A slice of our Indigenous world (June 9, 2023) by Indian Country Today published on 2023-06-09T18:34:24Z ICT newscast headlines for today: - A new substance abuse campaign is aiming to address drug use among Native youth in Oklahoma. The Association of American Indian Physicians has collaborated with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration for the project. - A Federal government lawsuit is accusing a Wisconsin town of trespassing on the Lac du Flambeau reservation. The U.S. Department of Justice says the town, also named Lac du Flambeau, did not renew access easements with the Nation a decade ago. - Diversity in Hollywood is slowly, but surely, increasing. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences says it has new standards for a film to be eligible for an Oscar for Best Picture. The film must have at least one of the lead actors, or significant supporting actors, be from an underrepresented racial or ethnic group. - There is a new legacy stone at the entrance of the Oklahoma History Center to honor N. Scott Momaday. The Kiowa author who was the first Indigenous person to receive the Pulitzer prize. He has received many recognitions in his life, including the National Medal of the Arts and the Academy of American Poets Prize. - The work of a Spirit Lake Dakota artist and storyteller is being honored. Marlena Myles has been awarded $50,000 from the Knight Foundation for its Arts and tech fellowship. Myles’ most recent project is in Saint Paul, Minnesota and is a permanent digital installation called “The Dakota Spirit Walk.” Users point their phone along the 27-acre path while spirits are overlaid on the screen. Watch the full newscast at ICTNews.org/newscasts Genre News & Politics