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网页Oglala Lakota actor talked to ICT about his work on ‘Yellowstone’ and about his new role with western media and entertainment company Teton Ridge. Sep 20, 2024. A surge in interest in Indigenous writings brings a wave of new authors. Sep 19, 2024. Native nominees shut out of Emmys, but style and dignity win the night.
Felony disenfranchisement of Indigenous voters - ICT News
网页4 小时之前 · It also gets impacted by felony disenfranchisement, meaning laws that keep people who have been convicted of felonies from voting. These laws also keep people who are currently incarcerated, formerly incarcerated, or on probation and parole from voting. As of July 2024, only two states and the nation’s capital — Maine, Vermont and District ...
Newscasts - ICT News
网页Disparities revealed in Rapid City civil rights report. On Monday’s ICT Newscast, a civil rights report in South Dakota reveals disparities for Native students. Part two of an interview with the CEO of Gila River Resorts and Casinos. And Joy Harjo reflects on challenges facing youth today with wisdom of the elders.
The Nez Perce Tribe has a plan — and now funding — to cope …
网页20 小时之前 · The Nez Perce Tribe — with roughly 3,500 enrolled citizens and a 770,000-acre reservation — was competing against large state agencies and major cities and counties across the country, including Washington’s King County, where Seattle is located. But in July, the tribe’s comprehensive plan to move away from fossil fuels while improving ...
Minnesotans rally on state Supreme Court steps to protest latest …
网页6 天之前 · Amid drums, smudging and chants to “bring our children home,” supporters of the Indian Child Welfare Act gathered early this morning outside the Minnesota Capitol building, as the state’s highest court considered the latest legal threat to the bedrock 1978 law. The rally outside the Supreme Court on Monday was deeply personal for Korina ...
People of color battle targeted disinformation - ICT News
网页Sep 8, 2024. Sujatha Srikanth, a board member with South Asian Americans for Voter Empowerment of Texas, wears a shirt with the word “Vote” in different South Asian languages during an event in Houston on June 19, 2024. Her group is one of many fighting disinformation targeting communities of color. (Photo by Eliana Alzate/News21) Eliana ...
Indigenous artists honored for folk and traditional arts
网页1 天前 · ICT Staff. The National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship, which is the highest honor in folk and traditional arts in the United States, was awarded to 10 artists, including three Indigenous artists, on Sept. 17.In recognition of each artist’s excellence, lifetime achievements, and contributions to the nation’s traditional arts heritage, they received $25,000.
The Indigenous voices at the Democratic National Convention
网页2024年8月22日 · Harris and Walz, presumed nominee for president and vice president for the Democratic Party, will formally be elected during the convention on Thursday. Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren, along with several other Indigenous elected leaders, endorse Vice President Kamala Harris. Nygren at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in …
COVID-19 cases rise across Indian country - ICT News
网页2024年8月16日 · Kadin Mills. ICT. WASHINGTON — Across much of the country, experts fear rising COVID-19 infections this summer could foreshadow a more significant surge of the virus yet to come as temperatures cool off. “We're kind of in the midst of a rapid run of covid cases throughout Indian Country,” said Dean Seneca, who identifies as …
Indigenous representation at the Democratic National Convention
网页Aug 29, 2024. Kadin Mills. ICT. WASHINGTON — Indigenous delegates and digital content creators represented Indian Country at last week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago, where Kamala Harris officially accepted her party’s presidential nomination. There were more than 100 Indigenous delegates present at the convention, as well as ...