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
‘What a beautiful gift’: Ottawa organization celebrates legacy of renowned Ojibwe artist Carl Beam
An exhibition of Carl Beam's Charity Works collection carried on its original spirit. In 1999, proceeds of sales from the works supported Indigenous organizations, and in 2023, the same is taking place at Wabano.
Healing lodges, designed for Indigenous inmates, are failing the people they’re meant to rehabilitate, say prison reform advocates
After a death at a healing lodge managed by Correctional Service Canada, critics are calling for the return of the original vision of the lodges that are Indigenous-led and community-managed.
Should mandatory minimum sentencing exist? Supreme Court rulings highlight ongoing debate
A trio of Supreme Court decisions Friday overturned one rule on mandatory minimum sentencing but upheld two others, highlighting Canada's ongoing debate on how to approach the contentious topic.
What if an Indigenous woman was the face of Canada’s $20 bill?
The Native Women's Association of Canada's "Change the Bill" campaign reimagines the $20 banknote with a diversity of Indigenous designs and the celebration and recognition of the contributions of Indigenous women.
Feds, First Nations settle class-action lawsuit over ‘collective harm’ of residential day schools
Ottawa will provide $2.8 billion to half of the First Nations in Canada for community wellness and language revitalization as part of the residential day school survivor settlement, otherwise known as the Gottfriedson day scholar settlement.
3 issues that got the federal NDP revved up at caucus retreat
The NDP wants to see increased funding for housing for Indigenous Peoples on and off reserve, greater accountability for MMIWG2S+, and more funding for climate resiliency.
Feds fund cultural awareness teacher, community-based services to tackle high rates of Inuit in justice system
Ottawa sends $1.16 million to the Nunatsiavut government in Labrador to help lower the overrepresentation of Inuit in the province's justice system.
‘Significant increases’ in mental health hospitalizations for First Nations youth, StatCan says
The study is the first to investigate changes in patterns of hospitalization among Indigenous children and youth over time.
After lithium mine approval, Ontario-based Cree want a seat at the table for environmental assessments of mining in the province
Cree nations in Ontario hope the province will make room for them at the table when developing environmental protections for mining development.
Feds announce funding for Métis organizations to co-develop Indigenous Justice Strategy
The $1.5 million over three years will fund Métis organizations' work to co-develop Ottawa's Indigenous Justice Strategy. However, it's unclear how many years away we are from the strategy's implementation.