Next week, Grist begins its pooled coverage of the 25th United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, which runs from April 20 to May 1 in New York. For the fifth consecutive year, Grist is organizing a consortium of media outlets for collaborative reporting, continuing the work of the Indigenous News Alliance, or INA.
This year, INA coverage will be driven by a dedicated, on-the-ground reporting team from Whakaata Māori, IndigiNews, Mongabay, and Grist. The team will report directly from U.N. headquarters, bringing frontline perspectives directly to readers from the global convening.
“Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini — my strength is not that of a single warrior, but that of many,” said Peata Melbourne, News Editor at Whakaata Māori. “That whakataukī speaks directly to what we’re doing with INA. Whakaata Māori can’t cover the world alone, but alongside our partners we can bring these stories home to our people and show that what happens in Indigenous communities everywhere is connected to what happens h... Read more
