About Us

The Indigenous World Covered Through Digital & Broadcast Journalism

ICT is an independent, nonprofit news enterprise that serves Indigenous communities. We reach audiences through our digital platform, ICTnews.org, and a half-hour, weekday broadcast, “ICT Newscast with Aliyah Chavez”.

ICT is owned by IndiJ Public Media, an Arizona 501 (c)(3) public charity. IndiJ Public Media honors our ancestors and future generations through stories that make Indigenous peoples come alive.

ICT sustains itself with funding from members, donors, foundations, and supporters and offers a variety of advertising, sponsorship, and underwriting opportunities.

ICT is a spacious channel that serves Indigenous communities with news, entertainment, and opinion.

Our Board of Directors

President Karen Lincoln Michel

Ho-Chunk

Rhonda Le Valdo

Acoma Pueblo

Jeanne Givens

Coeur d’Alene

Holly Cook Macarro

Red Lake Band of Ojibwe

Wayne Ducheneaux II

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe

Jessica Skye Paul

Nez Perce and Lakota

Derrick Beetso

Navajo Nation

Our Team

Karen Lincoln Michel, Ho-Chunk
President and CEO
kmichel@ictnews.org

Mark Trahant, Shoshone-Bannock
Editor-at-Large
mark@ictnews.org

Heather Donovan
Director of Revenue
hdonovan@ictnews.org

DIGITAL

Jourdan Bennett-Begaye, Diné
Editor
jourdan@ictnews.org

Dalton Walker, Red Lake Anishinaabe
Managing Editor
dalton@ictnews.org

Jason Begay, Navajo
National Editor and Coach
jason@ictnews.org

​Dianna Hunt, Cherokee Nation descent
Senior Editor
dianna@ictnews.org

Kolby KickingWoman, Blackfeet/Gros Ventre
Reporter-Producer, Montana bureau
kolby@ictnews.org

Joaqlin Estus, Tlingit
National Correspondent (Anchorage)
jestus@ictnews.org

Mary Annette Pember, Red Cliff Band of Ojibwe
National Correspondent (Cincinnati)
mapember@ictnews.org

Pauly Denetclaw, Diné
Political Correspondent (Washington, DC)
pauly@ictnews.org

Kalle Benallie, Navajo Nation
Reporter-Producer
kalle@ictnews.org

Lisa J. Ellwood, Lenape & Nanticoke
Press Pool Editor
ljellwood@ictnews.org

BROADCAST

​Shirley Sneve, Ponca/Sicangu Lakota
Vice President, Broadcasting
shirley@ictnews.org

Aliyah Chavez, Kewa Pueblo
Managing Editor, Anchor, ICT Newscast
achavez@ictnews.org

Quindrea Yazzie, Navajo Nation
Newscast Editor, ICT Newscast
qyazzie@ictnews.org

R. Vincent Moniz, Jr., NuÉta and Oglala
Senior Producer, ICT Newscast
vincent@ictnews.org

McKenzie Allen-Charmley, Dena’ina Athabaskan
Producer, ICT Newscast
mckenzie@ictnews.org

Paris Wise, Zia and Laguna Pueblo
Producer, ICT Newscast
paris@ictnews.org

Pacey Smith-Garcia | Weminuche Band of Ute
Production Assistant, ICT Newscast
pacey@ictnews.org

RipLey-Simone Kennebrew
Intern, ICT Newscast

Daniel Hererra
InternICT Newscast

BUSINESS

Sky Vasquez, Bishop Paiute
Vice President of Operations
svasquez@ictnews.org

Alicia Leigh Hauki, Native Hawaiian
Sponsorship Manager
alicia@ictnews.org

Nicole Huser
Business Manager
nhuser@ictnews.org

Sasha Keenan
Marketing Manager
akeenan@ictnews.org

Our Locations

Phoenix Headquarters

Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Arizona State University
555 N Central Avenue, Suite 500
Phoenix, Arizona 85004

Mailing Address

Indian Country Today, LLC
P.O. Box 929
Phoenix, AZ 85001

Phone Number

623-252-5076

Washington Bureau, Indian Country Today

Cronkite News Washington Bureau
Arizona State University
1800 I St NW, Washington, DC 20006

Alaska Bureau, Indian Country Today

Gould Hall
Alaska Pacific University
4101 University Dr, Anchorage, AK 99508