Mark Trahant

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Mark Trahant

Mark Trahant is the 20th Atwood Chair at the University of Alaska Anchorage. He is a journalist, speaker and Twitter poet and is a member of The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes.

Job Title: 
"Growing Native" Advisory Committee Member
Tribal Affiliation: 
Shoshone-Bannock Tribe
Link to other Blog: 
Trahant Reports
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Recent posts: 

Treaty or Not? The Affordable Care Act means new money for American Indian and Alaska Native health programs

Blog Series:

  • Election
Author: 
Mark Trahant

There has been much controversy about the Affordable Care Act, what some call Obamacare. The politics are beyond intense. And those computer glitches are making it virtually impossible for people to enroll.

Italian Greenhouses

Blog Series:

Author: 
Mark Trahant

I spent last winter in northern Italy on a fellowship. Something that struck me was how differently people viewed food. For example in a village where I was staying, shopping for food was an every day event. People would walk through a open air market, see what was fresh, and buy enough for a day or two. The vegetables, the pastas, meats, fish or dairy, were all sold by the farmer, fisher or rancher. The food chain was quick and visible.

How Did Native Americans Impact the 2012 Election?

Blog Series:

  • Election
Author: 
Mark Trahant

A report on the different ways that the Native vote impacted the results of the 2012 election.

Pages

Films:

  • Growing Native

Tribes or Groups:

  • Bannock
  • Shoshone
 
 

Films

Native stories that represent the cultures, experiences, and values of American Indians and Alaska Natives for your station!

Filmmakers

Current funding, job, and training opportunities that support the production of Native content. Plus, additional information for filmmakers.

Educators

Hands-on educational tools for middle school to college-aged students that increase the Impact of Native films in the classroom.