Nic Meloney is a mixed Wolastoqi/Canadian journalist and Executive in Charge of Production with CBC Unscripted. Working closely with independent creators from Inuit, Métis and First Nations communities (as well as non-Indigenous) in documentary and factual productions, he’s also an advisor to CBC/Radio-Canada’s new National Indigenous Office and is part of the Indigenous team leading the work on CBC/Radio-Canada’s National Indigenous Strategy. In his roles with CBC Unscripted’s documentary and factual entertainment units, Nic’s carried storytelling ventures of all shapes and sizes – from audio documentary and podcasts, to short films and premium limited documentary series. Previously, he worked as a journalist, writer, and video producer with CBC Nova Scotia and CBC Indigenous. His work has taken him to Indigenous communities across the country for the production and development of digital video features and television news documentaries, as well as syndicated, local and national news content. A member of Woodstock First Nation in Wolastokuk (New Brunswick) and a proud Cape Bretoner, he currently lives and works in Kjipuktuk (Halifax, Nova Scotia).

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