From government negotiator to representing First Nations directly
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Métis lawyer Troy Chalifoux used to work for the Government of Canada negotiating with First Nations….
March 2025
Federal NDP Candidate Métis leader Dot Anderson is standing up for Canada and its communities
By Kinnukana, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Dorothy (Dot) Anderson, a proud Métis woman, was born and raised in the Gift Lake Métis Settlement…
Livia Manywounds and her source of strength
By Laura Mushumanski, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Anything that is unfamiliar is seen as a perceived threat in the body and outwardly if…
Writing is Healing: The Untold Love Story of Larry Loyie and Constance Brissenden
By Laura Mushumanski, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – This story began in 1990 – when Constance Brissenden was teaching a creative writing class at…
Cree and Dene languages help keep Indigenous culture, history and identity alive in Bonnyville
by Kinnukana, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Bonnyville Friendship Centre (Centre) is offering a Healing Through Language Conference on Friday, March 28, 2025…
Josh Alexis: We are all a part of Mother Earth
By Laura Mushumanski, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – “Don’t be so in a rush, take your time,” are words of wisdom from Josh Alexis,…
Gabrielle Weasel-Head and the spirit of learning
By Laura Mushumanski, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – There is this understanding that we, the two-legged ones, cannot get to the healing without pain…
Chef Shane Chartrand: An understanding of protocol
By Laura Mushumanski, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The relationship one has with food is intimate, it is a bond and an understanding of…
Treaty 6 students play hooky for hockey at Oil Kings game in Edmonton
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Community members from three Treaty 6 First Nations were able to travel down to Rogers Place…
Survivors of forced and coerced sterilization gather to start the journey of greater understanding
By Kinnukana, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The first annual national gathering of survivors of forced and coerced sterilization, Weaving Threads of Healing: Embracing…