Tristan Ahtone

@tahtone.bsky.social

🚨 Fresh investigation off @grist's Indigenous Affairs desk: The climate movement gave this Texas tribe millions and a global platform. No one checked its story.

Everyone had a reason to believe the story Mancias told. And somewhere in the years of campaigns and headlines, the question of whether it was true fell away. The story worked, and that was enough.

You can read our investigation here:

Congratulations to @grahambrewer on becoming a 2027 @Niemanfdn Fellow. His coverage of Indigenous peoples and tribal nations has been some of the most important journalism in the country. Glad someone noticed. The @AP 's loss is Harvard's gain. 👀

The forum’s focus on Indigenous health comes as a new study argues that U.N. agencies’ fragmented approach — addressing health, environment, and land rights through separate mandates — has “consistently failed Indigenous Peoples.”

At the United Nations this week, Indigenous leaders and advocates are asking: What will it take to force governments to comply with international court rulings that mandate climate action?