Duncan McCue
@duncanmccue.bsky.social
Nd’Anishinaabe. Journalism prof at CarletonU. Sometimes found at CBC Radio. Author #DecolonizingJournalism #TheShoeBoy. Fan of frybread & Leafs. https://carleton.ca/sjc/journalism-in-indigenous-communities-certificate/
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Upcoming Mir Centre for Peace speaker: Duncan McCue (Selkirk College)
Upcoming Mir Centre for Peace speaker: Duncan McCue - Nelson News
An award-winning journalist, author, professor and member of the Georgina Island First Nation in Ontario is a guest speaker at the Capitol Theatre in Nelson on Oct. 29.
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October 15, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Upcoming Mir Centre for Peace speaker: Duncan McCue (Selkirk College)
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Sept 30. Truth and Reconciliation. As a settler it is my job to listen and learn. Kuper Island with Duncan McCue www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...
Kuper Island | CBC Podcasts | CBC Listen
An 8-part series that tells the stories of four students: three who survived and one who didn’t. They attended one of Canada’s most notorious residential schools – where unsolved deaths, abuse, and li...
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September 30, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Sept 30. Truth and Reconciliation. As a settler it is my job to listen and learn. Kuper Island with Duncan McCue www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...
Our Certificate in Journalism in Indigenous Communities has kicked off, with its first cohort of 20 learners! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Journalism program for Indigenous learners, taught by Indigenous faculty, welcomes 1st students | CBC News
Twenty students from across Canada have been selected for the inaugural cohort of a new journalism program offered by Kenjgewin Teg on Manitoulin Island and Ottawa's Carleton University.
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September 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Our Certificate in Journalism in Indigenous Communities has kicked off, with its first cohort of 20 learners! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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High Country News & the @indigenousja.bsky.social join forces next week to host a free webinar for Indigenous photojournalists interested in collaborating with HCN and to learn about freelancing in general.
Join us at 11 a.m. MT, Sept. 23.
Register here: indigenousjournalists.org/2025/09/call...
Join us at 11 a.m. MT, Sept. 23.
Register here: indigenousjournalists.org/2025/09/call...
Join freelance photographer, Tailyr Irvine, HCN Visuals Editor, Bear Guerra, and HCN’s Indigenous Affairs Editor, Sunnie Clahchischiligi on September 23, 2025 at 11a.m. MT for an informative conversation about freelancing and collaborating with HCN.
September 19, 2025 at 8:59 PM
High Country News & the @indigenousja.bsky.social join forces next week to host a free webinar for Indigenous photojournalists interested in collaborating with HCN and to learn about freelancing in general.
Join us at 11 a.m. MT, Sept. 23.
Register here: indigenousjournalists.org/2025/09/call...
Join us at 11 a.m. MT, Sept. 23.
Register here: indigenousjournalists.org/2025/09/call...
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Join me, Joy SpearChief-Morris (CBC), Alessia Passafiume (CP) & Duncan McCue (Carleton U) to talk Truth & Reconciliation & politics. Wed. Sept 17, 6:30 pm @ 3 Brasseurs, 240 Sparks St., Ottawa. It's Free. #Indigenous #cdnpoli #cdnmedia Space is limited. RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/shared-byl...
Shared Bylines: Mixer on the Hill
In Conversation: Truth and Reconciliation – Mapping the Intersection of Indigenous and Political Reporting
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September 8, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Join me, Joy SpearChief-Morris (CBC), Alessia Passafiume (CP) & Duncan McCue (Carleton U) to talk Truth & Reconciliation & politics. Wed. Sept 17, 6:30 pm @ 3 Brasseurs, 240 Sparks St., Ottawa. It's Free. #Indigenous #cdnpoli #cdnmedia Space is limited. RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/shared-byl...
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Global Indigenous cinema is taking center stage at the Toronto International Film Festival’s 50th anniversary, marking the festival’s most expansive Indigenous program to date.
