- Today kicks off the first day of the White House Tribal Nations Summit.
- Well, Tribes are getting more than 73-million dollars in grants from the Department of Housing and Urban Development... to help them meet the needs exposed by the pandemic.
- Honoring Native warriors who served … the head of the Department of Veterans Affairs paid his respects during last Thursday’s veterans day, at an event at the National Museum of the American Indian.
- Well, go dust off your moccasins!  

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A slice of our Indigenous world (Nov. 15, 2021)

ICT newscast headlines for today:

- Legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives is aiming to extend a year end deadline for spending CARES funding by Alaska Native corporations and tribes. 
- In eastern Washington state, work is being stopped after ancestral remains were discovered at a construction site.
- In Minnesota, the White Earth Nation could be the center of a big renewable energy project.
- A new report by the Ms. Foundation for Women is calling out the lack of philanthropic investment in Indigenous women and girls.
- A school in Utah is naming a Native student to homecoming royalty for the first time in its history.

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A slice of our Indigenous world (Dec. 13, 2021)

ICT newscast headlines for today:
A bipartisan firearm bill introduced in the House would expand I.D. requirements for gun purchases, if passed into law. Sponsored by Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-South Dakota and Rep. Mary Sattler Peltola, D-Alaska, the bill would permit Tribal I.D. to be used for firearm purchases.

Indigenous-led clean energy projects in Canada are proving to be important in reaching the country’s future goals. First Nations now own, co-own, or have defined financial agreements for almost 20 percent of the country’s electricity production.

A 2020 report by the Indigenous Clean Energy Social Enterprise identified 197 renewable energy projects with Native involvement. The Canadian government is setting goals to achieve net-zero for its electricity grid as early as 2035 and net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

The Navajo Nation is mourning the loss of another leader. The Nation’s former President Ben Shelly died last week at age 75. Shelly was elected in 2011, and served one term as vice president in 2007. Shelly’s passing comes just weeks after the loss of former President Peterson Zah.

President Joe Biden officially declared Avi Kwa Ame as a national monument, March 21. The designation of the southern Nevada site came as a major celebration to the tribes who hold that land with significance.
In Fort Hall, Idaho, there’s a new venture aiming to feed the community and bring joy. The Turquoise is a new food truck owned by Indigenous entrepreneurs Sonia Lavatta and Anthony Rivera. The trailer used to be their home for two years before they were able to find affordable housing for their three children.

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