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All across the country, we hear news of tribal nations getting land back. Whether an outright purchase, or a donation, the movement is gaining traction. A project at the University of Kansas is putting it on a map.

An idea of MacArthur Fellow Sarah Deer, a fellow professor, helped her create a website to quantify Land Back. Shirley Sneve and Stewart Huntington have this interview.

A movie about the Osage Nation in Oklahoma brings light to allotments and oil money. “Killers of the Flower Moon” portrayed just a small part of the injustices Natives faced in the early 1900s. However, the theft and deception hit many Tribes – including the Muskogee. The Lucinda Hickory Research Institute paired up with Verified News Network to shed light on the atrocities.

Yale historian Ned Blackhawk is envisioning American history through a new lens — putting Native peoples at the center of the narrative. This month, he won the prestigious National Book Award for his work, “The Rediscovery of America.”

A slice of our Indigenous world

  • Wabanaki tribal leaders are still bound by a 1980 federal law that limits their sovereignty. The six Wabanaki nations that predate Maine’s statehood are subject to its jurisdiction and treated like municipalities.
  • Rural communities in Northern Arizona can expect high speed internet as soon as February. The Bridging the Digital Divide project delivers affordable broadband internet to people living in the Hualapai Nation and Mohave and La Paz counties.
  • In Australia, indigenous languages are facing extinction. The country that once had 300 indigenous languages now has fewer than 30 languages remaining as primary spoken tongues today.

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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.

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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