and cultural teaching there. She is Seneca, but grew up in Minnesota. 

  • Native Hawaiian communities on the island of Maui in Hawai’i are picking up the pieces after wildfires that have left over a hundred people dead. The destruction leaves the Lahaina wildfire as the deadliest of its kind in over a century. Lahaina was not just a popular tourist attraction, but it was once the capital of the Kingdom of Hawai’i.
  • Hundreds of journalists gathered in Winnipeg, Manitoba last week for the annual conference of the Native American Journalists Association — now renamed the Indigenous Journalists Association. Aliyah Chavez has this report.

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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