Abenaki tribes in Vermont worked for decades to gain recognition from the state and their efforts paid off beginning in 2011. Today, four tribes are recognized by the state, but is only part of the effort to restore the presence of the area’s original inhabitants. Chief Don Stevens of the Nulhegan Band spoke with ICT’s Stewart Huntington about the work.

From writing to performing, Dakota citizen Bobby Wilson is almost always telling everyone something. Bobby spoke to ICT’s Vincent Moniz about the upcoming and final season of “Reservation Dogs.”

Indigenous movie stars were front and center at the Cannes Film Festival in May to promote the upcoming film “Killers of the Flower Moon.” Some of them used the moment to highlight Indigenous fashion. Designer Patricia Michaels has been producing one-of-a-kind couture for the last 20 years.

  • Excavation is beginning at a Nebraska boarding school that has been closed for 110 years. The Genoa Indian Industrial School opened in 1884 and at one time, nearly 600 children from more than 40 nations were forced to attend.
  • Portland General Electric has signed a pact with the Native-led organization Willamette Falls Trust to potentially restore a massive waterfall near what is now Portland, Oregon.
  • Environment ministers from eight countries that border the Amazon continue to fight for the Indigenous people in the rainforest. The Road to the Amazon Summit 2023 held in Columbia to laid the groundwork for next month’s talks in Portugal.
  • One of the largest basketball tournaments in the United States is underway in Mesa, Arizona. ICT’s Dalton Walker has the story.

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.

R. Vincent Moniz, Jr., NuÉta, is the senior producer of the ICT Newscast. Have a great story? Pitch it to vincent@ictnews.org.

McKenzie Allen-Charmley, Dena’ina Athabascan, is a producer of the ICT Newscast. Instagram: @mallencharmley.

Paris Wise, Zia and Laguna Pueblos, 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.