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Michael Stopp is ICT’s new political contributor. The Cherokee citizen is a former chief of staff for then U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin and worked on Donald Trump’s 2016 and 2020 campaigns rallying Native voters. ICT political correspondent, Pauly Denetclaw, will talk with him about the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary election. 

An Alaska Native artist is telling stories through weaving. The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation is honoring Lani Hotch for her work in traditional Chilkat and ravens-tail weaving. She shares the importance of salmon to her nation’s way of life. ICT senior producer, Shirley Sneve, has the story.

Skoden Coffee in Phoenix, Arizona is brewing up java with a side of Diné tradition and innovation, reported by ICT producer Quindrea Yazzie.

After 36 years of leadership, Chairman Arlan Melendez is retiring. He lead the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony that has over a thousand tribal citizens from the Paiute, Shoshone and Washoe nations.

  • Lawmakers in Hawaii are addressing the Lahaina wildfires that killed over 100 people last year, with fire prevention, and affordable housing for thousands of displaced residents.
  • A Pennsylvania local school district is reinstating its Native American mascot and logo. The Southern York County School District depicts an offensive and culturally insensitive Native American fighter.
  • Plans for a new Indigenous-led technology factory are underway in Canada. In a partnership with a lithium battery company Energy Plug, and the Malahat First Nation, the new gigafactory would increase economic development for the region and nation.
  • Over 90 youth from the Northern Cheyenne Nation are undertaking a 400-mile run to retrace their ancestors’ harrowing path to freedom in South Dakota. In 1878, more than 150 Cheyenne from Chief Dull Knife’s Band were confined at Fort Robinson in northwest Nebraska.
  • The Hayden Planetarium Space Theater in New York City will have a new event as part of its astronomy live series. Indigenous astronomy as told by the Haudenosaunee Confederacy will be open to the public starting on Feb. 20.

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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