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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.

He was a finalist for the JHR / CAJ Emerging Indigenous Journalist Award for 2022.

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As communities hit by wildfire ‘pick through the rubble,’ Jagmeet Singh calls on feds to do more on climate change

To drive home the seriousness of the climate crisis, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh travelled to the Northwest Territories on Tuesday to visit two communities on the front lines.
News, Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa | July 26th 2023

Algonquin leaders want Ottawa's attention on proposed radioactive dumping ground

The Assembly of First Nations passed a resolution at its general assembly last week calling for an urgent meeting with Ottawa over nuclear waste transport and disposal decisions.
News, Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa | July 21st 2023

Clean energy project will help power Ontario and bring revenue to Saugeen Ojibway Nation

A proposed clean energy facility slated for construction near Georgian Bay will help facilitate Ontario’s energy transition and earn money for Saugeen Ojibway Nation, if a relationship between the nation and the project proponent proceeds.
News, Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa | July 20th 2023

Native Hawaiians slam Canada for supporting telescope on sacred land

Opponents are calling out Canada over its role in the development of a controversial telescope on Hawaii’s tallest volcano, Mauna Kea, citing human rights abuses.
News, Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa | July 18th 2023

First Nation takes Ontario to court over Ring of Fire road

On Thursday and Friday, Neskantaga First Nation will face off in court against the Ontario government over what the nation argues was a flawed consultation on a road that will link the province’s road infrastructure with the Ring of Fire mining region.
News, Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa | July 14th 2023

Shipping frenzy threatens Indigenous food security

Arctic shipping and the noise and environmental pollution left in its wake are driving narwhals and other animals farther away from those who depend on them.
News, Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa | July 13th 2023

LNG’s future unclear as conference kicks off in Vancouver

The next two to three years will be critical in deciding the fate of Cedar LNG, Robert Johnston, executive director at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University, said in an interview with Canada’s National Observer.
News, Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa | July 12th 2023

First Nations won’t back nuclear plant expansion until waste questions are answered

Two First Nations near the proposed expansion of Canada’s largest nuclear power plant will not support any new projects until there is a solution to the nuclear waste problem on their territory, the Saugeen Ojibway Nation wrote in a letter to its membership obtained by Canada’s National Observer.
News, Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa | July 7th 2023

Industry and forest fires destroying last remaining caribou habitat

Protection for caribou is more critical than ever: the cumulative impacts of forestry in Quebec and forestry and mining exploration in Ontario are exacerbating the steady decline of caribou populations.
News, Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa | July 4th 2023

Canada’s climate adaptation plan gives a nod to Indigenous knowledge as wildfires burn

Indigenous communities remain on the front lines of the climate crisis, suffering the worst effects of climate disaster and tragedy. Here are two components of Ottawa's national climate adaptation strategy that may help.
News, Urban Indigenous Communities in Ottawa | June 30th 2023
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