The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows significant death rate increases for White and Native American infants, infant boys and babies born at 37 weeks or earlier. The national average climbed from 5.44 to 5.6 deaths, per 1,000 live births. For American Indian and Alaskan Natives the increase was even higher—from 7.46 to 9.06 infant deaths, per 1,000 live births in 2022.
The Military has been draining a leaky jet fuel storage facility for years, creating risks to a critical source of drinking water on O’ahu. The extent of the spill and the mishandling of the situation gave rise for calls to empty the tanks. The process is now underway and will take three months for all the fuel to be sent down three miles of pipeline to a pier at Pearl Harbor, where it will be loaded onto tankers and sent elsewhere.
Oglala Lakota citizen Grace Johnson has been hired as the liaison for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People for the Nebraska attorney general’s office. She will coordinate with local, state and federal agencies to report and investigate cases.
The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives Task Force was ended by New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s administration in a quiet fashion. This comes after multiple members publicly opposed the nomination of former San Ildefonso Pueblo Governor James Mountain to be the head of the Indian Affairs Department, which the task force is a part of.
The Upper Canada Village in Ontario hosted the gourd-geous display contains 100 carved pumpkins that highlight the Haudenosaunee Smoke Dance. The pumpkins were created in collaboration with the Akwesasne Mohawk community to better connect the two neighbors.
A slice of our Indigenous world:
- This year is the 48th annual American Indian Film Festival. ICT’s Paris Wise got the schedule of events from its executive director and an exclusive interview with one of the filmmakers up for awards.
- A new novel from an Ojibwe author is in bookstores Nov.7. “A Song over Miskwaa Rapids” is from Bois Forte citizen Linda LeGarde Grover. ICT’s Shirley Sneve has this interview
- Linda LeGarde Grover’s new book, “A Song over Miskwaa Rapids” is out November 7th.
- A group of Natives Hawaiians are working together to save a species of a tree that holds deep cultural significance to the island’s history. ICT’s Demi Dupavillon has the story.
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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