Through the work of organizations like the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition, the stories of boarding schools, trauma and reconciliation have been featured many times here on the ICT Newscast. ICT’s Shirley Sneve brings us a new perspective from her mother, author Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve.
A fifty-year-old mystery converging with a present-day struggle over family, land, and history is the plot of a new novel from an Ojibwe author. “A Song over Miskwaa Rapids” is from Bois Forte citizen Linda LeGarde Grover.
“Sins of the Shovel: Looting, Murder, and the Evolution of American Archaeology” is a new book written by archaeologist Rachel Morgan. From reckless looting to professional science, the book explores the history of early American archaeology. ICT’s Paris Wise spoke with Morgan on this history as well as the perspective of modern day archeologists.
A slice of our Indigenous world
- The sun is shining on two Tribal Colleges with an investment in solar. The Department of Energy announced Thursday that three million dollars will go to the Blackfeet Community College in Montana and Turtle Mountain Community College in North Dakota.
- From the city to the rez – a coming of age dramedy is making waves. “Frybread Face and Me” follows two adolescent Navajo cousins from different worlds as they bond during a summer on their grandmother’s ranch. Billy Luther who is Navajo, Hopi, and Laguna Pueblo, wrote and directed the film as it drew from his experiences growing up.
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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