Tristan Ahtone
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Tristan Ahtone
is an award-winning reporter and a member of the Kiowa Tribe. He serves as associate editor for tribal affairs at High Country News and is president of the Native American Journalists Association.
Tristan Ahtone
In Finland, lament singing is experiencing a revival, one sad song at a time.
Research shows that ethnic identity is shaped not only by the loss鈥攁nd revitalization鈥攐f mother tongues but also by the remixing of English.
To deal with a Trump administration, the tribal nation might now want to use that 200-year-old treaty right.
Tohono O鈥檕dham traditional lands extend deep into Mexico, and any border wall will face legal and physical opposition.
Of 194 languages remaining in North America, nearly 63 percent are spoken only by adults or elders. That鈥檚 why children's television programming is key.
The Department of Justice promised to consider nationwide reform in how the U.S. treats tribal land. Legal experts consider what, exactly, that might look like.
From the Standing Rock Sioux to the Wounaan in Panama, indigenous communities are staking claims to traditional territories even when they no longer possess ownership rights.
From blue corn to bison, narrow federal food-safety codes impact tribal food systems. But advocates are writing their own food laws to preserve Native food sovereignty.