Kiowa. Editor-at-large at Grist. "Fancy and highbrow."https://bsky.app/profile/tahtone.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/tahtone.bsky.social/post/3ml4ntyusa22dCongratulations to @grahambrewer.bsky.social on becoming a 2027 Nieman Fellow. His coverage of Indigenous peoples and tribal nations has been some of the most important journalism in the country. Glad someone noticed. The @apnews.com's loss is Harvard's gain. 👀05 May 2026 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:nlloazmvnb5zuk27aedjleck/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4ntyusa22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/tahtone.bsky.social/post/3mk3j5gs6kc2wThe forum’s focus on Indigenous health comes as a new study argues that U.N. agencies’ fragmented approach — addressing health, environment, and land rights through separate mandates — has “consistently failed Indigenous Peoples.” https://grist.org/indigenous/indigenous-health-cant-be-separated-from-environmental-health-leaders-tell-un/22 Apr 2026 12:36 +0000at://did:plc:nlloazmvnb5zuk27aedjleck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3j5gs6kc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/tahtone.bsky.social/post/3mjzjzsgl6s2wAt the United Nations this week, Indigenous leaders and advocates are asking: What will it take to force governments to comply with international court rulings that mandate climate action? https://grist.org/indigenous/at-the-un-indigenous-leaders-tackle-how-to-enforce-global-climate-court-rulings/21 Apr 2026 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:nlloazmvnb5zuk27aedjleck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzjzsgl6s2whttps://bsky.app/profile/tahtone.bsky.social/post/3mjx7t5jses2wHundreds of delegates are arriving at the United Nations this week for the world’s largest gathering of Indigenous peoples. But they arrive against an increasingly hostile global backdrop. https://grist.org/indigenous/war-climate-change-and-ai-whats-at-stake-at-this-years-un-indigenous-forum/20 Apr 2026 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:nlloazmvnb5zuk27aedjleck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjx7t5jses2whttps://bsky.app/profile/tahtone.bsky.social/post/3mjmz2uqmd226INA coverage will be driven by a dedicated, on-the-ground reporting team from Whakaata Māori, @indiginews.bsky.social, @Mongabay.com, and @Grist.org. The team will report directly from UN headquarters, bringing frontline perspectives to readers from the global convening. https://grist.org/updates/grist-kicks-off-fifth-year-of-collaborative-reporting-for-the-un-permanent-forum-on-indigenous-issues/16 Apr 2026 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:nlloazmvnb5zuk27aedjleck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmz2uqmd226https://bsky.app/profile/tahtone.bsky.social/post/3mixunepov22zDo yourself a favor and check out this series. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Apr 2026 08:26 +0000at://did:plc:nlloazmvnb5zuk27aedjleck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mixunepov22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/tahtone.bsky.social/post/3mg6bswt54k25Enbridge will pay Wisconsin sheriffs for riot suits, training & hours spent policing protests against the controversial Line 5 reroute through an uncapped, secretive deal approved by two counties as Indigenous-led resistance grows. https://grist.org/indigenous/enbridge-paid-police-to-protect-one-pipeline-now-it-wants-to-do-it-again-in-wisconsin/03 Mar 2026 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:nlloazmvnb5zuk27aedjleck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6bswt54k25https://bsky.app/profile/tahtone.bsky.social/post/3mejn3qqdbs2t🦷 Hey reporters, the Indian Health Service announced it will end the use of mercury-containing dental amalgam in its facilities by 2027, transitioning to mercury-free restorative materials across IHS and tribal dental programs. I've got related FOIAs. Read on. https://www.hhs.gov/press-room/ihs-to-end-use-of-mercury-containing-dental-amalgam-by-2027.html10 Feb 2026 18:52 +0000at://did:plc:nlloazmvnb5zuk27aedjleck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mejn3qqdbs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/tahtone.bsky.social/post/3me7zo7qfm22hDemocracy may die in darkness, but America was built in daylight, and in America, oppression and injustice don’t need shadows to thrive — they need champions. https://grist.org/indigenous/billie-eilish-stolen-land-and-the-climate-cost-of-americas-dispossession/06 