Brandi Morin
Brandi Morin is Ricochet Media's senior investigative staff reporter. She is an acclaimed Cree/Iroquois/French journalist from Treaty 6 territory in Alberta, Canada, and has spent over a decade amplifying Indigenous voices through her work with major outlets including National Geographic, BBC, Al Jazeera English, Rolling Stone, and the New York Times. Her exceptional journalism has earned numerous prestigious awards, including the 2019 Human Rights Reporting award from the Canadian Association of Journalists, the 2022 National Native American Journalism Award for Best Feature Story, a 2022 Edward Murrow Award for her series on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, PEN Canada's 2023 Ken Filkow Prize, Amnesty International Canada's 2022/23 Media Award, a 2024 Sidney Hillman award for her documentary "Killer Water," the 2024 Canadian Association of Journalists Environmental and Climate Change award, and the 2024 Tim Giago Free Press Award.
The last stand for old growth: As the chainsaws close in, land defenders refuse to look away
Indigenous News feature
‘They hate us more now’: Treaty Chiefs rally against Alberta separatism
Indigenous News feature
Forest defenders vow to fight on after RCMP raid dismantles Vancouver Island protest camp
Climate Justice Feature
Alberta First Nations denounce plans to ‘treat and release’ oil sands tailings
Indigenous News feature
‘It’s time to prepare for war:’ Forest defenders in ancient Walbran valley ready for RCMP raid
Indigenous News feature
In B.C., an elder is taking his own Nation to court to save the ancient forests
Indigenous Analysis
Canada is letting Tuktoyaktuk drown
Climate Justice Analysis
Brandi Morin in Ecuador: Science and tradition unite to fight a giant copper mine
Indigenous Investigation