Muskrat Magazine is an on-line Indigenous literary arts and culture publication, published in Toronto, which includes profiles of Indigenous peoples engaged in the arts including literature, film, music and visual and performing arts.
The publication's name was inspired by the central role of the muskrat in a creation story re-told by Anishnabe storyteller Basil H. Johnston in his work Ojibway Heritage.
Muskrat Magazine was established by Rebeka Tabobondung and David Shilling. The founding editor was Métis author Cherie Dimaline.
The online publication was launched in November 2010, with Tabobondung and Shilling working from their Beverley Street apartment in Toronto. Tabobondung has stated that one of the goals for Muskrat is to explore the history and culture of Canadian Indigenous people in urban cities, where more than 50% now live. She and Shilling are co-founders of Maaiingan Productions, a collective of Aboriginal writers and commercial artists who work for a range of corporate and non-profit clients. Tabobondung and Shilling felt there was a need to start their own publication when one of Maaiingan's clients, the Toronto Native publication Spirit magazine, folded in 2008.