Mark Trahant
American journalist
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Mark Trahant is the editor-at-large of Indian Country Today, an Indigenous-focused news operation. Career Trahant is a former Charles R. Johnson Professor of Journalism at the University of North Dakota. He is a citizen of Idaho’s Shoshone-Bannock Tribe, and a former president of the Native American Journalists Association. Trahant is the former editor of the editorial page for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, where he chaired the daily editorial board, directed a staff of writers, editors and a cartoonist. He was chairman and chief executive officer at the Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education. He is a former columnist at The Seattle Times and has been publisher of the Moscow-Pullman Daily News in Moscow, Idaho; executive news editor of The Salt Lake Tribune; a reporter at the Arizona Republic in Phoenix; and has worked at several tribal newspapers. He was an editor in residence at the University of Idaho. Trahant was a reporter on the PBS series Frontline with a story called "The Silence," about sexual abuse by clergy in Alaska. At the 2004 UNITY conference in Washington, D.C., he asked George W. Bush what the meaning of tribal sovereignty was in the 21st century; Bush replied, "Tribal sovereignty means that. It’s sovereign. You’re a ... you’re a ... you’ve been given sovereignty and you’re viewed as a sovereign entity."
Mark Trahant's Published Works
Published Works
- Unfolding Futures: Indigenous Ways of Knowing for the Twenty-First Century (2018) (21)
- Pictures of Our Nobler Selves: A History of Native American Contributions to News Media. (1995) (6)
- The Power of Stories: Native Words and Images on the Internet. (1996) (5)
- The Last Great Battle of the Indian Wars: Henry M. Jackson, Forrest J. Gerard and the campaign for the self-determination of America's Indian tribes (2010) (3)
- The CHCs have Arrived and Represent the Prospect of Better Funding for Indian Health (2010) (1)
- How Much Does Climate Change Cost? Try $1.5 Trillion and Counting Has Only Started (2018) (1)
- The Story of Indian Health is Complicated by History, Shortages & Bouts of Excellence (2018) (1)
- #NativeVote16 Canada’s New Government and the Music of Elections (2016) (1)
- Alaska Says "Yes," Boosts Indian Health System by Expanding Medicaid (2016) (1)
- She Represents. A Survey of Native American Women Who've Been Elected (2017) (1)
- Mark of Leadership: Honoring the Peaceful Chiefs. (1997) (1)
- Candidate's Political Ads are Changing the Very Image of Native People : #NATIVEVOTE18 Stereotypes are Shattered Every Time a Campaign Commercial is Produced and Aired (2018) (1)
- The Indian health paradox: Honoring a treaty right or raising real dollars (2011) (1)
- Latest Attack on Medicaid also Sabotages Treaty Rights, Indian Health Programs: Agency Says Indian Health Should Not Be Exempt From Medicaid Work Rules Because They are 'Race-Based' (2018) (1)
- Alaska's Busy Week: Demonstrating Its Contempt For Alaska Natives (2013) (0)
- A Note to Paul Ryan: Indian Health Funding is a Treaty Obligation, Not from War on Poverty (2014) (0)
- Obesity in Indian Country Is Mostly the Same: That's Why Incremental Progress (2018) (0)
- #NATIVEVOTE18 – Pueblo Woman. Mom. Gourmet Cook. Runner. It's Time to Add "Member of Congress" to that List (2017) (0)
- Press Release: We Stand With San Carlos (2016) (0)
- #NATIVEVOTE16 - Investing in Coal (or Better, a Transition Away from Coal) (2016) (0)
- Yeah, The Government Is Open. How Come The News Ahead Is Worse? (2013) (0)
- Why 2016 Is the Ideal Election for a Native Presidential Candidate (2015) (0)
- Voter Registration at Indian Health Clinic is a Way to Boost Number of Native Americans at the Polls (2012) (0)
- Measuring the Progress in Native Health (2010) (0)
- Here We Go Again: The Congressional Attack on Health Care, Higher Education #Indigenousnewswire (2018) (0)
- The Elected: Opening Up a Channel for Discourse About Indian Country's Issues (2017) (0)
- What Do The Numbers Say? Indian Country Plays a Unique Role at the Polls (2019) (0)
- ‘We are caging Indigenous people: Government’s own investigation highlights the human crisis at detention centers (2020) (0)
- Medicaid Funding is Indian Health System’s “New Reality” and it Can Continue to Grow (2013) (0)
- Winners, losers and $8 billion is not enough (2020) (0)
- A Seat at the Table? Claudia Kauffman Launches Bid for Seattle Port Commission (2017) (0)
- Tribes Respond to Presidential Withdrawal from Climate Pact (2017) (0)
- The Billion Dollar Dilemma: Funding Indian Health in the Trump Era (2017) (0)
