LIVEIct Newscast - Where Art Meets The Ancestors
Ledger art has become a popular style across various tribes. Plains artist John Isaiah Pepion from the Blackfeet Nation has the history and significance behind the art form. ICT's Paris Wise has this interview. Tamara St. John worked for years to get the remains of one of her tribal ancestors returned home from a cemetery at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School. With help from the Native American Rights Fund, it ended in a historic pact that introduced ceremony to Carlisle repatriations. St. John spoke with ICT's Stewart Huntington about the effort. "This Indian Kid: A Native American Memoir" is out this week. Author Eddie Chuculate spoke with ICT's Shirley Sneve about growing up in Oklahoma, and many other places.
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