MMIWG2T Historical Reporting Project participants announced
(TULSA, Okla.) Six participants have been selected for Verified News Network’s (VNN) Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit and Transgender People (MMIWG2T) Historical Reporting Project:
Rachael Schuit (Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin)
Renata Hill (Mvskoke)
Sarah Liese (Turtle Mountain Chippewa and Navajo)
Carrie Johnson (Chickasaw and Pawnee)
Chelsea Hicks (Osage)
Noel Smith (Diné/Navajo)
This new project seeks to demonstrate the connection between historical injustice and missing and murder cases today through a new dedicated series of 15-20 news stories. Each participant will receive one week of in-person historical investigation training, paid travel and accommodation, and a $2,000 stipend.
Historical investigation training and mentorship will be provided by Training Lead Allison Herrera (Xolon Salinan), an award-winning senior journalist at APM Reports.
The MMIWG2T Historical Reporting Project is supported by the International Women’s Media Foundation’s Fund for Indigenous Journalists: Reporting on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit and Transgender People (MMIWG2T).
