Articles by Indigenous Affairs Fellow Taylar Dawn Stagner
Taylar Dawn Stagner is Grist's 2024-2025 Indigenous Affairs reporting fellow.
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Nearly 200 people were killed last year protecting the environment
Most were Black or Indigenous.
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Canada’s first ‘prisoner of conscience’ is an Indigenous land defender
The distinction is given to people who are incarcerated for their politics, religion, or ethnicity, as well as other personal and protected statuses.
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Rez dogs are feeling the heat from climate change
A lack of infrastructure and extreme weather are putting unhoused pets on reservations in danger.
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Indigenous geography could change how we relate to the Earth
"Geography can be maps. But it can also be something deeply personal, like how we interact with space."
