WIND RIVER, Wyo. – The Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapahoe Tribes recently announced that 50 Native trainees from the Wind River and other reservations have gone through the Permanent Jobs Creation Initiative, and that 47 have received jobs with a union contractor providing a career path to a better future for them and their families. The 94 percent success rate for the reservation-based training program – with many of the union apprentice level members former welfare recipients – is a unique blend of entities committed to spurring economic and human development on the reservation.Read more @ ICT - National - Midwest.

NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) – Want to peek into Mississippi’s distant past? Visit Indian mounds located across the state.Read more @ ICT - National - Southeast.

Victorialyn McCarthy grew up wanting to be a police officer like her grandfather but is now making her mark as a fashion designer.

“My grandfather always told me stories about catching the bad guys and all the places he got to travel to. I really wanted to have all the same kinds of adventures.”Read more @ ICT - National - Northwest.

Victorialyn McCarthy grew up wanting to be a police officer like her grandfather but is now making her mark as a fashion designer.

“My grandfather always told me stories about catching the bad guys and all the places he got to travel to. I really wanted to have all the same kinds of adventures.”Read more @ ICT - Living - Entertainment.

AUBURN, Ala. – Leaders of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians were surprised by the announcement that they had achieved three prestigious certifications for their stewardship and forest management activities on the Magnolia Branch Wildlife Reserve. At the June 16 United South and Eastern Tribe’s meeting in Mobile, PBCI received certification for the Alabama Natural Resources Council’s TREASURE Forest Award, the USDA Forest Service’s Forest Stewardship Program, and the American Tree Farm System’s Tree Farm Program.Read more @ ICT - National - Southeast.

SWINOMISH, Wash. – Womer & Associates is the architect for the 2011 Canoe Journey landing site on the Swinomish reservation.Read more @ ICT - National - Northwest.

IGNACIO, Colo. – Mountain aspens will begin to turn their customary autumn gold and soon will be covered with the silver of new snow. School is starting in this southwestern Colorado area.Read more @ ICT - National - Midwest.

MIAMI (AP) – A federal judge has denied the request by the Miccosukee Indians to stop the state from purchasing agricultural land in the Everglades.Read more @ ICT - National - Southeast.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba – HighWater Press has just published “Stone,” the first comic book in the graphic novel series “7 Generations,” by author David Robertson and artist Scott Henderson. The ongoing “7 Generations” is a four-part graphic novel series that spans three centuries of an aboriginal family.Read more @ ICT - Living - Entertainment.

SEATTLE – For the past two decades, Litefoot’s talent for writing lyrics then turning it into rap and scratch masterpieces has propelled him to the top of the Native hip hop genre. He began rapping during a time when there were few Native hip hop artists on the scene. He quickly gained popularity among Native youth, and snagged multiple Native American Music Awards along the way.Read more @ ICT - Living - Entertainment.