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Matteo Cimellaro

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News, Indigenous communities, climate change, municipal policing, 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.

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104 Articles

‘I thought the world was coming down’: Sen. Patrick Brazeau draws on personal struggle to fight for alcohol warning labels

Sen. Patrick Brazeau is candid about his struggle with alcohol — it’s what informs his new work in the Senate on alcohol warning labels and suicide prevention.
News, Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa | February 6th 2023

‘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.
News, Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa | February 2nd 2023

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.
News, Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa | February 1st 2023

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.
News, Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa | January 30th 2023

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.
News, Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa | January 25th 2023

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.
News, Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa | January 24th 2023

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.
News, Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa | January 23rd 2023

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.
News, Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa | January 20th 2023

‘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.
News, Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa | January 19th 2023

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.
News, Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa | January 18th 2023
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