Hannah Daramola

Hannah Daramola is a fourth-year student journalist at Carleton University who aims to tell diverse stories that breed compassion. She has a habit of producing stories about Black culture and arts in the Ottawa area, which are told through radio pieces on CKCU-FM or written articles on the Charlatan. When she’s not hunting for her next story, you can find her selecting her next leisurely read while snuggling her dachshund, Cleopatra.

Stories by Hannah Daramola

Angello Johnson and his father, Eric Sunday, prepare a black ash log for weaving together. The Mohawk tradition of basketweaving depends on black ash trees, which are threatened with extinction by the invasive emerald ash borer.

On the ground

Battling a hungry beetle, this Mohawk community hopes to keep its trees — and traditions — alive

By Nicole Dainty, Hannah Daramola, Madison Eldridge and Nadja Radakovic

April 28, 2025 7 min. read

An invasive pest threatens the survival of black ash trees — and the Mohawk art...