The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act was passed in 1990. It was created to speed up the return of Native American ancestral remains that were exhumed and placed in museums. Over three decades later, Indigenous leaders say too many are still being held in public institutions. ICT national correspondent Mary Annette Pember reports.

On IndigiPolitics, Michael Stopp, weighs in on the presidential election, changes in Senate leadership, and a debrief on the Reservation Economic Summit. ICT political correspondent Pauly Denetclaw has this interview.

Politics is a family affair in the South Dakota state legislature. ICT senior producer Shirley Sneve has this interview with Rep. Tyler Tordsen, whose mother, Tamara St. John, is also in the South Dakota House.

  • Arizona legislators approved a bill that regulates rehab programs from being targeted by Medicaid scams. Sen. Theresa Hathalie, Navajo, had unanimous support in the state Senate last week for her bill. 
  • A ceremony in Washington, D.C., was held to honor the establishment of a congressional charter to the National American Indian Veterans. The signing of the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act granted the charter which will allow Native veterans to have a voice at the national level. 
  • In North Dakota, 200 wild horses could be removed from the badlands of Theodore Roosevelt National Park. The National Park Service is drafting a park management plan for livestock that could limit or remove the horses. The park service aims to make a decision by the end of April.

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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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