Indigenous Investigative Collective

A collaborative journalism network dedicated to investigating stories important to Indigenous communities.

[Indigenous Investigative Collective @Indigenous_IIC]

This reporting wasn't possible without the support of @JSKstanford Big Local News. Thanks also to @MuckRock, our editors @Tahtone & @kateschimel, our copy editor @TheAletaB, and our amazing illustrator @JoleneYazzie.

[Indigenous Investigative Collective @Indigenous_IIC]

Thank you @najournalists! This award, and our continuing work, is dedicated to those lost to COVID-19, and the incredible efforts tribal nations took throughout the pandemic to save lives. The impacts of COVID-19 are still being felt globally & still a focus for @Indigenous_IIC.

[Indigenous Journalists Association @IndigenousJA]

🏆@najournalists selects Indigenous Investigative Collective as 2022 Richard LaCourse Award for Investigative Journalism recipients. @IndianCountry @highcountrynews @SearchlightNM to be recognized during the 2022 National Native Media Awards Banquet 8/27 - https://t.co/ZvBlotl1JC

[Indigenous Investigative Collective @Indigenous_IIC]

It’s impossible to get an accurate count of how many Native people have died during this pandemic and states have denied public-records requests for death records citing privacy concerns, preventing independent analysis to determine death rates for Indigenous people.

[Indigenous Investigative Collective @Indigenous_IIC]

Our latest: Tribal leaders say the Mount Tabor Indian Community and the statue the group convinced Grapevine to erect represent serious failures by local and state officials to vet, or understand, claims to Indigenous heritage and tribal nation status. https://t.co/wLENYqj0Ss

[Indigenous Investigative Collective @Indigenous_IIC]

Happening now!

[Indigenous Investigative Collective @Indigenous_IIC]

TOMORROW! Learn how reporters from @IndianCountry @highcountrynews & @SearchlightNM used public records to dig into poor data keeping that hid the impact of COVID-19 in Indigenous communities. https://t.co/RBM1h4T8Ko

[Indigenous Investigative Collective @Indigenous_IIC]

TOMORROW! Learn how reporters from @IndianCountry @highcountrynews & @SearchlightNM used public records to dig into poor data keeping that hid the impact of COVID-19 in Indigenous communities. https://t.co/RBM1h4T8Ko

[Indigenous Investigative Collective @Indigenous_IIC]

Earlier this year, the @Indigenous_IIC attempted to report and analyze COVID-19 death numbers in and around the Navajo Nation. Almost immediately, they met resistance from officials. https://t.co/nXc2cR3Rs0

[The FOIA Project @foiaproject]

As more Covid19 information is released through #FOIA, questions remain about historically under investigated and isolated communities. Thanks to @Indigenous_IIC & @MuckRock for illuminating national data problems, some questions can be answered.

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[Indigenous Investigative Collective @Indigenous_IIC]

States have denied public-records requests for death records held by state medical examiners citing privacy concerns, preventing independent analysis of those records to determine death rates for Indigenous people. https://t.co/lkvyzLqG6Q

[Indigenous Investigative Collective @Indigenous_IIC]

Improperly filled out death certificates that misclassify the race or ethnicity of the deceased contributes to the erasure of Native people from data sets. Those misclassifications could affect the records of almost 50% of Native people. https://t.co/rVrqK3UaEA

[Indigenous Investigative Collective @Indigenous_IIC]

There is no central system to track COVID-19 deaths in Indian Country, due in part to a complex network of local, state, federal and tribal data-reporting systems that often do not communicate with each other or share information. https://t.co/mK6fOk5HUk

[Indigenous Investigative Collective @Indigenous_IIC]

10/ Read the full story here. https://t.co/mK6fOk5HUk

[Indigenous Investigative Collective @Indigenous_IIC]

1/ For the past six months, Indigenous reporters with @highcountrynews, @indiancountry, @SearchlightNM and @NNNnativenews have worked collaboratively with the @indigenous_iic to report how COVID-19 has impacted Native communities. https://t.co/lkvyzL95fi

[Indigenous Investigative Collective @Indigenous_IIC]

9/ This marks the second investigation by reporters working with the @indigenous_iic. The collective, a project of the @najournalists, has received generous support from @JSKstanford and @BigLocalNews. https://t.co/e2OGvATGcJ