The ICT Newscast for Friday, May 16, 2025, features stories about a missing government website, plus news from the U.N. Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Plus, an honor for a Passamaquoddy culture bearer.
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- In Wisconsin, a rally at the State Capitol spotlighted the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People, with families and advocates calling for action.
- A two-night documentary premieres May 27 on the History Channel. It features Michael Spears as legendary Lakota leader Sitting Bull.
- Geoffrey Roth, Vice Chair of the U.N. Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, shares insights as the forum wraps up its work on global Indigenous rights.
- Erica Moore is the new president of Sinte Gleska University, leading the tribal college on the Rosebud Reservation into its next chapter.
- In Maine, culture bearer Dwayne Tomah was honored at a university commencement, highlighting Indigenous knowledge and language revitalization.
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