Articles by Editor at Large Tristan Ahtone
Tristan Ahtone is a member of the Kiowa Tribe. He previously served as editor in chief at the Texas Observer and as the Indigenous affairs editor at High Country News. You can reach him at tahtone@grist.org.
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Mercury is still an environmental threat
The heavy metal is poisoning Indigenous peoples' environment and health, but no one can agree on how or when to get rid of it.
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In Sweden, a proposed iron mine threatens a World Heritage Site — and the culture that made it
How some UNESCO World Heritage Sites can threaten Indigenous lives.
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In Norway, Indigenous-led protests against a wind farm heat up
Sámi land defenders say the windmills must be demolished.
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Indigenous youth occupy Norwegian energy office to protest illegal wind farm
“We cannot be sacrificed in the name of the green transition.”
