Eden Fineday

Eden Fineday is an award-winning nêhiyaw (Cree) journalist from the Sweetgrass First Nation in Treaty 6 territory, and the publisher of IndigiNews. She is the founder and CEO of tâpwêwin media, a new Indigenous-led nonprofit that acquired IndigiNews in 2025 and a co-founder and board member of the new Indigenous Media Association of Canada. Eden leads IndigiNews with a focus on cultural safety for both staff and community members, while actively decolonizing journalistic practices. Her commitment to ethical storytelling has earned her several prestigious accolades, including the City Mic Award from the Jack Webster Foundation in 2024 and First Place for Best Column from the Indigenous Journalists Association in 2023. She is also a proud graduate of CUNY’s Executive Program in News Innovation and Leadership, Class of 2024. Eden holds a degree in Language Studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz (2001) and is a grateful resident of the traditional and treaty lands of the Tsawwassen First Nation, a self-governing community and part of the Hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓-speaking peoples.