So many of the stories we report are about injustice including Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women or Indigenous people who are incarcerated at rates far higher than the other populations. ICT’s Mark Trahant tells us about a wrongful conviction of the Fairbanks Four.
Penobscot citizen Jill Tompkins is an accomplished attorney with deep experience in Indian law. She was recently named executive director of the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission. She told ICT’s Stewart Huntington she feels she’s taking over at a time when public opinion in her state is shifting toward the tribes
The fallout over the removal of Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House continues. Congress only has a few days left to fund the government and yet there is no path for the House, the Senate and the White House, to reach a consensus. Tribes and Indigenous organization are on Capitol Hill telling their story. ICT’s regular contributor Holly Cook Macarro looks for answers.
One election note from Tuesday night. Maine voters overwhelmingly voted to include all provisions in the state constitution. It means including the state’s treaty relationship with tribes, something that began when that region of the United States was still Massachusetts. The ballot measure is considered a win for tribal sovereignty.
- A museum and archaeological site in the Phoenix valley has a major change to its name and look. The S’edav Va’aki Museum will open its doors to its annual Indian and young artists market.
- Netflix’s “Spirit Rangers” was nominated for six awards in the second Children’s and Family Emmys. The nominations include best preschool animated series and best directing. The show follows Chumash and Cowlitz siblings Kodi, Summer, and Eddy Skycedar as they enter a spirit world in their California State Park.
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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
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Mark Trahant, Shoshone-Bannock, is ICT editor-at-large and Executive Producer of the ICT Newscast Email: marktrahant@ictnews.org
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