ICT has reporters across Turtle Island. We have bureaus in Washington, D.C., Anchorage, Portland, Missoula, as well as reporters in Manitoba, South Dakota, and soon Oklahoma. 

On this reporter roundtable is ICT political correspondent Pauly Denetclaw, ICT senior editor Dianna Hunt and special Canadian correspondent Miles Morrisseau.

  • A three-state plan to reduce water should keep the Colorado River Basin healthy for the next few years. The Colorado River serves seven U.S. states, 10 tribes, and two states in Mexico. The river supports cities and a multibillion-dollar farm industry and generates hydropower that is used across the West.
  • President Joe Biden has signed a proclamation marking November National Native American Heritage Month. The document urges all Americans, as well as state and local governments, to observe the month with appropriate programs and activities. PBS is celebrating with a number of special programs on the air and streaming free online.
  • The U.S. Mint will launch a new quarter featuring Osage prima ballerina Maria Tallchief. That event will happen at the Lyric Opera of Chicago on Nov. 11.
  • Many organizations will observe Native Women’s Equal Pay Day. Its goal is to bring awareness to the staggering data, showing Native American women earn only 51 cents per dollar paid to white non-Hispanic men.
  • Scientists are learning a lot more about a mummy discovered decades ago in Peru. The face of Peru’s most famous mummy, an Inca girl who was sacrificed in a ritual more than five hundred years ago, was recently unveiled. The silicone-based sculpture was made by a team of Peruvian and Swedish scientists. She died sometime between 1440 A.D. and 1450.
  • The Oklahoma State Supreme Court struck down two compacts that would allow two small tribes to build casinos outside their traditional boundaries. The United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians and the Kialegee Tribal Town hoped to offer gaming in Guthrie and Oklahoma county to boost their economy. Lawmakers unanimously rejected the gaming compacts, saying they were significantly flawed.

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 Pueblo, 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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