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TIFF 2025 to Showcase Best of Indigenous Cinema From Around the World
Global Indigenous cinema is taking center stage at the Toronto International Film Festival's 50th anniversary, marking the festival's most expansive Indigenous program to date. For this milestone year...
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August 22, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Global Indigenous cinema is taking center stage at the Toronto International Film Festival’s 50th anniversary, marking the festival’s most expansive Indigenous program to date.
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#redpopnews #TIFF2025
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a really great and well-researched story from @zoeyunker.bsky.social about the context and implications of the Cowichan decision, including how the namesake of Port Moody, B.C., secretly bought a Cowichan village site that should have been a reserve: thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...
Inside Richmond’s Precedent-Setting Cowichan Tribes v. Canada Case | The Tyee
The BC Supreme Court decision affirms Aboriginal title on private lands. What’s next?
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August 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
a really great and well-researched story from @zoeyunker.bsky.social about the context and implications of the Cowichan decision, including how the namesake of Port Moody, B.C., secretly bought a Cowichan village site that should have been a reserve: thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...
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Breaking: the team investigating the Kuper Island Residential School in BC has confirmed 171 children deaths at the institution, 50 more than previously known. As a residential school historian and someone fighting residential school denialism, here's a 🧵 www.timescolonist.com/local-news/a...
Archival research has found 171 confirmed deaths at Kuper Island residential school, 50 more than previously thought
Archival research conducted on behalf of the Penelakut Tribe has found 50 more deaths at the former residential school than previous estimates
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August 5, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Breaking: the team investigating the Kuper Island Residential School in BC has confirmed 171 children deaths at the institution, 50 more than previously known. As a residential school historian and someone fighting residential school denialism, here's a 🧵 www.timescolonist.com/local-news/a...
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A journalist in Northern Ontario posted these FYIs about talking to reporters. And they’re all true of course - but I had a conversation with a Native writer yesterday (before seeing this) - and every point is a rule we talked about breaking in First Nations communities.
August 1, 2025 at 4:52 PM
A journalist in Northern Ontario posted these FYIs about talking to reporters. And they’re all true of course - but I had a conversation with a Native writer yesterday (before seeing this) - and every point is a rule we talked about breaking in First Nations communities.
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Cabin Radio, an independent online radio station and news outlet based in Yellowknife, has been granted its FM license after nearly a decade in operation.
A new frequency for Yellowknife’s independent radio voice | APTN News
YouTube video by APTN News
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July 31, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Cabin Radio, an independent online radio station and news outlet based in Yellowknife, has been granted its FM license after nearly a decade in operation.
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"The Sacagawea found in the oral histories of the Hidatsas is both grander and humbler — more like a person, less like a symbol — than the one taught in schools." — @cwhe.bsky.social for The New York Times Magazine
What if Everything We Know About Sacagawea Is Wrong?
A growing body of evidence suggests she might have survived into old age — which would entirely change the story of America’s most iconic Native forebear.
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July 29, 2025 at 11:35 PM
"The Sacagawea found in the oral histories of the Hidatsas is both grander and humbler — more like a person, less like a symbol — than the one taught in schools." — @cwhe.bsky.social for The New York Times Magazine
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I've got an article out on the Narwhal today... talking about the First Nations Leaders Summit from the inside. One thing I talk about in this piece that I haven't elsewhere was how weird it was to see the disrespect from Cabinet Ministers to Musqueam MP, Wade Grant.
First Nations have raised concerns about the Building Canada Act since it was introduced as part of Bill C-5.
As @rjjago.bsky.social found when he attended the First Nations Summit last week, the federal government isn’t ready to heed them thenarwhal.ca/first-nation...
As @rjjago.bsky.social found when he attended the First Nations Summit last week, the federal government isn’t ready to heed them thenarwhal.ca/first-nation...
Inside the Bill C-5 First Nations summit | The Narwhal
I was at the First Nations summit on Bill C-5. It’s clear Mark Carney isn’t listening to Indigenous leaders.
