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Indian Country headlines for Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021

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Indigenous excellence, innovation brings ICT multiple NAJA awards The National Native Media Awards recognized Indian Country Today for its strong national newscast and digital beat reporting Author: Who starts a national television program during a pandemic? Indian Country Today. Nearly 15 months ago, the multimedia enterprise saw a need to update Indigenous communities by television on the global crisis that changed every day. It started out as a weekly reporters’ roundtable and evolved into a daily newscast picked up by dozens of television stations nationally and internationally. ICTâ€...

Billionaire Blastoff: Rich Riding Own Rockets Into Space - By Marcia Dunn AP, Aerospace Writer Two billionaires are putting everything on the line this month to ride their own rockets into space. It's intended to be a flashy confidence boost for customers seeking their own short joyrides. The lucrative, high-stakes chase for space tourists will unfold on the fringes of space — 55 miles to 66 miles up, pitting Virgin Galactic's Richard Branson against the world's richest man, Blue Origin's Jeff Bezos. Branson is due to take off Sunday from New Mexico, launching with two pilots and three oth...

A plan for tomorrow's leaders On this weekend edition of Indian Country Today we're jam packed with incredible Indigenous people who are helping Indian Country to succeed. Author: Apr 30, 2021 Peggy Flanagan, who is White Earth Ojibwe, shares some of her personal highlights while serving as Minnesota's 50th Lieutenant Governor. Ruth Buffalo of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation, speaks with us about the effort to get public schools in North Dakota to teach American Indian history and the many people who helped to make it a reality. Mary Kim Titla, who is San Carlos Apache talks abou...