Matteo Cimellaro
Journalist | Ottawa |
English
About Matteo Cimellaro
Matteo Cimellaro is a Cree/settler writer and journalist who currently covers urban Indigenous communities in and around Ottawa thanks to a grant from the Local Journalism Initiative and the Government of Canada.
Honours & Awards
Finalist for the JHR / CAJ Emerging Indigenous Journalist Award for 2022 and 2023
Digital Publishing Awards' Best Topical Reporting: Climate Change 2024 nominee
Winner of the 2024 Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards Justice category
Pristine watershed steps closer to protection for posterity
On Thursday, an agreement on this initiative was signed between the Seal River Watershed Alliance and the governments in Ottawa and Winnipeg, kick-starting a feasibility study on an Indigenous-led conservation area in the region.
Banking on LNG as a path to prosperity — at what cost?
Coastal First Nations aim to balance investment in fossil fuels with environmental improvements. But critics are poking holes in the plan, arguing they put climate targets at risk by expanding fossil fuels.
Radioactive waste site ‘shoved down our throats,’ critics say
The approval of the controversial Chalk River project has left critics and some Algonquin First Nations reeling that environmental concerns brought to the nuclear safety regulator fell on deaf ears.
What it means to lead through fire
Now, two and a half years later,as Chief (Kukpi7) of Skwlāx te Secwepemcúl̓ecw First Nation, Tomma is leading his community through a difficult journey of recovery from the worst wildfire disaster in band history.
In emergencies, communities must come first
How the First Nations Emergency Services Society is changing the game in emergency management.
From the ashes, a community heals
The story of wildfire, and the communities ravaged by them, is also about the long and spiralling story of recovery.
Inuit know-how guides future of remote Arctic park
Inuit rights and knowledge remain at the forefront of a new management plan for Canada’s most northern national park, tabled last week in Ottawa.
Indigenous students in Ontario still face inequities
Indigenous students in Ontario still have lower attendance and graduation rates and are suspended twice as often as their non-Indigenous peers.
Assembly of First Nations elects a new chief. Here’s her take on the climate file
Cindy Woodhouse was elected the new national chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) in Ottawa on Thursday, with the mandate to move the AFN through the implementation of the organization’s climate action strategy, among other environmental priorities.
Behind First Nations’ demands for climate tax exemptions
The Chiefs of Ontario supports climate action and other strategies to lower emissions, but the purpose of the challenge is because "the federal government has not responded with something that adequately responds to the realities of communities."