In Hawai’i, $700,000 in grant funding will investigate the state’s climate using Indigenous approaches. Scientists at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, will study Hawaiian communities and ecosystems that are particularly vulnerable to extreme weather events, such as flash floods and wildfires. The National Science Foundation grant will be used to conduct research that uses both scientific and traditional native Hawaiian knowledge to learn about the climate.

A new redistricting map serves as a voting rights win for Navajo citizens in New Mexico. In 2021 the Navajo Nation sued San Juan County for their attempt to dilute the voting power of Navajo voters. The county’s old map packed Navajo citizens into one district, suppressing their voting power and ability to set policy priorities for local seats.

March Madness continues on as the University of Utah star Alissa Pili is entering the 2024 WNBA draft. In March, the Samoan and Inupiaq forward broke a record for the most points made in a single season in her college’s history.

A slice of our Indigenous life

  • Speed skier Ross Anderson, Cheyenne-Arapaho recently became the first Native American to be inducted into the US Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame. ICT’s Paris Wise spoke to him on his life, career and what this incredible honor means to him.
  • Jhane Myers is a Comanche and Blackfeet creative who has won several awards for her role as a producer for the science fiction and action movie “Prey.” She was in the studio for our short series called Indigenous in 2024.
  • Tribal historic preservation officers tell stories of their nations through archives and cultural knowledge. Our partner at SDPB Brian Gevik, shares more on the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate’s Tamara St. John, who cares deeply about this history.

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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.

Ebonye Delaney is the Executive Producer for the ICT Newscast. Email: ebonye@ictnews.org

Mark Trahant, Shoshone-Bannock, is ICT editor-at-large Email: marktrahant@ictnews.org

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