Editor-at-Large Mark Trahant interviews leaders across Indian Country to find out how this concept works on the ground.
For frontline activists like Onondaga citizen Hickory Edwards, it means looking out for the health of the planet’s water. For Migizi Spears, it means breaking Minnesota law every year by fishing on Red Lake before the season opens. It takes on a physical form through Nicholas Galanin’s installation in New York City that draws attention to the land.
Producer Stewart Huntington joined tribal, state and federal officials on the Leech Lake Reservation to celebrate the partial writing of a 20th century wrong to celebrate the return of 11,700 acres of land that was illegally taken.
Tribal sovereignty can also take hold in business for the Morongo Band of Mission Indians in California. Its groundbreaking efforts control electrical transmission lines crossing the territory.
Regular contributors Holly Cook Macarro and Michael Stopp weigh in on issues that impact Indian Country with Political Correspondent Pauly Denetclaw.
This 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.
Ebonye Delaney is the Executive Producer for the ICT Newscast. Email: ebonye@ictnews.org
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: pauly@ictnews.org
Mark Trahant, Shoshone-Bannock, is ICT editor-at-large Email: marktrahant@ictnews.org
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