Feb 2026 23:11 +0000at://did:plc:nlloazmvnb5zuk27aedjleck/app.bsky.feed.post/3me7zo7qfm22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/tahtone.bsky.social/post/3mdl5getsyc2w“Language is a matter of climate justice.” Most of the world is excluded from the information needed to understand how climate change is reshaping the planet, including people in positions of power. https://grist.org/indigenous/climate-news-is-written-in-a-language-most-people-cant-understand/29 Jan 2026 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:nlloazmvnb5zuk27aedjleck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdl5getsyc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/tahtone.bsky.social/post/3mcyw2emm422vTrump’s threats have refocused attention on America's relationship with Indigenous peoples: Greenland is 90% Inuit and has maintained its traditions, language and land despite centuries of colonial rule. It's viewed as a model of Indigenous self-determination & sovereignty. https://grist.org/global-indigenous-affairs-desk/greenland-is-a-global-model-for-indigenous-self-governance-trumps-demands-for-the-island-threaten-that/22 Jan 2026 09:52 +0000at://did:plc:nlloazmvnb5zuk27aedjleck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcyw2emm422vhttps://bsky.app/profile/tahtone.bsky.social/post/3mcaswdd2zs2lA social media & phone surveillance system ICE bought access to is designed to monitor a city neighborhood or block for mobile phones, track the movements of those devices & their owners over time, and follow them from their places of work to home or other locations. https://www.404media.co/inside-ices-tool-to-monitor-phones-in-entire-neighborhoods/12 Jan 2026 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:nlloazmvnb5zuk27aedjleck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcaswdd2zs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/tahtone.bsky.social/post/3mbyvlqtdbs26Trump said that the tribe “actively sought to obstruct reasonable immigration policies that the American people decisively voted for when I was elected,” after the Miccosukee's July lawsuit challenging the construction of “Alligator Alcatraz” in the Everglades. https://grist.org/indigenous/the-miccosukee-tribe-blocked-alligator-alcatraz-then-trump-blocked-a-bill-to-return-their-land/09 Jan 2026 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:nlloazmvnb5zuk27aedjleck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbyvlqtdbs26https://bsky.app/profile/tahtone.bsky.social/post/3mbopj65ros2aNew research builds on #MisplacedTrust and #LandGrabU by exploring & analyzing historical and ongoing land and resource theft from Indigenous peoples for the benefit of institutions of higher education: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=585486205 Jan 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:nlloazmvnb5zuk27aedjleck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbopj65ros2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/tahtone.bsky.social/post/3m5ua43ycvs2jThe @indigenousja.bsky.social and the UC Berkeley Center for Indigenous Law & Justice are offering a free, three-hour webinar designed to strengthen reporting in federal Indian law tomorrow. https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2025/federal-indian-law-training-for-journalists-webinar/17 Nov 2025 22:03 +0000at://did:plc:nlloazmvnb5zuk27aedjleck/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ua43ycvs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/tahtone.bsky.social/post/3lzigivuxvc27Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations are suing social media giants for their role in the growing mental health crisis for Indigenous youth. The nations argue that using social platforms can replace human interaction and give rise to cyber-bullying, body dysmorphia & suicide. https://www.kosu.org/news/2025-09-22/chickasaw-choctaw-nations-wage-legal-fights-against-social-media-companies-for-roles-in-mental-health-crisis23 Sep 2025 07:45 +0000at://did:plc:nlloazmvnb5zuk27aedjleck/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzigivuxvc27https://bsky.app/profile/tahtone.bsky.social/post/3lynmksfyb22pUnderstanding federal Indian law means better reporting under the Trump administration. We want to know what issue(s) you're most interested in. Click here: https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzQcpnHbfpSqdXcvDSNCVcvVjqzh12 Sep 2025 