Justin Brake

Justin Brake is an independent journalist from Elmastukwek, Ktaqmkuk (Bay of Islands, Newfoundland) who currently lives and works on unceded Algonquin territory in Ottawa. He is of mixed settler and Mi'kmaq descent and focuses much of his attention on Indigenous rights and liberation, social justice, climate action and decolonization. He has worked in various capacities for CBC, The Telegram, APTN News and The Independent, and is actively exploring new forms and styles of journalistic storytelling through emerging frameworks like movement journalism and systems journalism.

Innu sue province, feds over Muskrat Falls rate mitigation deal

Lawsuit filed day after Canadian Human Rights Commission report slams Canada’s track record with Innu and urges new approach to negotiations.

August 12, 2021

Innu: Muskrat Falls Bailout Betrays Reconciliation

Innu Nation leaders say Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador’s new plan could leave Innu communities shorthanded.

July 30, 2021

“A recovery for everyone, not just the elite”: People’s Recovery NL

Unlike the PERT, the People’s Recovery project featured input from diverse groups and demographics within the province.

May 21, 2021

Journalism Longread News

Greene Report Must be Resisted: Observers

Neoliberal policies are fundamentally flawed and will make things worse.

May 11, 2021

As the PERT is Delayed, a People’s Recovery Emerges

"There is a foundation here for something maybe even bigger, which is democratic and broad-ranging.”

March 9, 2021

Journalism Longread

Election Chaos Latest Barrier for Indigenous People in Labrador

In Labrador, the election fiasco adds another layer to the inequities imposed by a government founded on the denial of Indigenous peoples’ rights.

February 25, 2021

“We feel powerless and terrible”: Inuit artist galvanized by Muskrat Falls

Heather Campbell’s “Methylmercury” is now part of the Winnipeg Art Gallery’s contemporary Inuit art collection. The Rigolet-born artist is also selling prints to raise money…

October 13, 2017

Make Muskrat Inquiry right, say critics

An inquiry must include a forensic audit of Nalcor Energy, many argue.

October 7, 2017

“We’re working as if this is our time”: Sharpe

Young candidates focus on social justice, climate change and democratic reform, offering voters a new path in building a healthy and sustainable city.

September 22, 2017

“This is us against Nalcor”: Mud Lake leader

Melissa Best explains why she got arrested outside the Muskrat Falls site Friday.

August 29, 2017

Mud Lake community leader arrested at Muskrat Falls

Melissa Best "goes to bed every night praying to God that she don't wake up with her ankles in water," says daughter.

August 26, 2017

Injunctions, RCMP deployment “classic pacification”: Professor

Nalcor's use of court injunctions and the government's approval of RCMP deployment to quell resistance to Muskrat Falls are common tactics used to remove Indigenous…

August 3, 2017