IndigiNews is an independent, Indigenous-run newsroom committed to decolonizing journalism and strengthening Indigenous media ecosystems, while upholding strict editorial and ethical standards.
Owned by tâpwêwin media, a national Indigenous media nonprofit, IndigiNews’s mission is to amplify Indigenous voices and perspectives,
and to centre Indigenous worldviews in how stories are reported, framed, and shared, through culturally-informed and trauma-aware storytelling and media production.
tâpwêwin is a Cree term that speaks to truth-telling, integrity in one’s recounting of events, and the responsibility of being a reliable witness. We chose this word as the name of our parent organization because it reflects who we are and what we stand for.
We believe that IndigiNews has the potential to make a significant contribution to the landscape of Indigenous journalism in “Canada” and beyond colonial borders.
Meet The Team
EDEN FINEDAY (SHE/HER)
PUBLISHER, INDIGINEWS
CEO, TÂPWÊWIN MEDIA
Eden Fineday is an award-winning nêhiyaw (Cree) journalist from Sweetgrass First Nation in Treaty 6 territory and the publisher of IndigiNews. She is the co-founder and CEO of tâpwêwin media, the Indigenous-led nonprofit that acquired IndigiNews in 2025, and a co-founder of the Indigenous Media Association of Canada. Eden won the City Mic Award from the Jack Webster Foundation in 2024 and First Place for Best Column from the Indigenous Journalists Association in 2023. She is a grateful resident of the traditional and treaty lands of the Hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓-speaking peoples.
Photo: Kayla Isomura
Cara McKenna (she/her)
Editor, IndigiNews
Editorial Director, tâpwêwin media
Cara McKenna is a journalist and editor based in amiskwaciywâskahikan. She is a descendent of the Michel Band in Treaty Six and is of both Cree-Métis and Irish settler ancestry. Prior to becoming the editor of IndigiNews, Cara worked in newsrooms across the country, including the Globe and Mail, APTN National News and the Canadian Press. She is passionate about in-depth, purposeful and well-rounded storytelling.
Brandi Bird
Editor, Audience Engagement
Brandi Bird is IndigiNews’s Audience Engagement Editor. They are an Indigiqueer Saulteaux, Cree, and Métis writer and editor from Treaty 1 territory.
They currently live on the land of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) nations (Vancouver, BC) and are passionate about supporting and creating Indigenous art, literature, and journalism.
David Ball
Associate Editor
David is an award-winning reporter, editor, podcaster & photographer in Vancouver. He is an associate editor at IndigiNews, and was previously a staff reporter with CBC, the Toronto Star, The Tyee, and B.C. correspondent for Agence France-Presse. David’s 25 years of experience include award-recognized investigative reporting, radio and video storytelling, photojournalism, and editing.
Aaron Hemens
Storyteller, syilx Okanagan
Aaron Hemens is a photographer and an award-winning journalist. Since 2022, he’s been a reporter with IndigiNews, where he writes stories throughout unceded syilx territory. His work focusses on Indigenous land stewardship, land defence, environmental injustice and community success. He is passionate about relationship-building, and is dedicated to the ongoing work of decolonizing both his personal and professional lives. Based in snpinktn (Penticton), he is a settler of mixed Filipino and European heritage. His work has appeared in national and international media platforms, from the Canadian Press to the Associated Press.
Dionne Phillips
Storyteller, Indigenous Law
Dionne is an award-winning journalist from the Xats̓úll First Nation. She is Secwépemc on her father’s side and has Nuxalk and Cree roots on her mother’s side. She started her journey of becoming a storyteller as a mentee with IndigiNews in 2023 and has since been using the knowledge she learned to tell a variety of Indigenous stories from arts and culture to land sovereignty.
Amy Romer
Storyteller, Child Welfare and Education
Amy Romer is a writer and award-winning photojournalist based on Sḵwx̱wú7mesh lands. She reports for IndigiNews, focusing on child welfare and Indigenous law, and is a National Geographic Explorer and journalism mentor with Megaphone Magazine’s The Shift peer newsroom. Her work has appeared in publications across “Canada.”