Tristan Ahtone
@tahtone.bsky.social
Kiowa. Editor-at-large at Grist. "Fancy and highbrow."
🦷 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.
www.hhs.gov/press-room/i...
I've got related FOIAs. Read on.
www.hhs.gov/press-room/i...
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February 10, 2026 at 6:52 PM
🦷 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.
www.hhs.gov/press-room/i...
I've got related FOIAs. Read on.
www.hhs.gov/press-room/i...
Democracy 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. grist.org/indigenous/b...
Billie Eilish, stolen land, and the climate cost of America’s dispossession
Returning Indigenous land won't destroy civilization, it could save it.
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February 6, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Democracy 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. grist.org/indigenous/b...
“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. grist.org/indigenous/c...
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. grist.org/indigenous/c...
Climate news is written in a language most people can't understand
A new report argues that English-only climate science and disaster alerts are excluding most of the world, and putting Indigenous communities at greater risk.
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January 29, 2026 at 3:52 PM
“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. grist.org/indigenous/c...
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. grist.org/indigenous/c...
Trump’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. grist.org/global-indig...
Greenland is a global model for Indigenous self-governance. Trump’s demands for the island threaten that.
Historians say underpinning Trump's talk of national security lies a longstanding pattern of American entitlement to Native land.
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January 22, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Trump’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. grist.org/global-indig...
A 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. www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
Inside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods
404 Media has obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. Webloc can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or t...
www.404media.co
January 12, 2026 at 7:52 PM
A 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. www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
Trump 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. grist.org/indigenous/t...
The Miccosukee Tribe blocked Alligator Alcatraz. Then Trump blocked a bill to return their land.
After the tribe sued to stop an immigration detention center, the White House vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have expanded Miccosukee land and environmental stewardship.
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January 9, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Trump 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. grist.org/indigenous/t...
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We've analysed this video of the shooting of Renee Nicole Good yesterday in Minneapolis frame-by-frame to highlight the positioning of the gun and phone in the ICE agent's hands.
Video: @minnesotareformer.com with annotations by Bellingcat
Video: @minnesotareformer.com with annotations by Bellingcat
January 8, 2026 at 6:38 PM
We've analysed this video of the shooting of Renee Nicole Good yesterday in Minneapolis frame-by-frame to highlight the positioning of the gun and phone in the ICE agent's hands.
Video: @minnesotareformer.com with annotations by Bellingcat
Video: @minnesotareformer.com with annotations by Bellingcat
New 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: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
More Than Morrill: The Intertwined History of Indian Land Dispossession, Arizona Statehood, and University Enrichment
<p>Through the federal government’s university land-grant programs, which began with the Morrill Act in 1862 and continue today, Congress has systematically all
papers.ssrn.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:04 PM
New 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: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The @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. www.poynter.org/reporting-ed...
Federal Indian law is shaping some of the biggest stories in America. Most journalists don’t know they’re covering it. - Poynter
A webinar from UC Berkeley and the Indigenous Journalists Association offers reporters essential grounding in federal Indian law
www.poynter.org
November 17, 2025 at 10:03 PM
The @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. www.poynter.org/reporting-ed...
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Want to go to the UN’s biggest gathering of Indigenous peoples? Here’s how.
Applications are open until October 31 to receive funding to attend major Indigenous gatherings in New York and Geneva next year.
grist.org/indigenous/w...
#Indigenous #UN #Climate #Tribes #Environment
Applications are open until October 31 to receive funding to attend major Indigenous gatherings in New York and Geneva next year.
grist.org/indigenous/w...
#Indigenous #UN #Climate #Tribes #Environment
Want to go to the UN’s biggest gathering of Indigenous peoples? Here’s how.
Applications are open until October 31 to receive funding to attend major Indigenous gatherings in New York and Geneva next year.
grist.org
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Want to go to the UN’s biggest gathering of Indigenous peoples? Here’s how.
Applications are open until October 31 to receive funding to attend major Indigenous gatherings in New York and Geneva next year.
grist.org/indigenous/w...
#Indigenous #UN #Climate #Tribes #Environment
Applications are open until October 31 to receive funding to attend major Indigenous gatherings in New York and Geneva next year.
grist.org/indigenous/w...
#Indigenous #UN #Climate #Tribes #Environment
Chickasaw 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. www.kosu.org/news/2025-09...
Chickasaw, Choctaw Nations wage legal fights against social media companies for roles in mental health crisis
The Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations are suing social media giants for their role in the growing mental health crisis for Indigenous young people.
www.kosu.org
September 23, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Chickasaw 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. www.kosu.org/news/2025-09...
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New UN Commission of Inquiry report reinforces the consensus among experts around Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza.
As the Israeli govt escalates its assault on Gaza City & destroys Gaza’s remaining civilian infrastructure, states have a duty under Genocide Convention to act.
As the Israeli govt escalates its assault on Gaza City & destroys Gaza’s remaining civilian infrastructure, states have a duty under Genocide Convention to act.
September 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
New UN Commission of Inquiry report reinforces the consensus among experts around Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza.
As the Israeli govt escalates its assault on Gaza City & destroys Gaza’s remaining civilian infrastructure, states have a duty under Genocide Convention to act.
As the Israeli govt escalates its assault on Gaza City & destroys Gaza’s remaining civilian infrastructure, states have a duty under Genocide Convention to act.
