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
Mining companies are snapping up claims to develop Indigenous land
Reconciliation isn’t the only thing threatened when mining exploration companies fail to get consent from Indigenous nations, says one ethical investor.
Mining and conservation can go hand in hand, environment ministers say
Mining projects and protected land can co-exist, two provincial environment ministers said at a press conference on Friday.
Road to Ontario’s Ring of Fire will undergo federal environmental assessment
The Northern Road Link Project, a highway leading to the region in northern Ontario, is part of a larger push to develop mining projects in the area and capitalize on critical minerals like copper, chromite and nickel that play a vital role in the energy transition.
Indigenous education in Thunder Bay was broken. Now there are signs of hope
This is the story of what comes after the Seven Youth Inquest; it's about the First Nation students in Thunder Bay now and the grassroots that serve them.
First Nation launches court challenge testing B.C.’s legal commitment to recognizing Indigenous rights
The Gitxaała Nation's court challenge is testing how much teeth British Columbia's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act will have on the laws of the province, setting up precedent for the federal equivalent that enshrined UNDRIP into law in 2021.
As the Prairies burn, Indigenous communities deserve equal support: Indigenous Climate Action
Colonialism causes climate change, and Indigenous rights are the solution — a tagline for Indigenous Climate Action that has taken new meaning following Alberta and Saskatchewan's wildfire crisis.
Anishinaabe artist reinvents the lounge chair as a ‘place of gathering’
Caroline Monnet’s lounge chair, accompanied by a table, is designed to be a multigenerational “place of gathering,” marked by sloped curves and finished ash wood that is locally sourced.
‘The violence pandemic continues’: MPs declare MMIWG2S a national emergency
The motion was tabled by Leah Gazan, NDP critic for women and gender equity, and arrived just before Red Dress Day on May 5.
CRA Indigenous representation far below Canadian population creating gaps in services, critics say
The Canada Revenue Agency has an Indigenous representation problem in both Indigenous employment and language services, critics say.
Inuit want access to loss and damage fund, Inuit Circumpolar Council president says
The president of the Inuit Circumpolar Council’s Canadian arm says Inuit want direct access to an international fund dedicated to addressing destruction caused by climate change. But is a national loss and damage fund needed instead?