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
Feds fund SevenGen Indigenous youth energy summit, mentorship program
Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson has invested $442,600 in a summit aimed at Indigenous youth building a sustainable, equitable energy future.
Federal government inks $1.4B partnership with Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumix
The largest loan in the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's history was awarded to the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) on Tuesday.
‘Moccasins on the ground’: What extra funding for Indigenous Guardians means for one First Nation
In a meeting with the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment and Indigenous partners, Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault announced an additional $30 million of funding for the Indigenous Guardians program.
Canada and Aotearoa-New Zealand sign Indigenous collaboration arrangement following trip to island nation
A delegation that included Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu and Indigenous leaders signed a knowledge-sharing arrangement with officials from Aotearoa-New Zealand last week.
In Canada Council for the Arts’ new exhibit Looking the World in the Face, the so-called ‘other’ gazes back at you
In Looking the World in the Face, curator Amin Alsaden centres Indigenous and "otherized" artists as a statement of defiance.
Congress of Aboriginal Peoples’ urgent message to environment ministers: include the grassroots
To correct mistakes from the past regarding the climate crisis, Elders must be consulted, says National Chief of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples Elmer St. Pierre.
Native American Journalists Association bars New York Times from its conference over harmful coverage
The rift between the Native American Journalists Association and The New York Times grows. The paper, one of the largest in the world, has no Indigenous Peoples in its newsroom.
Martha Kyak’s InukChic fashion is unapologetically Inuit, glamorous and political
Martha Kyak has seen her fashion designs in many places, but one of the most powerful was on stage next to the prime minister.
‘To wake up our being’: New University of Ottawa program seeks to revitalize Indigenous law
The initiative aligns with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Call to Action 50, which calls on the federal government to support and promote Indigenous laws.
Michelle O’Bonsawin’s Supreme Court appointment a step in the right direction, but still only a step
Michelle O'Bonsawin is poised to become the first Indigenous woman on the highest bench of Canada. It's good timing for key court challenges around Indigenous self-governance.