Matteo Cimellaro
Journalist | Ottawa |
English
About Matteo Cimellaro
Matteo Cimellaro is a Cree/settler writer and journalist who covered 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
Deep energy rising
First Nations in oil country have a revolutionary plan to reclaim orphaned
wells and convert them to geothermal energy
Indigenous leaders voice concern and anger over Trump tariffs
Threats of tariffs and economically coerced annexation are being rebuffed by Indigenous leaders, who are calling for special consideration for the rights and needs of Indigenous Peoples as Canada feels its way through the trade war.
Turtle defenders win environmental award for battle against massive quarry
Jenifer Brousseau joined the struggle against the quarry when she reconnected with her middle school teacher, Rhonda Kirby. Brousseau had moved home after a period of time hosting APTN’s Wild Archaeology and supporting movements against pipelines on both the west and east coast.
Arctic territories unite against U.S. annexation threats
For Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok, comments from U.S. President Donald Trump about a possible takeover of Canada feel personal. Akeeagok sees them as a direct threat to the hard-fought sovereignty of the northern territory.
Should the RCMP have the power to decide who is and isn't media?
Ricochet editor Ethan Cox filed a complaint to the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission, which oversees the RCMP. The commission forced the RCMP to formally apologize late last week in a blistering report against the force’s boundary-crossing tactics against media.
Ontario leaders propose vastly different transportation futures
Tailpipe emissions are still Canada’s most significant driver of greenhouse gas emissions, which directly cause global warming and climate change. Despite the burden of passenger vehicles on climate change and other environmental problems, Ontario’s leading party continues to push expansion of Ontario’s highway network, while making it harder for cities to build bike lanes.
Kebaowek First Nation wins precedent-setting case against nuclear waste facility
A federal judge’s decision on an Ontario nuclear waste facility has set a new precedent for what consultation with First Nations should look like, raising the standard for projects across Canada.
Fossil Fuel industry actively shaping climate education in Canada: report
A new report has found evidence of a deliberate strategy by the fossil fuel industry to promote industry propaganda and viewpoints to obfuscate responsibility for the causes of climate change.
Kamloops Indian Residential School designated a national historic site
On Wednesday, Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc and Parks Canada announced the Kamloops Indian Residential School has been named a National Historic Site.
Remote Ontario community breaks free from diesel dependency
A northern Ontario First Nation is celebrating the connection to the province’s power grid today after an ambitious transmission line through the North extended its reach.