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Tlingit writer + editor. ✍🏼: @nytimes, @natgeo, @vanityfair, @ellemagazine, @esquire, @guardian, @bbc, @teenvogue, @wmag, etc. 📧: [email protected]

Minneapolis, MN
Joined February 2009
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The loss of her birth father and the dad that raised her didn’t just define writer Kate Nelson’s future — it redefined her past, too. thecut.com/article/grief-dea…
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We’re very pleased to announce that stories by two of our writers, @Kateisms and Christina Cooke, have been included in The Best American Food and Travel Writing 2025. buff.ly/FN95ooc
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For the creators, actors, and writers of the groundbreaking Native American TV series ‘Reservation Dogs,’ their story closed out the same way it began: as a celebration of community. vanityfair.com/hollywood/sto…
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When Native peoples’ land was stolen, they lost important hunting and fishing grounds and myriad places to gather and prepare food. Now the #LandBack movement is helping communities regain access to both food and land. Read more from @Kateisms ⬇️ buff.ly/3UyPN0k
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“Our entire food system is determined by colonization, and our palates have also been colonized, largely by salt and sugar—so we believe that everything we eat needs to be salty or sweet.” Read our Q&A with Indigenous forager and activist Linda Black Elk ⬇️buff.ly/3OulrZd
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“It feels f*cking awesome to be part of this historical moment; I love proving people wrong." @kateisms talks with #Echo star Alaqua Cox on bringing Indigenous, deaf, and disability representation to television in a way we’ve never witnessed before. ⬇️ tnvge.co/Dun5OnE
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Just a few years ago, it would have been unimaginable that a movie like Killers would get made at all." @Kateisms explores what Lily Gladstone’s Oscars 2024 nomination signifies for Indigenous people and Native Americans. ⬇️ #OpEd tnvge.co/gWkKCSm
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“It feels f*cking awesome to be part of this historical moment; I love proving people wrong." @kateisms talks with #Echo star Alaqua Cox on bringing Indigenous, deaf, and disability representation to television in a way we’ve never witnessed before. ⬇️ tnvge.co/ULTSz1M
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For director and executive producer Sydney Freeland, #Echo is a childhood dream come true: “My inner child is still freaking out.” trib.al/Ojwwzri
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Not sure what to gift your loved ones this holiday season? Check out our 2023 Food and Farming Holiday Book Gift Guide! 📚 buff.ly/3TctFII
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At Sakari Farms, Spring Alaska Schreiner maintains a seed bank, has launched a community kitchen, and teaches Native American youth traditional ecological knowledge. #fromthearchives buff.ly/3PEZN4n
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Fourteen farms and ranches in North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Montana are taking part in a three-year study on the benefits and barriers of regenerative agriculture among Indigenous ranchers and farmers. @Kateisms reports: civileats.com/2023/11/20/bui…
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2023 was a breakout year for Indigenous stories in Hollywood, but there's still work to be done. bit.ly/3uxlRql
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How salmon fishing helped me embrace my Alaska Native identity theguardian.com/environment/…
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A unique three-year project from the @EnvDefenseFund and the @IACupdate hopes to yield quantitative data about the costs and benefits of regenerative practices. @Kateisms reports: buff.ly/3MLHgmg
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Five tribal nations are working with Feeding America to improve their ability to produce more food and respond to disasters. If it works, the pilot program could inform a larger shift in how the massive organization works with Indigenous communities. buff.ly/3QiVbBd
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Five tribal nations are working with Feeding America to improve their ability to produce more food and respond to disasters. If it works, the pilot could inform a larger shift in how the organization works with Indigenous communities. @Kateisms reports: buff.ly/3QiVbBd
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