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The sun is shining on two tribal colleges with an investment in solar. The U.S. Department of Energy announced that $3 million will go to the Blackfeet Community College in Montana and Turtle Mountain Community College in North Dakota. Over the last 12 years, the DOE Office of Indian Energy has supported 210 tribal projects in 49 states. The $215 million dollar investment is leveraged with over $93 million dollars through cost share.
From the city to the rez, a coming of age dramedy is making waves.
“Frybread Face and Me” follows two adolescent Navajo cousins from different worlds as they bond during a summer on their grandmother’s ranch. Billy Luther, who is Navajo, Hopi, and Laguna Pueblo, wrote and directed the film as it drew from his experiences growing up.
Through the work of organizations like the National Native American
Boarding School Healing Coalition, the stories of boarding schools, trauma and reconciliation have been featured many times here on the ICT Newscast. ICT’s Shirley Sneve brings us a new perspective–from her mother. She spoke with Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, who is a long-time author, about her own boarding school experience.
A 50-year-old mystery converges with a present-day struggle over family, land, and history – is the plot of a new novel from an Ojibwe author. “A Song over Miskwaa Rapids” is from Bois Forte citizen Linda LeGarde Grover. ICT’s Shirley Sneve has this interview.
“Sins of the Shovel: Looting, Murder, and the Evolution of American Archaeology” is a new book written by archaeologist Rachel Morgan. From reckless looting to professional science, the book explores the history of early American archaeology. ICT’s Paris Wise has this interview.
Today’s newscast was created with work from:
Shirley Sneve, Ponca/Sicangu Lakota, is vice president of broadcasting for the ICT Newscast. Follow her on Twitter @rosebudshirley. She is based in Nebraska and Minnesota.
Aliyah Chavez, Kewa Pueblo, is the anchor of the ICT Newscast. On Twitter: @aliyahjchavez.
Paris Wise, Zia and Laguna Pueblo, is a producer for the ICT Newscast. Email: paris@ictnews.org.
Stewart Huntington is a producer for the ICT Newscast.
Quindrea Yazzie, Diné, is a video production editor for the ICT Newscast. Email: qyazzie@ictnews.org . Yazzie is based in Phoenix.
Daniel Herrera Carbajal is a video editor for the ICT Newscast. On Twitter: @daniulherrrera
Pauly Denetclaw, Diné, is a political correspondent for ICT. Email her at pauly@ictnews.org
Pacey Smith-Garcia, Ute, is a production assistant for the ICT Newscast. On Twitter: @paceyjournalist.
Nick Parks is a Production Assistant for the ICT Newscast.On Twitter: @NickParks2002
Jack Orleans is an Intern for the ICT Newscast. On Twitter @JackOrleans5
Demi Dupavillon is an Intern for the ICT Newscast. On Twitter @DemiDupavillon
Mark Trahant, Shoshone-Bannock, is ICT editor-at-large and Executive Producer of the ICT Newscast Email: marktrahant@ictnews.org
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