Matteo Cimellaro
Journalist | Ottawa |
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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
Frantic escapes, damaged homes and lost time: First Nations hit hardest when wildfire season comes
Canada’s National Observer has spent the summer tracking how the country’s worsening wildfire seasons have affected First Nations over the past decade.
Peace, order and bad education
At the end of spring, Canada’s National Observer published a five-part series on the incredible odds stacked against First Nation students in northern Ontario who must travel hundreds of kilometres away from their families to get a high school education. This is what we found.
‘Aspirational’ isn’t good enough for Indigenous Peoples
Indigenous Peoples demanding access to the Global Environment Facility welcomed the target set Thursday by the international council to fund Indigenous practices as part of the ratification of the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund, but concerns remain.
Ontario solidifies plan to save endangered caribou
In March, the province committed to invest $29 million over four years to protect caribou, whose estimated number in the province is around 5,000. Now, Ontario has announced $20 million for a conservation stewardship project.
K’atl’odeeche First Nation forced from their homes for the second time this fire season
For the second time this year, K’atl’odeeche First Nation in the Northwest Territories was part of the evacuation alert following an out-of-control wildfire fuelled by strong winds and dry conditions over the weekend.
As communities hit by wildfire ‘pick through the rubble,’ Jagmeet Singh calls on feds to do more on climate change
To drive home the seriousness of the climate crisis, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh travelled to the Northwest Territories on Tuesday to visit two communities on the front lines.
Algonquin leaders want Ottawa's attention on proposed radioactive dumping ground
The Assembly of First Nations passed a resolution at its general assembly last week calling for an urgent meeting with Ottawa over nuclear waste transport and disposal decisions.
Clean energy project will help power Ontario and bring revenue to Saugeen Ojibway Nation
A proposed clean energy facility slated for construction near Georgian Bay will help facilitate Ontario’s energy transition and earn money for Saugeen Ojibway Nation, if a relationship between the nation and the project proponent proceeds.
Native Hawaiians slam Canada for supporting telescope on sacred land
Opponents are calling out Canada over its role in the development of a controversial telescope on Hawaii’s tallest volcano, Mauna Kea, citing human rights abuses.
First Nation takes Ontario to court over Ring of Fire road
On Thursday and Friday, Neskantaga First Nation will face off in court against the Ontario government over what the nation argues was a flawed consultation on a road that will link the province’s road infrastructure with the Ring of Fire mining region.