Coming up on the ICT newscast with Aliyah Chavez!

Non-Natives claiming an Indigenous identity are taking center stage at a conference in Canada. APTN’s Chris Stewart attended the event and has this report. 

Lobster harvesters from the Mi’kmaw Nation are going to court over what they say are violations of treaty rights. APTN’s Angel Moore has the outright theft, caught on video. 

A Native Hawaiian physician has been named an Obama Leader by the former president’s Obama Foundation. Kekoa Taparra will join the first leadership class of values-driven changemakers. ICT’s Stewart Huntington caught up with Dr. Taparra. 

“Visions ‘23” is an exhibition that features the work of local students from Arizona high schools to be showcased in the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. Diné citizen and artist Iona Sherman is a student at Tempe High School and her artwork “Forgotten Nizhoni” is inspired by the political movement Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.

A slice of our Indigenous world 

  • A federal judge is criticizing the Department of Interior for dragging its feet on rules for tribal nations. The Department of Interior has “failed to convey any sense of urgency” in issuing new rules for tribes who were denied federal recognition.
  • The National Park Service announced the distribution of $3.4 million in grants to 16 tribal nations and 28 museums, in support of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.
  • The Santa Fe Indian Market celebrated 101 years this weekend. Jeremy Felipe has all of the sights and sounds.
  • A future U.S. Navy ship is being named after an Indigenous leader and military hero in Alaska.
  • The late Sol Atkinson was one of the very first Navy SEALS. The Alaska Native leader comes from the Metlakatla Indian Community on Annette Island.

Thank you for watching!

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. 

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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