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This past weekend the mid-year UNITY conference was held in Phoenix. It’s geared towards fostering the spiritual, mental, physical, and social development of Native youth. ICT’s Daniel Herrera was there.

Columbia has extinguished hundreds of fires in the last month but 25 continue to burn. Bogota declared a state of emergency, as fires put both residents and wildlife at risk. ICT’s McKenzie Allen-Charmley has this report.

Indigenous actor and former boxer Kali Reis is co-starring in the HBO crime drama “True Detective” with Oscar winner Jodie Foster. ICT’s Miles Morrisseau reports.

Lee Enterprises has a new series that examines why Montana’s Native American people die an entire generation younger than their white neighbors. Nora Mabie is the reporter behind “Gone Too Soon.”

A slice of our Indigenous world

There’s new traction from both sides of the aisle on a bill that would support Native American entrepreneurs. The Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act aims to codify an Office of Native American Affairs, within the Small Business Administration.

Nearly 300,000 gallons of crude oil spilled into Skull Creek on the Sac and Fox Nation in Oklahoma. In a news release, the Environmental Protection Agency said it is requiring the companies that caused the oil spill to restore the creek and take steps to prevent future spills. Two companies are to pay almost $7.5 million.

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Today’s newscast was created with work from:

Shirley Sneve, Ponca/Sicangu Lakota, is the senior producer 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.orgPacey 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

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