The ICT Newscast for Friday, June 6, 2025, features a boarding school memorial in South Dakota, a legal challenge over Native American mascots, and mental health resources for Indigenous families. Plus, King Charles III visits Canada and acknowledges Indigenous leadership.

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  • The Trump administration claims New York’s ban on Native mascots violates federal civil rights.
  • A powerful sculpture honors children who died at the Rapid City Indian Boarding School.
  • North of the medicine line, King Charles III is welcomed in Canada as Indigenous leaders call for action.
  • The Rosebud Sioux Tribe declares a state of emergency over drugs and violence.
  • A congressional bill threatens the Endangered Species Act and tribal consultation rights.
  • A report from Montana’s Flathead Reservation spotlights the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease.
  •  A new online series supports Indigenous families with culturally grounded mental health resources.
  • An Anishinabe music group blends traditional and modern sound to deliver a message of resilience

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