About Me
Joy SpearChief-Morris is an Indigenous Black Canadian journalist and former athlete.
From Lethbridge, Alberta, she is a proud member of the Kainai Blood Tribe whose work has appeared in The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, The Narwhal, The Walrus, CBC and Sportsnet. Joy's work has focused on the environment, healthcare, sports and Indigenous affairs.
Joy reports on the toughest Indigenous issues in our country and telling Indigenous stories through Indigenous voices. Her former experiences as a high- performance athlete translates into her sports reporting with Canada's top performers.
Through her reporting, Joy hopes to give a voice to those who feel underrepresented in the media because of their gender, race, ability or privilege.
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Joy is the 2026 CJF - Globe and Mail Black Business Journalism Fellow as well as the 2025 CJF - CBC Indigenous Fellow and Canadian Association of Journalism Emerging Indigenous Journalist Award finalist.
Joy is a retired 100m hurdler in athletics, a three-time Canadian National Championship finalist and has represented Team Canada internationally twice.
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Looking to get in contact for freelance work? Please email joy.scmorris@gmail.com.
