RezTok: Indigenous storytellers find stronger voice on popular platform
April 1, 2021
Yang, a 19-year-old Diné woman, uses her TikTok platform of more than 32,000 followers to bring awareness and create space for Indigenous practices and issues. (Photo by Jeff Rosenfield/Cronkite News)
Like other Indigenous storytellers on RezTok, Yang often shares stories and personal histories that don’t show up in textbooks. (Photo by Jeff Rosenfield/Cronkite News)
As a woman who’s proud of her Diné heritage, Yang shares stories about her cultural traditions to help raise awareness of racism against Native Americans. (Photo by Jeff Rosenfield/Cronkite News)
See more from Yang @indigenousicon on TikTok. (Photo by Jeff Rosenfield/Cronkite News)