In Washington D.C., hundreds gathered in front of the White House to protest Leonard Peltier’s imprisonment beginning in 1976. ICT’s Pauly Denetclaw was at the rally.

Wayne National Forest is currently named after a military war general who once led an attack against Indigenous tribes. That could soon change. About a year ago, the Biden administration created a task force to review place names with a racist history. ICT’s Demi Dupavillon has more.

Earlier this summer Cherokee Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. won re-election to office for another four-year term. As he begins a new administration the chief has called this some of the most challenging times in Cherokee history.

  • Indigenous people may not receive the data that tribes were expecting from the 2020 census. The U.S. Census Bureau is warning tribal leaders that its information will not be as accurate as in past counts.
  • In San Antonio, Texas, Indigenous culture bearers are suing the city on the grounds of religious freedom. The two culture bearers, who are members of the Native American Church, are suing to be able to access a sacred site that had been fenced off.
  • In Arctic, Greenland, an Inuk content creator is showing the world what it means to be Indigenous on Mother Earth’s largest island. APTN’s Sav Jonsa takes us on a guided tour.

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 for 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.

Nick Parks is a Production Assistant for the ICT Newscast.On Twitter: @NickParks2002

Jack Orleans is an Intern for the ICT Newscast. On Twitter @JackOrleans5

Demi Dupavillon is an Intern for the ICT Newscast. On Twitter @DemiDupavillon

Mark Trahant, Shoshone-Bannock, is ICT editor-at-large and Executive Producer of the ICT Newscast based in Phoenix. Email: marktrahant@ictnews.org

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