A roller derby skater is using her skills to raise awareness and education on missing and murdered Indigenous relatives, through Native Hope. Melissa Skeet began her career in victim assistance and due to her own experience with domestic violence, skating became a savior.

First Peoples Fund is honoring Tom Pohaku Stone with a Community Spirit Award. These artists embody their people’s cultural assets in their creations and their way of life. Through his nonprofit organization, Kanalu, he is passionate about preserving and sharing traditional Hawaiian values and connection to the ocean. ICT’s Shirley Sneve has this interview.

In Canada, Quebec is holding a series of consultations with one Cree Nation as it prepares a report on the James Bay lithium mine. However, some citizens within the nation are concerned about how the mine’s approval will transform their ancestral territory. APTN’s Emelia Fournier has the report.

A slice of our Indigenous world

  • Legislation in Oklahoma would allow Native students to wear traditional regalia. Senate Bill 429 would allow students to wear cultural items on school property or at any school event, including graduation.
  • In Switzerland, a museum has returned objects in a first of its kind ceremony. Geneva’s Museum of Ethnography in Geneva returned two sacred items to Haudenosaunee citizens. A spokesperson for the museum explained this is the first part of its goal to return objects in its collection to its rightful owner.
  • The United Methodist Church has inducted its first Indigenous bishop. Choctaw citizen David Wilson will oversee the church’s Great Plains Conference, made up of Kansas and Nebraska.
  • During Super Bowl week, the Philadelphia Eagles stayed at the Sheraton Grand Hotel – located in the Gila River Indian Community. Dacoda McDowell-Wahpekeche talked with three Eagles players about the area.

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.

R. Vincent Moniz, Jr., NuÉta, is the senior producer of the ICT Newscast. Have a great story? Pitch it to vincent@ictnews.org.

McKenzie Allen-Charmley, Dena’ina Athabaskan, is a producer of the ICT Newscast. On Twitter: @mallencharmley.

Drea Yazzie, Diné, is a producer/editor for the ICT newscast. On Twitter: @quindreayazzie Yazzie is based in Phoenix.

Pacey Smith Garcia, Ute, is a production assistant for the ICT newscast. On Twitter: @paceyjournalist

Paris Wise, Zia and Laguna Pueblo, is a producer for the ICT Newscast. Instagram and Twitter: @parisiswise. Email: paris@ictnews.org

RipLey-Simone Kennebrew is an intern for the ICT Newscast. On Twitter: @ripleysimoneken

Daniel Herrera Carbajal is an intern for the ICT Newscast. On Twitter: @daniulherrrera

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