Gabrielle McMann

Gabrielle McMann is participating in The Local’s early-career fellowship for Black and/or Indigenous journalists, in partnership with The Philanthropist Journal. Gabrielle is a graduate of Toronto Metropolitan University’s School of Journalism, and her reporting and essays can be found in The Narwhal, The Globe and Mail, and Canada’s History magazine. She is mixed Ojibwe from the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation.

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Feature by Gabrielle McMann

An Ancient Past Unearthed by Urban Construction

In 2024, an Indigenous burial site was found during construction on Withrow Avenue, near Riverdale Park East. Where others see a “hole” in the ground awaiting investigation, journalist Gabrielle McMann sees a window into Toronto’s complex pre-colonial history—and a deeper sense of belonging.