- Cole Says Replacement of 'Obamacare' Should Include the Indian Health Law (2017) (0)
- Tribes Are Large Employers... And Those Employees Make the Best Customers (2014) (0)
- Federal Spending Worsens as Time Passes (2013) (0)
- Tribal People Face Disproportionate Impact from Climate Change (2019) (0)
- American Indian Nations from Termination to Restoration, 1953â2006 by Roberta Ulrich (2012) (0)
- Indian Country’s Metadata Scandal: Invisibility (2013) (0)
- #NATIVEVOTE16 - How Drawing New Lines on a Map Opens a Path to Native Americans Winning More Offices (2016) (0)
- President gets rebuke from Congress on border wall, but Senate confirms 'extreme' advocate against tribes for court (2019) (0)
- Trump's ‘Signing’ Statement: Risks Funding for all Tribal Housing Block Grants (2017) (0)
- A Year Of Action For Indian Country (2014) (0)
- Paulette Jordan: What Are You Going to Do to Improve the World? Run for Governor (2018) (0)
- An 'Honorable Budget'? No, But It's Headed In The Right Direction for Indian Country (2014) (0)
- A Call to Reform the Indian Health Service (2014) (0)
- Indigenous voices are needed to make U.S. a stronger democracy (2016) (0)
- #NATIVEVOTE16 - Tribes Weigh In, Power of Endorsements (2016) (0)
- Election: Yes It's an Imperfect System But The Native Vote is Worth Counting (2014) (0)
- What will the Indian health system look like? Answers are up to us (2010) (0)
- #NativeVote16 - Montana Democrats Say 'Margin of Victory' Is Indian Country (2016) (0)
- #Native Vote 16 - Indian Country Was Like America... Only More So (2017) (0)
- Winning the Election of Ideas (2017) (0)
- American Indian Nations from Termination to Restoration, 1953-2006 (2012) (0)
- #NativeVote16 - Solar Innovator Says Pipeline Debate Shows This as the Ideal Time to Transition to Renewable Energy (2017) (0)
- Next Year: Huge Changes Ahead For Indian Healthcare System (Including Some New Money) (2013) (0)
- Termination and Idle No More (2013) (0)
- Video: Governor Steve Bullock calls for broader Native representation across government (2020) (0)
- Election: Making Sure Every Native Voter has the Opportunity to Cast Their Ballot (2014) (0)
- Indian Country Left Behind as Jobs Evaporate (2013) (0)
- Seriously? States Complain to Senate about the Burden of Native Health Care #Indigenousnewswire (2018) (0)
- Why bother? Red road to the White House (2020) (0)
- #NativeVote16: Election progress one race at a time (2016) (0)
- WWF and the Loggers: A Brief History of Greenwashing in the Congo (2017) (0)
- #NATIVEVOTE16 - Donald Trump is Good News, or Really Good News, for Native Democrats (2016) (0)
- Frightening Words: Indian Health Service is Out of Money, Making you Wait for Care (2014) (0)
- Supreme Court’s Affirmation Of 'Obama Care Means a Fundamentally Different Debate; Indian Health Care Improvement Act Is Permanent (2012) (0)
- Congress Still Working on Indian Country Funding Bill (2019) (0)
- #NativeVote16-Alaska Native Success Story Is an Innovation from the States (2017) (0)
- Tribal Sovereignty Remains Alaska's Unfinished Business (2015) (0)
- Oil Is Cheap... So Leave It in the Ground and Address Change (2015) (0)
- After 'Total EXONERATION' ... it's an 'all out war' against the health care system: Indian Health Care Improvement Act would be struck down if courts decide Affordable Care Act is Unconstitutional (2019) (0)
- New Governor Works With Citizens, Tribes to "Create a Vision for Alaska" (2014) (0)
- This Election is Historic. Welcome to the 21st Century, Alaska (2014) (0)
- Drive. Ride. Rethink. (2020) (0)
- Native American Youth and a Million Lines of Code (2015) (0)
- Behind the Screen: Nuts, Bolts and Billions of MedicAID dollars that Could Improve Health Care (2014) (0)
- Two Books Add Perspective to Current Debates Over Indian Country’s Future (2013) (0)
- #NATIVEVOTE16 - Iowa Issue That Should Be On the Table: Self-Determination (2016) (0)
- Pennies on the Dollar? Sequester Will Close Schools, Reduce Teachers, Short Change Dreams (2013) (0)
- #NATIVEVOTE16 - Little Dollars Could Turn the World of Politics Upside Down (2016) (0)
- Native Advocates Say No to Brett Kavanaugh (2019) (0)
- Updated Numbers. A Look at Native American Women Elected to Office (2017) (0)
- Press Performance: Reporting Trump, Native Code Talkers, and Viral Outrage (2018) (0)
- Election: Indian Country's Long Fight Over Who Gets The Right to Vote (2014) (0)
- What difference does it make to have Native Americans in Congress? This. (2019) (0)
- A Changing Arctic Presents Incredible Challenges and Opportunities for Indigenous People (2016) (0)
