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B. Toastie

Reporter

B. Toastie (they/them) is a freelance journalist focusing on Indigenous issues and is a citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.

Articles by B. Toastie

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    A watercolor illustration depicts an Indigenous person removing a protective face mask to reveal nothing, just a blank space where her mouth should be.

    COVID-19’s toll on Oregon’s tribal elders imperils preservation of Native languages

    They taught more than grammar and vocabulary; they taught the cultural meaning behind the words. And now, they’re gone.
    By
    B. Toastie
    July 7, 2021
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    Guild’s Lake

    Uncovering industrial NW Portland’s twisted past in an effort to save its future

    Fighting for a say in the fate of the Linnton neighborhood, the Braided River Campaign wants you to know its secrets — the earthquakes, floods, obscure city planning documents, hot air balloons and the KKK
    By
    B. Toastie
    June 9, 2021
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    Willie Fiers stands next to a table with African masks at Flip the Script's new space

    Black former prisoners get support with reentry as they speak up for policy change

    Flip the Script, a culturally specific program in Portland, puts formerly incarcerated Oregonians in front of state lawmakers
    By
    B. Toastie
    June 2, 2021
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    Rep. Tawna Sanchez sits down with two young children

    Why Rep. Tawna Sanchez hasn’t shied away from controversial legislation

    The legislator from Portland talks to Street Roots about how she's addressing issues such as addiction and justice for Indigenous Oregonians
    By
    B. Toastie
    May 12, 2021
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    Illustration of a gun with a sign hanging from it, featuring a peace sign, a tree and a rainbow and the words: Wildlife Council

    Proposed ‘wildlife council’ would be a publicly funded marketing agency for Oregon’s hunting, fishing industry

    Critics say a bill with ties to an out-of-state organization and a pro-hunting PAC ignores the voices of conservationists who don’t hunt or fish
    By
    B. Toastie
    May 5, 2021
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    Illustration: The shape of Oregon, made up of dollar bills, with burn marks throughout it

    Even as Oregon uses Indigenous practices to fight wildfires, tribes are largely excluded from policymaking

    Native representation in decision-making processes is meager compared to business interests’
    By
    B. Toastie
    April 21, 2021
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    Prescribed fires

    Native land management could save us from wildfires, experts say

    Taking lessons from the original stewards of the Pacific Northwest landscape could help Oregon avoid disastrous wildfire seasons
    By
    B. Toastie
    October 21, 2020
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    A mural is seen on the Nesika Illahee building

    Once-houseless Native families now have a home in a gentrifying neighborhood

    NAYA was successful in renting 51 of 59 new units in Portland to Native households, and a clever financing model made that possible
    By
    B. Toastie
    August 26, 2020
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    Illustration of an apartment complex

    Native artists will soon have a new home in the Cully neighborhood

    NAYA is developing its second Portland apartment complex, Mamook Tokatee, with a gallery next door
    By
    B. Toastie
    August 5, 2020
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    Lulani Arquette

    With the transfer of Yale Union building to Native ownership, a hub for Indigenous artists is born

    ​A darling of Portland’s contemporary art scene, Yale Union is fighting gentrification by dissolving and giving its $5 million building to a foundation that has big plans for the space
    By
    B. Toastie
    July 22, 2020

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