IndigiNews is expanding into the ‘Metro Vancouver’ area
IndigiNews is expanding, and will soon be providing culturally relevant, respectful journalism for Indigenous communities in the Metro Vancouver area.
IndigiNews is expanding, and will soon be providing culturally relevant, respectful journalism for Indigenous communities in the Metro Vancouver area.
Starting this summer, IndigiNews will begin publishing stories in what has been been briefly known as ‘Metro Vancouver’ on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, as well as the Katzie, Kwantlen, kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), Matsqui, qiqéyt(Qayqayt), Semiahmoo, and Tsawwassen homelands.
IndigiNews hopes to contribute towards uplifting the stories and voices of the Indigenous Peoples living within these lands, whether they are living in their own home territories or urban Indigenous folks living away from home. We hope to create a dedicated and safe space for these stories, expanding on our existing coverage in the “Okanagan” and “Vancouver Island.”
If you’re a freelancer in the “Metro Vancouver” area, we would love to connect with you. We’re looking for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous writers and photographers, as we believe Indigenous Storytellers need accomplice support in telling our stories. The IndigiNews team will guide you and inform you on trauma-informed, culturally respectful writing protocol.
We practice journalism with an intentionality and awareness of protocols using our strength-based and trauma-informed approach that respects people and protocol. We envision a media landscape where Indigenous cultures and communities are depicted as we see them — beautiful, successful, resilient, compassionate and more — and they are truly reflected and honoured.
We love all of our kin, including the land, across these territories. We are passionate about growing ourselves as Storytellers and community members in the places we live. We know that people living in their own communities know their own stories best, so we will use our news platform to share those stories with our broader community and cuzzins (readers).
Our growth into these territories is supported by a grant IndigiNews received through Indiegraf’s Indie Capital program. This funding is meant to be a launchpad for our growth. It won’t sustain our storytelling in “Metro Vancouver” long-term, but we aspire to earn the trust and support of the “Metro Vancouver” communities and people, throughout the next two seasons, to keep us grounded here long after the grant is spent.
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We live in a media ecosystem that thrives on misinformation. Big Tech and AI companies are consuming the work of real human beings and Canadian news has been banned on Facebook and Instagram.
And yet, I have hope for journalism because of the work we’re doing at IndigiNews.
At IndigiNews, we embody tâpwêwin — the Cree value of integrity and responsibility in truth-telling. We are committed to our independent, Indigenous-led newsroom rooted in community, accountability, and relationality. We believe storytelling is a sacred fire that connects our pasts, presents, and futures through the storytellers in our Storytelling Lodge. IndigiNews creates space for Indigenous journalists, storytellers, Knowledge Keepers, and communities to gather, learn, and share stories that matter.
As a registered charity, we are building a fire that allows our work not just to ignite but to thrive. Rather than relying on advertising or corporate acquisition, IndigiNews is sustained by people like you who believe Indigenous stories are important for the future of our communities.
Your support is making a real difference.
Our community of supporters, our Firekeepers, make it possible to grow our newsroom, publish award-winning journalism, train emerging Indigenous journalists through initiatives like the ReFocus Photojournalism Fellowship, and publish trustworthy stories that serve our communities across the country. Every story we publish helps fill in gaps left by mainstream media and ensures Indigenous perspectives are represented with care, accuracy and respect.
But there is still more work to do.
As the media landscape becomes more and more uncertain, community support is as necessary and essential as it’s ever been. Every new Firekeeper helps protect the independence of our newsroom and strengthens journalism that is accountable to our many and varied communities over corporations.
That’s why we’re inviting you to become a Firekeeper.
Firekeepers tend to and protect the sacred fire. Your monthly contributions directly support IndigiNews’s Storytelling Lodge, helps sustain our independent, Indigenous-led newsroom, and ensures future generations of Indigenous storytellers have the resources they need to do the work.
As a registered Canadian charity, all eligible donations receive a charitable tax receipt.
If you believe Indigenous stories matter, if you value independent journalism, and if you want to help build a strong future for Indigenous media, we invite you to join our circle of Firekeepers today.
Together, we can keep the fire burning.
— Eden Fineday, Publisher, IndigiNews
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