New York art installation honors Native people

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On the Thursday edition of the ICT Newscast, artist Nicholas Galanin reveals what’s behind his massive installation under the Brooklyn Bridge, and a dentist is being honored for her work on the Navajo Nation
Artist Nicholas Galanin is no stranger to high profile installations. He gained wide recognition for his piece “Indian Land” that echoed the famous Hollywood sign. Today, he has a monumental piece under the Brooklyn Bridge in New York that simply proclaims, “Land.” ICT’s Stewart Huntington caught up with Galanin in his hometown of Sitka where he is taking some time with family to catch and smoke salmon.
In Washington State several initiatives are underway that could benefit Indigenous communities in the Columbia River basin. That includes offensive historical monuments that are getting a fresh look. Spokane Tribe of Indians historian Warren Seyler spoke with ICT’s Stewart Huntington.
Indigenous people in the Andean mountains, north of Ecuador are already welcoming winter. ICT’s Vincent Moniz has the story.
A Navajo dentist has received a prestigious award from her peers. Darlene Sorrell has been named one of 12 Health Equity Heroes in the honor given by DentaQuest. She chairs the board of Nizhoni Smiles and she’s also a co-founder of the Society of American Indian Dentists.
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[@guichozuniga7385]

Proud to be native American

[@vampirina-vp7op]

Nicolas is a well spoken artist! I am planning on sharing his talk with my students to inspire their work!

[@johnregan1843]

👍☀️👍

[@jasonbrown372]

Hey Nicolas (via ICT): I like your scale and choice of material, so I'm writing to pass on this idea: as much as I hate the border wall, if it consisted of solar panels generating electricity, it would quickly pay for itself. My family's from Nulato.

[@danyellerobinson5940]

Is Nebraska also looking for the original Pawnee Boarding school graves from before Genoe? Are there records for the earlier school? (Searches send me to Oklahoma for obvious reasons but I'm looking for earlier records.)