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:nlloazmvnb5zuk27aedjleck/app.bsky.feed.post/3lynmksfyb22phttps://bsky.app/profile/tahtone.bsky.social/post/3luba7hyx6s23In March, a jury ordered Greenpeace to pay $666 million to the companies behind the Dakota Access pipeline. But Indigenous leaders, water protectors, activists, and court records agree: Greenpeace played a bit part in the Standing Rock movement, at best. https://grist.org/project/indigenous/standing-rock-greenpeace-slapp-lawsuit-dakota-access-pipeline-dapl/18 Jul 2025 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:nlloazmvnb5zuk27aedjleck/app.bsky.feed.post/3luba7hyx6s23https://bsky.app/profile/tahtone.bsky.social/post/3ltzo45w7qs2qThe Miccosukee Tribe in Florida joined environmental groups on Tuesday to sue the federal and state agencies that constructed an immigrant detention center known as the “Alligator Alcatraz” and located in the Everglades National Park. https://grist.org/indigenous/a-florida-tribe-joins-the-fight-against-the-alligator-alcatraz-immigrant-detention-center/15 Jul 2025 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:nlloazmvnb5zuk27aedjleck/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltzo45w7qs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/tahtone.bsky.social/post/3lr64ksfgss2uAmid a current trade war with China, proponents for Oak Flat are scratching their heads at conflicting national security interests: “Resolution Copper is a major threat to U.S. national security given China’s significant financial influence over BHP and Rio Tinto.” https://grist.org/indigenous/oak-flat-gets-another-reprieve/09 Jun 2025 09:59 +0000at://did:plc:nlloazmvnb5zuk27aedjleck/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr64ksfgss2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/tahtone.bsky.social/post/3lqumrfawak23More than 17,000 acres around the Klamath River in Northern California, including the lower Blue Creek watershed, have returned to the Yurok Tribe, completing the largest landback deal in California history. https://grist.org/indigenous/in-californias-largest-landback-deal-the-yurok-tribe-reclaims-sacred-land-around-the-klamath-river/05 Jun 2025 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:nlloazmvnb5zuk27aedjleck/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqumrfawak23https://bsky.app/profile/tahtone.bsky.social/post/3lqs6dvyyu223Mining, including the extraction of transition minerals, leads every sector in attacks on environmental & human rights defenders. 40% of those killed were Indigenous, a reflection of the fact that more than half of all critical minerals lie in or near Indigenous land. https://grist.org/indigenous/indigenous-land-defenders-face-rising-threats-amid-global-push-for-critical-minerals/04 Jun 2025 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:nlloazmvnb5zuk27aedjleck/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqs6dvyyu223https://bsky.app/profile/tahtone.bsky.social/post/3lqrz2dmzgk2gThe Trump administration's recent cuts to USAID are putting Indigenous peoples at risk. In the Amazon, for instance, no USAID support may lead to a resurgence of the cocaine market, increased threats to Indigenous land and potentially violent challenges to human rights. https://grist.org/indigenous/cuts-to-usaid-severed-longstanding-american-support-for-indigenous-people-in-the-amazon/04 Jun 2025 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:nlloazmvnb5zuk27aedjleck/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqrz2dmzgk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/tahtone.bsky.social/post/3lp7vtxas7225From @hilarybeaumont.bsky.social & @jessieboulard.bsky.social for @grist.org & @indiginews.bsky.social: More than 50 First Nations depend on approximately 3,700 miles of winter roads. There are no paved roads connecting these Indigenous communities to the nearest cities. 🧵 https://grist.org/indigenous/ice-road-canada-truck-northern-ontario-first-nations-mining/15 May 2025 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:nlloazmvnb5zuk27aedjleck/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp7vtxas7225https://bsky.app/profile/tahtone.bsky.social/post/3lp5h53esz22xI had no clue Pope Francis was as involved in the Indigenous world as much as he was. This story looks at his legacy and the direction of the church under Pope Leo XIV. https://grist.org/international/pope-leo-climate-catholic-indigenous-francis/14 May 2025 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:nlloazmvnb5zuk27aedjleck/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp5h53esz22x