This week on the ICT Newscast for Friday, June 27, 2025, salmon populations are at risk, the Yurok Tribe marks a historic land return, and Pride Month highlights the power of Two-Spirit visibility. Plus, an art exhibit explores creation stories, and young adults reconnect with language and sacred places in Minnesota.
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- The Yurok Tribe has reclaimed 47,000 acres along the Klamath River, including Blue Creek watershed, restoring balance to their homelands after decades of damming and deforestation.
- The Trump administration has ended a $1 billion salmon restoration plan in the Pacific Northwest, threatening treaty-protested fishing rights and prompting legal challenges.
- An art exhibit in Minneapolis showcases Oceti Sakowin creation stories, connecting traditional knowledge with contemporary healing through visual storytelling.
- Amanda Clinton, Cherokee Nation, was sworn in as a state representative in Oklahoma. She won her district by 85 percent and plans to prioritize tribal sovereignty and education.
- After journalist Dom Phillips was killed in the Amazon, colleagues finished his book on saving the rainforest, centering Indigenous knowledge and global action.
- Angel Geller who works with the Santee Dakota’s Society of Care, shares how visibility, cultural safety and traditional roles are key to supporting Two-Spirit youth in Native communities.
- In Minnesota, young adults explored sacred sites and language to deepen their cultural identity and heal intergenerational trauma.
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