March 13, 2024 ICT Newscast [Video]

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On Wednesday’s ICT Newscast, the award-winning author of ‘There There,’ is out with his second novel. Black lung disease on the Navajo Nation points out inequalities in health care. An island in Alaska is growing in popularity as a tourism destination

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is in Miami to highlight Indigenous climate change solutions. Haaland spoke Tuesday at a conference of global thought leaders addressing the climate crisis.

Officials from the U.S., Canada and Indigenous groups are addressing mining pollution. For over a decade, advocates have pushed against the effects of coal mining in the waterways bordering British Columbia and the U.S.

In Arizona, a new outpatient clinic helps tackle substance abuse among Native Americans. The Native American Fathers and Families Association provides native-led programs and support for bringing men back to strengthen their families.

Easy-to-access contraceptives are becoming a new reality for women and teens nationwide. The Food and Drug Administration approved a new progesterone-only birth control pill that will be available over the counter.

A new report reveals indigenous fire management started at least 11,000 years ago. James Cook University researchers analyzed sediments in Australia that showed fire patterns revealed aboriginal burning practices used to maintain landscapes.

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