This week’s newscast covers the benefits of food sovereignty, a historic land return from the Catholic Church, author Tiffany Midge’s most recent satire, the power of oysters, and two Indigenous artists with an opportunity to advance their craft.
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- Bringing Back the Bison: In Lower Brule, decades of bison restoration proved critical—helping feed families when the longest government shutdown threatened nutrition programs. ICT’s Amelia Schafer explains how it worked and the history behind food sovereignty for Native Americans across the country.
- Wisconsin Tribe’s #LandBack: In Wisconsin, land owned by the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration is back in the hands of the Lac Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians-in an act of reparations from Catholic Sisters who operated an Indian boarding school. PBS Wisconsin and ICT reporter Erica Ayisi shares how this #Landback moment came and why it’s important for the sisters.
- Indigenous Author Tiffany Midge Mixes Grief with Humor: Comedy and the love for letting out a big old Auntie laugh is something that seems to tie all tribes together. Author Tiffany Midge’s book, “Bury My Heart at Chuck E. Cheese’s,” is a memoir that covers everything from colonialism to pumpkin spice.
- Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Restores Water with Oysters: A Massachusetts tribe is doing just what the ancestors taught them: looking after each other, the waters and the land. Join Pauly Denetclaw and Stewart Huntington as they get their feet wet and learn more.
- Indigenous Art Fellows Dig Deep: The Institute of American Indian Arts, a tribal college in New Mexico, is providing two artists with a unique opportunity to delve into its archives for research and creativity.
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