First Nation journalist makes the list

The Pulitzer and Peabody award-winning podcast host, Connie Walker, was recently named one of Time 100: Most Influential People of 2024. She discusses her journey on her podcast "Stolen" with ICT 's Paris Wise.

The U.S. Forest Service is partnering with an Indigenous tourism organization to advance cultural tourism with Native nations across the country. ICT 's Shirley Sneve has this interview with Jerrilyn Spencer from the Pitt River Tribe, in Northern California, looking to advance clean energy.

Across the country, tribes are gaining more influence in land use decisions, under so-called co-management pacts. The idea is spreading among federal and state agencies. Now, a central database of these pacts makes it easier for tribes to find best practices. ICT ’s Stewart Huntington reports.

A slice of our Indigenous world

• A federally recognized tribe in Kansas, now has sovereign territory in the state of Illinois. Last week the Interior Department took 130 acres into trust for the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation of Kansas. In 1849, the federal government illegally sold off nearly 1300 acres of Potawatomi land, when Chief Shab-eh-nay traveled to Kansas. The move caps a long effort to right what the Prairie Band Chairman Joseph Rupnick calls a "historical wrong."
• In Hawai'i, two reports released last week fill in some of the gaps about what went wrong during the Maui fire that killed over 100 people last August. One report outlines communication challenges, like power and phone outages, along with language barriers during rescues.
• The Biden administration has rejected a 211-mile industrial road project in Alaska, that would run through the Brooks Mountain Range. The Bureau of Land Management said the Ambler Road project poses unacceptable risks to wildlife habitat, water quality and the Native communities that depend on natural resources in the region.
• A new database will provide insight for the patterns of salmon in the ocean. Researchers from the University of Alaska Fairbanks compiled international salmons studies of the North Pacific, dating back to the 1950s. Funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's office of law enforcement, which hopes to use information about where salmon are concentrated to help curb illegal fishing.
• The United Nations has opened its Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. The annual event runs for two weeks. APTN's Angel Moore brings us this report.

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.or g. 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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