Youth Journalism Initiative
*Nature Canada’s Youth Journalism Initiative has now wrapped up. Stay tuned for updates!*
As part of Nature Canada’s mission to discover, defend and restore nature, we’re committed to actions that advance Indigenous rights and reconciliation, as well as actions that advance racial and gender equity—and we began the Youth Journalism Initiative in September 2021 to help with these.
The Youth Journalism Initiative is a pilot project, funded by our Work to Grow program, with a goal of amplifying the voices and stories of Indigenous and racialized people. The four Journalism Associates we’ve hired are independently creating stories about BIPOC communities, Indigenous-led conservation, and related issues about nature, environmentalism and/or environmental racism.
The Journalism Associates are Anosha Khan, Ashley Stefureak, Carol Eugene Park, and Matteo Cimellaro. Please keep an eye open for their stories—and bookmark this page to read updates about their work in 2021 and 2022.
Questions? Email worktogrow@naturecanada.ca.
Carol Eugene Park is a Vancouver-based journalist, currently working as a journalism associate with Nature Canada. She grew up in southern Ontario before moving to the West Coast to pursue a master’s in journalism at the University of British Columbia. She’s an avid listener of investigative podcasts.
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Ashley Stefureak is a recent graduate of Carleton University (with a major in journalism and a minor in film studies) and is an Ojibwe journalist who specializes in stories about nature, environmentalism and Indigenous-led conservation. Ashley’s work has appeared in Capital Current, Look Local Magazine, The National Observer and other publications (ashleystefureak.com).
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Anosha Khan is a multimedia journalist and writer currently based in Calgary on Treaty 7 territory. She holds a Bachelor of Communication in Journalism and Digital Media from Mount Royal University, most of her stories are rooted in local community issues. She has a keen interest in wildlife and landscape photography.
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- Green Ummah Launches New Curriculum For Muslim Youth
- Calgary Islamic Centre Starts Conservation Initiatives With New Environmental Committee
- Why Election Signs Are Problematic Even When Elections Are Long Over
- Work to Grow: The Benefits of Green Infrastructure
- CPAWS Southern Alberta Makes Nature More Accessible to Racialized Communities
- Work to Grow: A Vision to Reduce and Repurpose Waste in Newfoundland
Matteo Cimellaro is a Cree/settler writer and journalist living in Ottawa on unceded Algonquin territory. He holds a BA in Philosophy and English from the University of Guelph. He reports on arts, policing, environmentalism, and Indigenous Issues.
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