Articles by Editor-at-Large Tristan Ahtone
Tristan Ahtone is a member of the Kiowa Tribe and is editor-at-large at Grist. He previously served as editor-in-chief at the Texas Observer and Indigenous affairs editor at High Country News. He has reported for Al Jazeera America, PBS NewsHour, Indian Country Today, and NPR, to name a few. A past president of the Indigenous Journalists Association, Ahtone is a 2017 Nieman Fellow. You can reach him at tahtone@grist.org.
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In Nevada, a monument to violence built on stolen land
The art world sees a megasculpture masterpiece; others see a tribute to American colonialism.
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![Collage: an eye surrounded by silhouettes of falling birds, street lamps, rectangular cutouts of night sky, and a window with a curtain silhouette made of night sky; drawn star graphics on top]()
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In defense of darkness
Artificial light is polluting the night sky. What do we stand to lose?
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![Makanalani Malia Gomes, a Pacific representative of the Global Indigenous Youth Caucus, speaking; two blurry people in the background]()
Following 14,000-gallon fuel spill, Pacific representatives call for UN investigation
Indigenous youth caucus calls for demilitarization of Hawaii and the Pacific.
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Who’s in charge of fixing the environment in eastern Oklahoma?
How a Supreme Court win for tribal sovereignty could have ripple effects on environmental protections across the country.
