This week on the ICT Newscast for Friday, August 8, 2025, ICT Managing Editor Jourdan Bennett-Begaye convenes an expert panel to address pressing health issues affecting Indigenous people, including urgent daily challenges like measles outbreaks, the state of public health infrastructure in Native American communities, and the impact of the current administration’s healthcare policies.
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Townhall panel:
- A.C. Locklear II (Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina) – CEO, National Indian Health Board, advocating for tribal health rights and equity nationwide.
- Abigail Echo-Hawk (Pawnee) – EVP, Seattle Indian Health Board & Director, Urban Indian Health Institute, leading national efforts to decolonize public health data.
- Dean Seneca, MPH, MCURP – CEO & Founder, Seneca Scientific Solutions+, specializing in Indigenous health disparities and community development.
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