Matteo Cimellaro
Journalist | Ottawa |
English
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
Moose Cree First Nation hopes to finally work with Ontario government to save watershed
The North French River watershed, nine hours north of Toronto, sits on the traditional territory of the Moose Cree First Nation, which for decades has been striving to protect the area from further development.
It’s often said that truth comes before reconciliation
Without money to travel, the stories I witnessed would have remained untold. It’s essential to meet people where they are — to get on the ground to steward Indigenous stories.