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1/ Today is @tahtone’s last day working for @highcountrynews. He helped build one of the few #Indigenous Affairs desks at a non-Native news outlet in the country, by and for Indigenous people. We are grateful for the legacy he leaves.
2/ @tahtone is a fierce advocate for better coverage of Indigenous communities. “At HCN, we want ethical, accurate reporting on Indian Country; not stereotypes.” https://hcne.ws/2KDayRQ
3/ One of @tahtone’s first stories for the magazine looked at the specific challenges #Indigenous people face at the border, from a lack of adequate translators to erasure in a system that doesn’t track tribal affiliation. https://hcne.ws/2JWZQcp
4/ @tahtone never shied from holding power to account, as in this @nick_w_estes story he edited on the federal government taking Native children hostage to seize lands in the Western US. https://hcne.ws/2MdNpZf
5/ In this perspective, @tahtone reminded readers of the origins of #publiclands: “Most of the United States’ public lands gained their status through the nation’s history of genocide & the betrayal of those lands’ original inhabitants.” https://hcne.ws/2SnqTgo
6/ @tahtone continually brought innovative ideas to the magazine. As in this story, told via graphic novel with the help of an all-Indigenous team including @aesnap & @weshoyot: https://hcne.ws/2RHTCMU
7/ Similarly, @tahtone conceived of an issue entirely dedicated to #climatefiction. Read his story where #climate deniers are brought to justice: https://hcne.ws/2YVgYqy
8/ @tahtone also brought his #photography talent to HCN, as in this piece by @grahambrewer about the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians women’s stickball team, Ittibah Achafah https://hcne.ws/31hJCQ4
9/ And #ICYMI: dig into @tahtone & @Bobby_L33’s 2-year vigorous investigation on the nation’s land-grant universities, built by expropriated #Indigenous land: https://hcne.ws/3bF1GZ9
10/ We are so thankful for @tahtone’s work. Our Indigenous Affairs desk will continue to cultivate the seeds he planted. Continue following Tristan as the Editor-in-Chief @TexasObserver
11/ Find more of HCN's Indigenous Affairs work here: https://hcne.ws/3aYbxco , or sign up for the free Indian Country Newsletter to get monthly updates: https://hcne.ws/2saAr4f
