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
Nisga'a activist's blockade and petition show local opposition to LNG
On Monday morning, a grassroots activist blocked a road leading to a work camp in Nisga’a territory that will support the construction of the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline (PRGT).
First Nation blockades road ahead of LNG pipeline construction
The Gitanyow have established a blockade on their traditional territory to close the access point into the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline (PRGT) man camp.
A First Nation burned down — now it's building back bigger
A year ago yesterday, a wildfire tore through a First Nation in the interior of British Columbia, destroying 32 structures. And yet, Skwlāx te Secwepemcúl̓ecw is celebrating.
He warned us about oilsands pollution. Then toxic pesticides arrived in his backyard
A whistleblower who played a key role raising the alarm of the health risks posed by the oilsands has a new concern – this time in his own backyard.
Black bears to be evicted for nuclear waste site
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, the company building the facility near the Ottawa River, has informed Kebaowek First Nation of its intent to displace the black bears from their homes in spite of a pending legal challenge.
Oilsands whistleblower calls federal pledge 'bittersweet'
John O’Connor recalls his long battle to have the health impacts of the oilsands acknowledged — and applauds the decision to have communities lead promised probe.
'So late in the game' — Feds spend $12.5 M to study the tragedies of cancer downstream of oil sands
Following years of advocacy and struggle, Indigenous nations downstream of the oilsands have received funding to understand the diseases they argue are a direct cause of the fossil fuel industry.
Inuit grandmas make rap debut
For two Inuit grandmas, rap was always for the younger generations until it wasn’t.
A First Nation's geothermal project shows how fossil fuels can power the next seven generations
Elders and community members always knew something was bubbling under their feet on this remote B.C. First Nation territory.
First Nation challenges nuclear waste decision in federal court
A First Nation concerned about approval of a nuclear waste disposal facility near the Ottawa River was before federal court this week to challenge the decision.