Raven Chacon became the first Native person to receive a Pulitzer Prize for musical composition in 2022. He wrote “Voiceless Mass,” which premiered last November in Wisconsin.
Bethany Yellowtail has been designing clothing for more than a decade. ICT Editor Jourdan Bennett-Begaye caught up with her in May at the Reservation Economic Summit in Las Vegas.
In May, the children of the Chippewa Cree Tribe received more than 3,000 new and gently used children’s books. ICT’s Kaitlin Onawa Boysel has the story.
About four years ago, Monica Nuvamsa started making puzzles from intricate Hopi designs. ICT’s Patty Talahongva reports.
Ten years ago, Cheyenne and Arapaho Television started broadcasting. Known as CATV, viewers have come to enjoy shows with names like, “Indian Road,” “Making Regalia,” and “Frybread Flats.” Senior Content Producer Darren Brown tells us more.
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R. Vincent Moniz, Jr., NuÉta, is the senior producer of the ICT newscast. Have a great story? Pitch it to vincent@ictnews.org.
Patty Talahongva, Hopi, works for Indian Country Today. Follow her on Twitter: @WiteSpider.
McKenzie Allen-Charmley, Dena’ina Athabaskan, is a producer of the ICT newscast. On Twitter: @mallencharmley
Drea Yazzie, Diné, is a producer/editor for the ICT newscast. On Twitter: @quindreayazzie Yazzie is based in Phoenix.
Maxwell Montour, Pottawatomi, is a newscast editor for Indian Country Today. On Instagram: max.montour Montour is based in Phoenix.
Kaitlin Onawa Boysel, Cherokee, is a producer/reporter for Indian Country Today. On Instagram: @KaitlinBoysel Boysel is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Paris Wise, Zia and Laguna Pueblo, is a producer for the ICT Newscast. Instagram and Twitter: @parisiswise. Email: paris@ictnews.org
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