March 27, 2024 ICT Newscast

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On Wednesday’s newscast, a Cherokee singer is teaching and making music with his traditional language, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs has reached its 200th year of existence. Plus, the second part of our conversation with Native Hawaiian singer Kamalei Kawa’a, who is competing on The Voice

This week on IndigiPolitics, our weekly political segment, we learn more about the Bureau of Indian Affairs, how it could be improved and the history of the bureau. On March 11, the bureau reached its 200th year. ICT political correspondent Pauly Denetclaw and regular contributor John Tahsuda, a principal at Navigators Global, talk more about this.

On Tuesday, we brought you a conversation with Kānaka Maoli singer Kamalei Kawa’a who has impressed celebrity judges on the competition TV show, The Voice. We bring you the second part of that interview. Kawa’a spoke about language, family, hula, and community. The first part can be seen here.

Cherokee music artist and language artist, Agalisiga ‘Chuj’ Mackey, spoke with ICT producer Paris Wise about the Cherokee Nation’s language immersion school and what speaking his language has meant to his life.

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