Edmonton City Council hears MMIW call to action
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – In late March 2022, the city of Edmonton heard calls to action from Indigenous people and…
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Saskatchewan’s growth plan for Indigenous participation in the resource sector moves forward
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Government of Saskatchewan’s Growth Plan to grow Indigenous participation in the province’s natural resource sector…
Hate to Hope: Heal the Divide campaign promotes mutual respect
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Chevi Rabbit, a frequent Alberta Native News contributor who runs an organization called Hate to Hope,…
Mackenzie Brown: Sharing culture through art, music and business
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Mackenzie Brown is a multi-talented Cree artist from Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation with a degree in…
Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation and Canada settle Treaty Land Entitlement Claim
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On April 6, 2022 the Government of Canada announced that it had reached a settlement agreement…
Fashion Designer Yolonda Skelton participates in Indigenous Haute Couture Residency at BCAC
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Canada’s top Indigenous Fashion Designers were invited to Banff Centre for the Arts and Creativity (BCAC)…
Indigenous leaders respond to the 2022 federal budget
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Indigenous leaders have mixed responses to the 2022 federal budget tabled this month in Ottawa by…
FNBC welcomes former AFN Chief Perry Bellegarde to its board of directors
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – First Nations Bank of Canada (FNBC) recently announced the addition of four new members to its…
Alberta takes steps to combat human trafficking and protect vulnerable people
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Alberta government has accepted the final report of the Human Trafficking Task Force and its …
Nechi Institute CEO asks to be moved off site of unmarked graves
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – An addictions treatment training centre in the St. Albert area has asked the federal government for…