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
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.
Shipping frenzy threatens Indigenous food security
Arctic shipping and the noise and environmental pollution left in its wake are driving narwhals and other animals farther away from those who depend on them.
LNG’s future unclear as conference kicks off in Vancouver
The next two to three years will be critical in deciding the fate of Cedar LNG, Robert Johnston, executive director at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University, said in an interview with Canada’s National Observer.
First Nations won’t back nuclear plant expansion until waste questions are answered
Two First Nations near the proposed expansion of Canada’s largest nuclear power plant will not support any new projects until there is a solution to the nuclear waste problem on their territory, the Saugeen Ojibway Nation wrote in a letter to its membership obtained by Canada’s National Observer.
Industry and forest fires destroying last remaining caribou habitat
Protection for caribou is more critical than ever: the cumulative impacts of forestry in Quebec and forestry and mining exploration in Ontario are exacerbating the steady decline of caribou populations.
Canada’s climate adaptation plan gives a nod to Indigenous knowledge as wildfires burn
Indigenous communities remain on the front lines of the climate crisis, suffering the worst effects of climate disaster and tragedy. Here are two components of Ottawa's national climate adaptation strategy that may help.
Ontario First Nations strike revenue-sharing deal with Canada’s largest nuclear plant
Bruce Power CEO Mike Rencheck believes the amount generated for the Saugeen Ojibway Nation will reach anywhere between the hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars, depending on the marketing and sale of an isotope used to treat cancer.
Remote Indigenous tourism venture readies for an EV future
White Pine Lodge Algonquin is an Indigenous-led nature reserve far enough from Toronto that not having electric vehicle charging stations might mean losing city clientele.
UNDA action plan has been released. Here are three friction points to keep tabs on going forward
The release of its United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (UNDA) on Wednesday was timed to match National Indigenous Peoples Day, two years after the legislation received royal assent.