Lannie Houle gets a boost from Ashley Callingbull on her Miss Universe Canada journey
By Chevi Rabbit (ANNews) – Lannie Houle is competing for Miss Universe Canada. You can support her by selecting her for the Miss Universe Canada…
Arts, Culture
Smudge the Blades becomes a national hockey sensation
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Harlan Kingfisher created Smudge the Blades as a way to highlight the sport he enjoyed as…
Indigenous Artisan Marketplace empowers creative prospects of former inmates
by Shelley Mantei (ANNews) – Art training and engagement in the arts is one of the most powerful, culturally appropriate means to inspire Indigenous people…
Marilyn Buffalo calls on Canada’s churches to donate empty churches to Indigenous led organizations
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Pope Francis is expected to visit Canada this summer. No, formal announcement has been made as…
Country Artist Shane Yellowbird passes away at 42
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On April 26, 2022 it was reported that Shane Ryan Yellowbird, an award-winning country singer and…
Top Canadian Model, Linsay Willier-Kendall returns after a family centred career hiatus
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Linsay Willier-Kendall, from Sucker Creek First Nation (Treaty 8) is a powerful voice in Cree society,…
Indigenous Tourism Alberta receives $1.3 million in federal funding
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Last month the government of Canada announced $1.3 million in funding for Alberta’s Indigenous tourism sector….
Tsuut’ina offers to host Jake Paul and Michael Bisping super-fight
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Tsuut’ina made international headlines this week when former UFC middleweight world champion, Michael Bisping, expressed interest…
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…
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)…