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July 24, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I've got an article out on the Narwhal today... talking about the First Nations Leaders Summit from the inside. One thing I talk about in this piece that I haven't elsewhere was how weird it was to see the disrespect from Cabinet Ministers to Musqueam MP, Wade Grant.
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Todd Labrador is a traditional Mi’kmaw birchbark canoe maker in southwestern Nova Scotia.
But the birch trees he relies on are dying and the bark is no longer usable.
Labrador has just enough bark left from last year to build one final Mi’kmaw birchbark canoe.
But the birch trees he relies on are dying and the bark is no longer usable.
Labrador has just enough bark left from last year to build one final Mi’kmaw birchbark canoe.
One last canoe: Mi’kmaw builder faces dying birch trees | APTN News
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July 4, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Todd Labrador is a traditional Mi’kmaw birchbark canoe maker in southwestern Nova Scotia.
But the birch trees he relies on are dying and the bark is no longer usable.
Labrador has just enough bark left from last year to build one final Mi’kmaw birchbark canoe.
But the birch trees he relies on are dying and the bark is no longer usable.
Labrador has just enough bark left from last year to build one final Mi’kmaw birchbark canoe.
Guesting on The Current all week - always happy to keep Matt’s chair warm but extra shot of java required this AM!
June 30, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Guesting on The Current all week - always happy to keep Matt’s chair warm but extra shot of java required this AM!
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This is probably one of the most important documentaries of the last decade for NDN Country and the US in general because tribal disenrollment has led to armed conflicts and it is a precursor to the end of US birthright citizenship.
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You’re No Indian – Official Trailer | Tribal Disenrollment Documentary
YouTube video by You're No Indian Film
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June 28, 2025 at 1:46 PM
This is probably one of the most important documentaries of the last decade for NDN Country and the US in general because tribal disenrollment has led to armed conflicts and it is a precursor to the end of US birthright citizenship.
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Proud of my Reporting in Indigenous Communities students’ excellent work on this piece about the impact of #climatechange on birch crafts amongst Kitigan Zibi Anishinaabeg, published with our media partner @cangeo.bsky.social canadiangeographic.ca/articles/pee...
Peeling back the impact of climate change on traditional birch crafts in Kitigan Zibi
Algonquin artist Pinock Smith is keeping the tradition of building birchbark canoes alive. But, as harvesting birchbark becomes increasingly difficult because of climate change, how will artists like ...
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June 27, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Proud of my Reporting in Indigenous Communities students’ excellent work on this piece about the impact of #climatechange on birch crafts amongst Kitigan Zibi Anishinaabeg, published with our media partner @cangeo.bsky.social canadiangeographic.ca/articles/pee...
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Incredible to hear how much care went into making the Kuper Island podcast. Duncan McCue gives a masterclass in reporting on trauma with respect and sensitivity. Take a listen:
A pleasure to have such an in-depth chat about the Kuper Island pod with true-crime historian Kate Winkler Dawson. Check out the episode - just dropped in the Wicked Words feed podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/w...
June 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Incredible to hear how much care went into making the Kuper Island podcast. Duncan McCue gives a masterclass in reporting on trauma with respect and sensitivity. Take a listen:
A pleasure to have such an in-depth chat about the Kuper Island pod with true-crime historian Kate Winkler Dawson. Check out the episode - just dropped in the Wicked Words feed podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/w...
June 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
A pleasure to have such an in-depth chat about the Kuper Island pod with true-crime historian Kate Winkler Dawson. Check out the episode - just dropped in the Wicked Words feed podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/w...
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To mark 25 years of reporting, we asked APTN News staff past and present to reflect on the moments that left a mark.
Watch here: www.aptnnews.ca/ourstories/2...
Watch here: www.aptnnews.ca/ourstories/2...
APTN News 25 | The Moments That Shaped Us
APTN News is celebrating 25 years. Present and former staff members reflect on the moments that made a lasting impression.
