A small university is working to return 25 ancestors resting in museum file cabinets in Ute Territory in the Rocky Mountains. They have been stored on the Western Colorado University campus since World War II. ICT’s Stewart Huntington has more.

Called a genius grant, the MacArthur Fellowship awards individuals for exceptional creativity and promise for important future advances. Patrick Makuakāne is one of those being honored for uplifting Hawaiian culture and history. Here’s ICT’s Shirley Sneve with the interview.

The Gila River Indian Community is an alliance of two tribes–the Akimel O’odham and the Pee Posh. In recent decades, it has found lots of success in gaming, beginning in 1993 when the tribe signed its very first gaming compact. ICT’s Aliyah Chavez and Nick Parks visited a new casino.

A slice of our Indigenous world

  • The Passamaquoddy Tribe at Sipyak has removed its leader for the fourth time in seven years. Chief Rena Newall served less than a year in office and was the tribal representative to the Maine legislature.
  • New research in Alaska shows that salmon are spawning in Arctic rivers. The findings confirm that with climate change altering the natural habitat of salmon, the fish are expanding into new territories. Alaska Native communities have an important connection with salmon and their new regional presence could affect harvesting and fishing practices.
  • More than 100 students at Washington High School in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, have walked out of class, calling attention to the lack of action over the missing and murdered Indigenous women crisis.

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 Email: marktrahant@ictnews.org

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