Understanding federal Indian law means better reporting under the Trump administration. We want to know what issue(s) you're most interested in. Click here: mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#in...
September 12, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Understanding federal Indian law means better reporting under the Trump administration. We want to know what issue(s) you're most interested in. Click here: mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#in...
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My new massive piece on the Energy Transfer v. Greenpeace trial includes never-reported details of the settlement ET offered GP. It would have thrown the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe under the bus. For @grist.org and @drilledmedia.bsky.social
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Standing Rock was an Indigenous-led movement. Why did Greenpeace take the fall?
The inside story of how Greenpeace stood with water protectors — and got hit with a $666 million court judgment.
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July 18, 2025 at 11:59 AM
My new massive piece on the Energy Transfer v. Greenpeace trial includes never-reported details of the settlement ET offered GP. It would have thrown the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe under the bus. For @grist.org and @drilledmedia.bsky.social
grist.org/project/indi...
grist.org/project/indi...
In 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. grist.org/project/indi...
Standing Rock was an Indigenous-led movement. Why did Greenpeace take the fall?
The inside story of how Greenpeace stood with water protectors — and got hit with a $666 million court judgment.
grist.org
July 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM
In 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. grist.org/project/indi...
The 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.
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A tribe in Florida joins the fight against the "Alligator Alcatraz" immigrant detention center
The Miccosuki tribe alleges that both state and federal agents failed to conduct an environmental review of what the camp would to the Everglades.
grist.org
July 15, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The 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.
grist.org/indigenous/a...
grist.org/indigenous/a...
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Excited to announce that the #landgrabu investigation at @highcountrynews is posting a correction.
It's a little unusual for reporters to get excited about corrections, so check this out ⬇️
It's a little unusual for reporters to get excited about corrections, so check this out ⬇️
June 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Excited to announce that the #landgrabu investigation at @highcountrynews is posting a correction.
It's a little unusual for reporters to get excited about corrections, so check this out ⬇️
It's a little unusual for reporters to get excited about corrections, so check this out ⬇️
Amid 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.”
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The transfer of a sacred site to a copper mine is delayed once again
An Indigenous religious site in Arizona has been granted a delay, as advocates hope to stop Trump's plan to turn it into a copper mine.
grist.org
June 9, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Amid 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.”
grist.org/indigenous/o...
grist.org/indigenous/o...
More 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. grist.org/indigenous/i...
In California's largest landback deal, the Yurok Tribe reclaims sacred land around Klamath River
More than 17,000 acres around the Klamath River in northern California,have returned to the Yurok Tribe, completing the largest landback deal in California history.
grist.org
June 5, 2025 at 3:22 PM
More 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. grist.org/indigenous/i...
Mining, 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. grist.org/indigenous/i...
Indigenous land defenders face rising threats amid global push for critical minerals
The past decade has seen “a consistent, sustained pattern" of violence against Indigenous people who oppose corporate human rights abuses.
grist.org
June 4, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Mining, 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. grist.org/indigenous/i...
The 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. grist.org/indigenous/c...
Cuts to USAID severed longstanding American support for Indigenous peoples around the world
Without U.S. funding, Indigenous communities in Peru and elsewhere face increasing threats to their land, livelihoods, and human rights.
grist.org
June 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The 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. grist.org/indigenous/c...
From @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. 🧵
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Ice roads are a lifeline for First Nations. As Canada warms, they're disappearing.
Indigenous peoples are navigating the slow collapse of winter roads — and an even slower pace of help.
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May 15, 2025 at 4:13 PM
From @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. 🧵
grist.org/indigenous/i...
grist.org/indigenous/i...
I 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. grist.org/internationa...
What Pope Leo means for global climate action and colonialism
Pope Francis made a strong moral case for addressing climate change and respecting Indigenous rights. Will Pope Leo do the same?
grist.org
May 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I 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. grist.org/internationa...
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The law is clear: Americans are protected from being compelled by the government to engage in speech with which they disagree.
By making passports ideological, argues attorney Miles Whitney, the Trump administration has turned them into government-compelled speech.
Read more on Assigned Media:
By making passports ideological, argues attorney Miles Whitney, the Trump administration has turned them into government-compelled speech.
Read more on Assigned Media:
The First Amendment Should Protect Trans People’s Passports — Assigned
Trump’s executive order defining sex made it clear that passport sex markers will now carry an ideological message. The constitution protects Americans from being forced to endorse ideological message...
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May 13, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The law is clear: Americans are protected from being compelled by the government to engage in speech with which they disagree.
By making passports ideological, argues attorney Miles Whitney, the Trump administration has turned them into government-compelled speech.
Read more on Assigned Media:
By making passports ideological, argues attorney Miles Whitney, the Trump administration has turned them into government-compelled speech.
Read more on Assigned Media:
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We're disappointed that a new model such as the CJC — founded on commitments to fairness, inclusivity and a robust future for Canadian media — has already demonstrated it is not capable of fulfilling these ambitions.
Editorial from the @indiginews.bsky.social team:
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Editorial from the @indiginews.bsky.social team:
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Why you won’t see IndigiNews among those sharing in the $100M Google news fund
As the CJC hands out millions to ‘Canadian’ media under the federal Online News Act, our Indigenous newsroom is left behind
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May 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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