Everywhere you look in the U.S. was once Native American land that can be difficult to imagine now that whole cities and communities have been built on top of what used to exist. Officials in Arizona were surprised when they found a significant archaeological village in Tempe. ICT’s Aliyah Chavez reports.

A pair of moccasins are once again home. Stripped from a Native boy more than a century ago at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School it spent decades in a private collection. Now they are back in their homelands. ICT’s Stewart Huntington spoke with Kelley Bova, Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate.

In honor of the Halloween, ICT’s Nick Parks has compiled a list of the scariest Indigenous horror movies to watch.

A slice of our Indigenous world

  • We start above the medicine line with a new report raising lots of questions about an iconic folk singer. We should note that the music on the ICT Newscast is co-authored by Buffy Sainte Marie and Tanya Tagaq.
  • Newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson is leading efforts to rescind funding under the Inflation Reduction Act. After Johnson took the gavel, the House started on its long list of action items. One of the 12 appropriations bills, the energy-water spending bill, was passed. It included a $5 billion budget cut from the Inflation Reduction Act, which provided historic funding for green energy projects.
  • Dallas city officials proclaimed the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. A proclamation was handed to Eli Hickman, a citizen of the Navajo and Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.
  • The Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association is holding its second annual National Indigenous Cannabis Policy Summit. So far five tribes have joined the organization. It aims to share expertise and resources in what could be a $52 billion industry by 2026, according to the IAIC.

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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