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We start in Southern California where Indigenous fashion was front and center at the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians’ Yaamava’ Resort and Casino. ICT’s Paris Wise worked in partnership with FNX to recap the casino’s first ever Fashion Daze.

She is a writer who uses her life experiences to shape what she advocates for, like supporting and uplifting strong Native women. Here is this interview with Jessa Calderon from March.

The Ojibwe rapper Mic Jordan was named North Dakota’s hip-hop artist of the year in 2016. For years, he has created a series of hits, and also leads hip-hop writing workshops. Aliyah Chavez caught up with him, just hours before he took the stage for a show at Cahokia in downtown Phoenix, Arizona this spring.

He is a comedian and writer whose work has appeared in places like Comedy Central and FOX’s “The Great North.” Aliyah Chavez sat down with Brian Bahe who is from the Tohono O’odham, Hopi and Navajo Nations to discuss his life in Hollywood.

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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