This fall, Journalists for Human Rights (JHR), the Indigenous Journalists Association (IJA) and APTN News are proud to be launching the Growing Indigenous Storytellers Fellowship Program, a new initiative for emerging Indigenous journalists, supported by the Google News Initiative.
Six Indigenous fellows will have the opportunity to work at APTN News for a period of six months, and connect with a wider network at IJA’s 2025 Indigenous Media Conference. In addition, the program will offer a series of workshops and lectures with incredible guest speakers for both the fellows and the broader journalism community.
The demand for Indigenous storytellers and perspectives in the Canadian news ecosystem is higher than ever, and yet the channels that might propel more Indigenous people to careers in journalism often remain inaccessible. Parallel to this, we have seen newsrooms downsize in the last decade, and a shrinking pool of people are being asked to take on new roles and more work. Something has to give, and we know that often it’s the mentoring and development of new voices.
This program seeks to unite the strengths of all four partner organizations to help create paths to careers in journalism for more Indigenous people in what is now called Canada.