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June 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
To mark 25 years of reporting, we asked APTN News staff past and present to reflect on the moments that left a mark.
Watch here: www.aptnnews.ca/ourstories/2...
Watch here: www.aptnnews.ca/ourstories/2...
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His grandfather didn’t have the right to vote. Now, Wade Grant is representing Vancouver in parliament.
A profile on the first Musqueam MP by @sevawood.bsky.social
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A profile on the first Musqueam MP by @sevawood.bsky.social
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How Indigenous MP Wade Grant plans to face divisive issues
Former Musqueam councillor Wade Grant believes he can take on climate change, affordability, Indigenous rights in Vancouver while uniting people
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June 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM
His grandfather didn’t have the right to vote. Now, Wade Grant is representing Vancouver in parliament.
A profile on the first Musqueam MP by @sevawood.bsky.social
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A profile on the first Musqueam MP by @sevawood.bsky.social
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The Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF) is proud to announce that award-winning Anishnaabe journalist Lenard Monkman is the inaugural recipient of the CJF Indigenous Health Journalism Fellowship in partnership with the @cmadocs.bsky.social (CMA). Read: www.newswire.ca/news-release...
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May 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF) is proud to announce that award-winning Anishnaabe journalist Lenard Monkman is the inaugural recipient of the CJF Indigenous Health Journalism Fellowship in partnership with the @cmadocs.bsky.social (CMA). Read: www.newswire.ca/news-release...
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“My friend, the journalist Duncan McCue (@duncanmccue.bsky.social), coined this idea: ‘Be a storyteller, not a story taker.’ This really resonated with me.”
— Investigative journalist @conniewalker.bsky.social.
Full Q&A: https://twp.ai/9PSAOg
— Investigative journalist @conniewalker.bsky.social.
Full Q&A: https://twp.ai/9PSAOg
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‘Giving Sources Power’: Reporting on Indigenous Communities and Creating Compelling Investigative Podcasts
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May 30, 2025 at 7:06 AM
“My friend, the journalist Duncan McCue (@duncanmccue.bsky.social), coined this idea: ‘Be a storyteller, not a story taker.’ This really resonated with me.”
— Investigative journalist @conniewalker.bsky.social.
Full Q&A: https://twp.ai/9PSAOg
— Investigative journalist @conniewalker.bsky.social.
Full Q&A: https://twp.ai/9PSAOg
Indigenous? Interested in journalism?Still time to apply for CJIIC. Deadline: June 1. Our all-Indigenous lineup of journalism instructors are prepping now for fall! www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
Carleton University launches new program aimed at training Indigenous journalists | CBC News
Three educational institutions in Ontario have teamed up to offer a new model of journalism school aimed at "passing the mic" to Indigenous learners in remote communities who may have faced roadblocks...
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May 24, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Indigenous? Interested in journalism?Still time to apply for CJIIC. Deadline: June 1. Our all-Indigenous lineup of journalism instructors are prepping now for fall! www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
Proud of my Reporting in Indigenous Communities students’ stellar work on this piece about urban Inuit in Ottawa sharing country food, published with our media partner @cangeo.bsky.social canadiangeographic.ca/articles/a-v...
‘A visceral way of connecting with your culture’: How Isaruit Inuit Arts brings country food to urban Inuit in Ottawa
For Ottawa’s urban Inuit, weekly drop-in meals at Isaruit Inuit Arts are a taste of home in the south
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May 22, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Proud of my Reporting in Indigenous Communities students’ stellar work on this piece about urban Inuit in Ottawa sharing country food, published with our media partner @cangeo.bsky.social canadiangeographic.ca/articles/a-v...
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The University of Ottawa has announced a new initiative for Algonquin students from federally recognized First Nations.
Algonquin students from federally recognized First Nations to receive free tuition at University of Ottawa
The University of Ottawa is offering free tuition to federal registered Algonquin students from Ontario and Quebec.
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May 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The University of Ottawa has announced a new initiative for Algonquin students from federally recognized First Nations.