Under the Northern Sky: Opioids Keep Taking Lives
by Xavier Kataquapit (www.underthenorthernsky.com) – I am hearing way too often about wonderful young people right up here in Northern Ontario passing away because they…
2019
AFN Regional Chief Poitras responds to the expulsion of Ministers Wilson-Raybould and Philpott from the Liberal caucus
April 2, 2019, amiskwaciwâskahikan (Edmonton, AB) – “Earlier today the Prime Minister announced that Members of Parliament, Jody Wilson-Raybould and Dr. Jane Philpott, have been…
Alberta Party releases position paper on Indigenous Rights
(April 2019) – The Alberta Party recently unveiled a number of position papers that describe their platform for the Alberta 2019 Election. Their position paper…
Treaty 8 chiefs criticize UCP Indigenous Platform
by Treaty 8 First Nations (Alberta) Edmonton, Alberta – April 2, 2019 – With the election in Alberta looming, the parties have released and are…
Alberta UCP unveils their election platform
(April 2019) – The Alberta United Conservative Party announced their 2019 election platform yesterday. Although the entire platform is relevant to Indigenous Albertans they did…
Alberta NDP unveils election platform: Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples
(April 1, 2019) – The Alberta NDP have unveiled their election platform and although the entire platform has relevance for the First Nations, Metis, Inuit…
Alberta Native News – Digital Edition – March 2019
Dreamspeakers Festival celebrates 25 years: April 26 – May 7
by John Copley (ANNews) – 2019 marks a milestone moment for the Edmonton-based Dreamspeakers Festival Society (DFS); this is the organization’s 25th Anniversary. From April…
‘Ancestors & Elders’ bring First Nations and Ukrainians together in a mesmerizing story of conciliation
By Regan Treewater (ANNews) – In a mesmerizing spectacle of stunning magnitude, Edmonton’s Northern Jubilee Auditorium stage ignited in a captivating collision of cultures and…
New partnership opens doors to training programs for Poundmaker’s Lodge clients in recovery
by John Copley (ANNews) – Poundmaker’s Lodge and Treatment Centres has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with St. Albert Further Education (STFE) that will enable…