What the heck is going on in Alberta? And why we should be watching Montana’s House and Senate races this midterm. A lot of shenanigans.

We need to keep our minds running on two tracks. Doing what we can to stop the mess that is Trump. And, rethink how institutions should work after Trump. An independent Department of Justice is critical. open.substack.com/pub/marktrah...

Weekend post: A conversation about identity, citizenship and blood quantum. "Removing blood quantum is not the hard part; the question of what’s next is the hard part." marktrahant.substack.com/p/the-indige...

Recreating the America that never was. open.substack.com/pub/marktrah...

It would be moving political poetry if Flanagan and Mary Peltola in Alaska could both break into the Senate club during the same election. (Like the “firsts” in the House, Deb Haaland and Sharice Davids in 2018). Sometimes the stars do align. open.substack.com/pub/marktrah...

What if the insurance company owns the doctor, the pharmacy and your health? AOC's master class in what's wrong with us as "captive" patients.

The Lakota Times — losing another voice. Protecting Sources. Jaded. And, of course a Newsrime. open.substack.com/pub/marktrah...

Before the last election, there was a clear warning that Trump 2.0 would be worse. It’s worse. The attack on the people of Minnesota is just that. open.substack.com/pub/marktrah...

We could be exploring important lessons from Greenland about the impact of climate change, universal health, or even the structure of government. A list of topics that neither Donald Trump or Marco Rubio would want to talk about. open.substack.com/pub/marktrah...

Andrew Jackson gets a lot of the "credit" for Indian removal policies, but the Monroe Doctrine is a logic that sovereignty is not binding when US interests are at stake. My take. open.substack.com/pub/marktrah...

Disruption and illogic are not new. And to prove that point, President Donald J. Trump ended 2025 with a veto of legislation involving the Miccosukee Tribe. New Substack. (Subscribe it’s free) marktrahant.substack.com/p/our-era-of...

Susie Wiles interview reminded me of conversations I have had with Brad Patterson and a White House staff that had very different ideas about governing. marktrahant.substack.com/p/back-to-a-...

It’s 1976 and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act is on President Ford’s desk. His Cabinet screams veto!

One of my goals with Breaking History is to talk about the impact from leaders in the past.

The move of Indian education out of the Department of Education reminds me of when the Indian education lobby took on and beat Jimmy Carter. Back then the idea was that even boarding schools would be in the new Department. open.substack.com/pub/marktrah...

Our political system rewards leaders for what they’ve done in the past, rather than the future. We end up with a Joe Biden or Donald Trump and a cringe factor that plays out in headlines. New Substack: A role for elders open.substack.com/pub/marktrah...

The best leaders are those who seek out folks smarter than them. Part 2 of my conversation with Cecelia FireThunder. youtu.be/G6lW_z-rFZA?...

Why are so many in Congress headed for the exit? And could it lead to a new speaker before the midterms? (Think Alaska) open.substack.com/pub/marktrah...

At NCAI last week I had a chance to sit down with Cecelia Firethunder. Part 1. youtu.be/kNPLbSmGosI?...

A penny for your thoughts. I've wondered what would happen if tribes produced and circulated their own money. substack.com/inbox/post/1...

Nuclear highways are dead ends

What's really interesting about our moment in time is how the divisions in our politics are philosophical. It's nearly impossible to find common ground when the premise itself is questioned. New Substack post. (Subscribe. Comment. Share.) open.substack.com/pub/marktrah...

More on oak flat youtu.be/K90-W-TWiPg?...

There have been a lot of legal battles in regard to the sacred sites at Oak Flat and Resolution Copper's proposed copper mine ... but could investor risk (and water) be the key to killing the project? open.substack.com/pub/marktrah...

I once followed nuclear bombs on the highway. My grandfather, who worked for the Atomic Energy Commission told me he was in those convoys. It amazed me how little had changed. Pres Trump's call for weapons testing is a return to a protocol that should be over. open.substack.com/pub/marktrah...

One of the lessons of Standing Rock was about the cost to extractive companies that did not pay attention to the risks associated with their project. A new report says failure to work with tribes increases the cost of project by 500 percent. (a two-part Breaking History) youtube.com/watch?v=pSoQ...

I spent the weekend in Vancouver on the campus of the University of British Columbia for a conference on Beyond Fires and Floods; Indigenous views about climate change. A lot to think about … so much of what we talked about will percolate in the weeks ahead. open.substack.com/pub/marktrah...

Caver-in-chief? The last time Trump managed a long government shutdown conservative firebrand Ann Coulter had this to say: “Good news for George Herbert Walker Bush: As of today, he is no longer the biggest wimp…” Three ways the shutdown ends ...   open.substack.com/pub/marktrah...

Last week at AFN I had a chat with Michelle Sparck about voting. youtu.be/TEhujQ15l7s?...

We don’t know yet how much the Western Alaska disaster will cost. But here’s the thing: We’re at the beginning of a climate tally that is almost unimaginable. open.substack.com/pub/marktrah...

Why this voting rights case is so important: Are you worth 50 pounds? That was once the test for voting. Are we headed back in that direction? Latest Breaking History. marktrahant.substack.com/p/all-worth-...

Thinking about an Indigenous future marktrahant.substack.com?utm_campaign...

My tribute to Ernie Stevens Jr. “Send ‘em into battle.” Indigenous House on YouTube. Please share, comment and subscribe. youtu.be/nHwmhOqsUiw?...

👥👥 Panelists include @tanyatalaga.bsky.social @paulseesequasis.bsky.social @marktrahant.bsky.social + Judi Kochon! 🤝 Event co-covened by myself and @candiscall.bsky.social

A twist from the Termination Era. There is a direct path from Joseph McCarthy to Roy Cohn and Robert F. Kennedy to Donald J. Trump. (Cohn and Kennedy were McCarthy’s lawyers in the Senate.) Cohn was also Trump’s mentor. marktrahant.substack.com/p/the-first-...

The twisted story of NFL “legends” Pop Warner and “Lone Star” Dietz that started at Carlisle Indian Industrial School. Suzan Harjo: “Scam is the right word.” Breaking History on YouTube. youtu.be/Nl04jUYhZvE?...