It’s back to school time–and many have already started. Lorilei Chavez teaches at Santo Domingo Pueblo elementary and middle school in New Mexico.
ICT’s Stewart Huntington has been back east to see family and report from tribal nations we don’t often hear about. He visited Wabanaki Territory where ancient traditions are growing strong again at Passamaquoddy Days celebration on the Passamaquoddy reservation.
The home of the Mashpee Wampanoag is Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The tribe embarked on some major cultural and economic rejuvenation projects, but only after turning back the latest challenges to their homelands. Huntington also has this report.
The Santa Fe Indian Market celebrated its 101st birthday. Thousands are attracted to the city-wide event, where the arts are front and center. Jeremy Felipe has a profile.
Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut has died. The 7,000 pound orca was also named Tokitae, which is a Salish word meaning nice day or pretty colors. She spent 53 years of her estimated 57 year life in the Miami Seaquarium and was the subject of a wide-spread campaign calling for her return to her home waters near Seattle.
A petition to reinstate the name of the NFL’s Washington Commander’s team back to its previous one has gained over 100,000 signatures. It calls for the R word to be restored to the Washington NFL Football team. The previous name is a dictionary defined racial slur and was replaced in 2020 at the celebration of many Indigenous people.
For more than four decades, the Northern Chumash Tribal Council has been pushing for the federal government to establish the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary in California. To get there, it must get approval from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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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