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ICT NEWSCAST: Tribal leaders urge Congress to honor its treaties and more
ICT NEWSCAST: Tribal leaders urge Congress to honor its treaties and more

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time01-03-2025

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ICT NEWSCAST: Tribal leaders urge Congress to honor its treaties and more

The ICT Newscast for Friday, February 28, 2025, highlights the urgent calls from tribal leaders for Congress to honor treaty obligations as federal funding cuts loom. Also featured: Leonard Peltier's return home after nearly 50 years in prison, the impact of USAID funding freezes on Amazon conservation efforts, and the struggles of Native medical students post-affirmative action. Check out the ICT News on YouTube for this episode and more. Native leaders testified before Congress, stressing the federal government's duty to uphold treaties and maintain essential funding for Indian Country. Leonard Peltier, the American Indian Movement activist, freed by President Joe Biden's commutation, was welcomed home to Turtle Mountain in an emotional homecoming. Indigenous conservation groups warn that freezing USAID funds will increase deforestation, illegal mining, and environmental threats in the Amazon. The Ho-Chunk Nation is offering free tribal IDs and passport reimbursements to protect Native citizens from immigration enforcement issues. Native enrollment in medical school has dropped by 22 percent following the Supreme Court's 2023 affirmative action decision. A new book, 'Indian Card' by Carrie Lowry Schuettpelz, examines tribal enrollment, identity, and the risks of blood quantum policies leading to tribal extinction. View previous ICT broadcasts here every week for the latest news from around Indian Country. ICT is owned by IndiJ Public Media, a nonprofit news organization. Will you support our work? All of our content is free. There are no subscriptions or costs. And we have hired more Native journalists in the past year than any news organization ─ and with your help we will continue to grow and create career paths for our people. Support ICT for as little as $10. Sign up for ICT's free newsletter.

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