October 31, 2022

 

Greetings, relatives:

ICT and Reveal collaborated on a story and a two-part podcast that examines Indigenous boarding schools in the United States. The podcast, “Buried Secrets: America’s Indian Boarding Schools,” starts with part 1 that aired Oct. 15 and concludes with part 2 that aired Oct. 22. In a trip to the Pine Ridge Indian reservation, ICT’s Mary Annette Pember shares Red Cloud’s Truth and Healing effort. READ MORE.

A Ho-Chunk filmmaker and a Potawatomi botanist were awarded the prestigious $800,000 MacArthur Fellowships. The grants from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation support creative people in various fields whose work addresses pressing social challenges. READ MORE.

As we get closer to November’s midterm election, it’s important to understand how redistricting impacts it. ICT’s Pauly Denetclaw explains why some Native voters aren’t being fully represented. READ MORE.

Netflix’s new animated series ‘Spirit Rangers’ debuted on Indigenous Peoples Day, marking another historic moment for Indigenous representation on screen. The show was created by “the Avengers” of Native writers, producers and voice actors. READ MORE

Be sure to watch our daily newscast, “ICT Newscast with Aliyah Chavez” and to tune in to our special Election Day coverage on Nov. 8. ICT will be live for three hours. Details here

Here are ICT stories you should read up on.

 


 

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News

 

Excavation begins at Red Cloud school for possible remains

By Mary Annette Pember
Ground-penetrating radar was inconclusive at the former boarding school site where three small graves were reported years ago in a basement *Update … continue reading

Excavation at Red Cloud school in the basement of Drexel Hall.

Excavation began Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, at Red Cloud Indian School in the basement of Drexel Hall, shown here in May 2022 as ground-penetrating radar searched the area where a worker saw what appeared to be three small graves in the 1990s. The radar was inconclusive, so officials agreed to dig up the area.

 
 
 

By Jourdan Bennett-Begaye
‘I felt very proud to be on board at the space station and certainly to represent Native Americans and Indigenous people on board’ … continue reading

NASA Astronaut Nicole Mann on the International Space Station.

NASA Astronaut Nicole Mann in an in-flight interview from the International Space Station on October 19, 2022.

 

Yakama Nation marks anniversary of land return

By Chris Aadland, Underscore News and ICT
An 1855 treaty with the US government ensured one of the Yakama Nation’s most important sites would remain a part of its homelands. The tribe just celebrated the decades-long effort fighting to see that promise kept … continue reading

A cloud hovers over Mount Adams in Yakima, Washington.

A cloud hovers over Mount Adams in Yakima, Washington, in this file photo from 2016. Mount Adams, known as Pahto, is the second tallest mountain in Washington. It was finally returned to the Yakama Nation through an executive order by President Richard M. Nixon on May 20, 2022.

 

Elections

 

ICT, FNX to bring live 2022 midterm election coverage

By ICT
An Indigenous lens of the 2022 election season from the comfort of your couch #NativeVote22 … continue reading

Makeshift studio at the Phoenix Indian School Visitor Center.

Election night at makeshift studio at the Phoenix Indian School Visitor Center.

 
 
 

By Kalle Benallie
‘It’s so vital that our younger Native voters understand that everytime we show up at the ballot box that’s one way we defend tribal sovereignty’ #NativeVote22 … continue reading

Native girl with black mask holding a sign saying "first time voter".

(Photo courtesy of the Native American Community Development Institute & Make Voting A Tradition)

 

By Joaqlin Estus
‘Everyone with a dream and a hundred dollars could apply’ #NativeVote22 … continue reading

Woman in front of Sabathani Community Center during municipal elections.

Voters emerge from Sabathani Community Center after casting their ballots during municipal elections Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, in Minneapolis.

 

 

Entertainment

 

Model moves from runway to the boxing ring

By Sandra Hale Schulman
Language and culture instructor balances fashion and sports worlds on the side *Correction … continue reading

Jayli Fimbres, of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, wearing boxing apparel.

Jayli Fimbres, of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, has gone from modeling to the boxing ring, modeling Lauren Good Day fashion designs at the Santa Fe Indian Market on Aug. 22, 2022, and debuting with her first professional boxing fight on Sept. 17, 2022.

 

 

Actor Gary Farmer honored at film festival

By Miles Morrisseau
imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival takes place in Toronto … continue reading

Gary Farmer, Cayuga from the Six Nations of Grand River.

Gary Farmer, Cayuga from the Six Nations of Grand River, received the August Schellenberg Award for Excellence in recognition of a career that has spread over four decades at the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival in Toronto.

 

Sports

By Kolby KickingWoman
Indian Country biggest rodeo hits Las Vegas to end season … continue reading

Horse rider saluting the crowd at the Indian National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas.

The biggest show in Indian Country rodeo will be on display this week in Sin City.

 

 

Global Indigenous News

By Deusdedit Ruhangariyo
Coverage around the world on Indigenous issues for the week ending Oct. 9, 2022 … continue reading

 
Ngarrindjeri elder Major 'Moogy' Sumner

Aboriginal Ngarrindjeri elder Major Sumner, shown here in a 2009 photo in traditional regalia, welcomes the return of Australian Indigenous peoples remains from London. Sumner was recognized for lifetime achievement and inducted into the South Australian Environment Hall of Fame in October 2022 for his work.

 

By Deusdedit Ruhangariyo
Coverage around the world on Indigenous issues for the week ending Oct. 2, 2022 … continue reading

Indigenous leader Sonia Guajajara from the Guajajara ethnic group shows her hands painted in red symbolizing bloodshed.

Indigenous leader Sonia Guajajara from the Guajajara ethnic group shows her hands painted in red symbolizing bloodshed, during a protest against violence, illegal logging, mining and ranching, and to demand government protection for their reserves, one day before the celebration of “Amazon Day,” in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. Guajajara is among 60 Indigenous candidates running for seats in both houses of Congress to increase Indigenous representation in Brazil.

 

 

ICT Newscast with Aliyah Chavez

On the weekend edition of the ICT Newscast, the challenge to Indian Child Welfare Act. Indigenous people break celestial barriers, and the chair of the Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs … continue reading

William Mitchell College of Law.

[Photo courtesy of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, File]

 

On the weekend edition of the ICT Newscast, interviews with changemakers — from a Diné elder to a buffalo rancher and a Dakota culture bearer. Plus, a very personal boarding school story … continue reading

Colorful Native American tipis with a sunset.

 
 
 
 

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