Articles by Taylar Dawn Stagner
Taylar Dawn Stagner was the 2024-2025 Indigenous affairs reporting fellow at Grist. Prior to joining Grist, she contributed radio reporting to NPR and, as a podcaster, won an Edward R. Murrow Award. She’s worked at Wyoming Public Radio and High Country News, writing about Indigenous affairs.
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![Cityscape of downtown Denver with the Flatirons and Longs Peak in the background from a drone perspective]()
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Colorado’s dirty secret: A $500 billion mining industry built on Indigenous land
A new report says that it’s only a fraction of the almost $2 trillion the state has made on stolen land.
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![A beaver sitting on top of a pile of branches, holding a piece of wood up to its mouth]()
The Tule River Tribe of California recruits an old ally in its fight against wildfires: Beavers
Beavers were once abundant in North America. Bringing them back could have serious climate benefits.
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Recycling isn’t easy. The Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana is doing it anyway.
With federal dollars flowing, small tribes are trying to jumpstart their own recycling programs.
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What’s the difference between Indigenous nations co-managing or co-stewarding their land? A lot.
Being a "steward" of the land isn't enough for Native peoples.