- What's next? Three Ways to Add Money to Indian Health and Bigger Fights Ahead (2017) (0)
- What Matters? Fight Cut Is About Seven Competing Values (2018) (0)
- #NATIVEVOTE16 - Native North Dakota (2016) (0)
- Five Ways Indian Country Can Challenge the Policies of the Trump White House (2017) (0)
- Voting in the name of ... (2013) (0)
- Obama's Arctic Decisions May Be the Climate's Turning Point (2015) (0)
- Tax Cuts? Hell. No. Thousands of American Indian and Alaska Native Children Will Lose Health Insurance (2018) (0)
- Canada's Aboriginal Day Has the Potential To Change the Conversation and the Government (2015) (0)
- A Treaty Promise ... That Cannot Be Kept (2013) (0)
- The New Deal for Tribes: Resource Extraction & Toxic Waste (Minus the Jobs) (2017) (0)
- NativeVote16 - Indian Country with More Representation in the States (2016) (0)
- Hegemony Is a Fine Word to Describe the Trump Era: Goal Is to Ransack the Earth (2018) (0)
- #NATIVEVOTE16 – Republicans Aren't Getting Much Attention or Votes from Indian Country (2016) (0)
- More Native Women Than Men Are Running for Governors, State Legislators (2019) (0)
- Court Affirms Affordable Care Act Again; good time to step up Indian Country’s participation (2015) (0)
- Yes, Trump's Budget is Destructive and Disruptive (And We've Seen That Before) (2017) (0)
- New Year With New (Old) Stories For Indian Country (2014) (0)
- Three Lessons from Last Week's Elections, Time to Add Names, Ideas #Nativevote18 (2018) (0)
- What Experiences Should an IHS Director Have? In my Book: Medicine & Medicaid (2018) (0)
- Five Lessons for Indian Country from the Canadian Elections (2016) (0)
- The Power of Native Voters... The Beginning of a Beautiful Trend (2015) (0)
- Sometimes the Stars Do Align: Peggy Flemming and a Run for Congress (2017) (0)
- Deep in the Budget: Line by Line Predictions about Indian Health (2014) (0)
- The Politics of Leaving Coal Buried Deep in the Ground (2016) (0)
- Reversing Diabetes in Indian Country (2016) (0)
- Indian Health Was on the Ballot: A Few Wins and Alaska is at Risk for a Big Loss (2019) (0)
- Indian Country Impacted by a Government Shutdown (2019) (0)
- Rethinking the Role of the Native Press (2017) (0)
- Congressional Budget Plan Requires deep Cuts in Indian Programs (2015) (0)
- First, Do No Harm. What it Takes to Manage the Indian Health System (2018) (0)
- The Case for Reform: Indian Country and the Broken Primary: #ELECTION 16 (2016) (0)
- Business as Usual: Minnesota Governor Set to Pick US Senator: #Nativevote18 (2018) (0)
- The Story Is Not Over: When the Native Press Is Strong... So Is Indian Country (2018) (0)
- State of Indian Nations: Unlocking Digital Tools in Indian Country to Build a New Economy (2015) (0)
- State of Indian Nations: ‘A Moment of Real Possibility’ (2013) (0)
- Paul Ryan's Legacy Includes 'Big Ideas' Such as a Voucher For Indian Health (2018) (0)
- #NativeVote16-Essence of Political Organizing is Found at Standing Rock (2017) (0)
- The Katie John Case: Alaska Natives Shouldn't Have to Wait a Century to Get a Fair Share (2014) (0)
- Are we Living Longer? Answer is Complicated for Indian Country (2019) (0)
- #NATIVEVOTE16 - Bernie Sanders is Paying Attention to Indian Country (2016) (0)
- Planting Ideas: Tribal Colleges Are Essential for Developing Reservation Economies (2015) (0)
- #NativeVote16-Overdue National Debate about Pipelines and 'Sound Science (2017) (0)
- Indian Country Needs a Canon of Stories; ‘Sovereignty’ is one we Should Add (2018) (0)
- The Money Chase. #NATIVEVOTE18 Federal Candidates Make Their Pitch for Big Bucks (2018) (0)
- A tribute to those who always imagined Native Women in Congress (2019) (0)
- This Election the People are Singing (2014) (0)
- #NativeVote16 - Less Representation, not More, But a Few Important Wins Too (2017) (0)
- This Is a First: The Legislation Would Fully-Fund Indian Health System, Raise Billions (2018) (0)
- Mark Trahant: Throw Away The Old Playbook: Tribes are better off playing together (2011) (0)
- Updated #Nativevote18 Map for Native Americans Candidates Running for Congress, Governor, Lt. Governor (2018) (0)
- Native American Newspapers (2018) (0)
- Updates: Medicare Expansion in Alaska, Montana - and Oil Prices (2015) (0)
- Expanding Access to Oral Health Means Changing the Law to Back Tribal Sovereignty (2014) (0)
- Millions of Montanans, Alaskans and Native Americans Wait for Health Insurance (2015) (0)
- Two Members of Congress get an $8 Billion Favor… That's more than 10 Times What Indian Health Programs Will Lose (2017) (0)
- The Mother of the Earth Returns to Toynek Native Village (2015) (0)
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