2022 Edmonton Folk Music Festival Sneak Peek reveals Buffy-Sainte Marie and more
(Edmonton, AB) – The Edmonton Folk Music Festival is delighted to provide an early glimpse at this year’s lineup by announcing five artists – and…
Arts, Culture
Rachelle Venne talks about the new MMIW Report and the role of everyday Albertans
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Rachelle Venne is a proud Metis woman and the CEO Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal…
Alberta Native News contributor shines as mental health advocate
By Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – Chevi Rabbit has made a name for herself as a mental health advocate over the years, but during the pandemic…
World’s Largest Protected Boreal Forest sees major expansion
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Mikisew Cree Nation is celebrating the expansion of the Kitaskino Nuwenëné Wildland Park in Northern…
CBC offers Inuktitut Olympic hockey coverage for first time
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – For the first time, the CBC is providing live play-by-play coverage for men’s and women’s Olympic…
Indigenous tattoo artist uses art as a way to heal
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Don Ward JR, is a successful Edmonton-based tattoo artist who comes from a family of artisans….
Cree author Shayla Raine credits her community and family for her success
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Indigenous Reporter (ANNews) – Shayla Raine has created a powerful Cree poetry book called The Way Creator Sees You which…
Keegan Haze art selected for prestigious photography festival in Calgary
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Keegan Haze is an Edmonton-based photographer originally from Samson Cree Nation. His photography will be prominently…
Karen Pheasant-Neganigwane wins top Canadian children’s book award
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – We are in the early stages of an Indigenous literacy renaissance, correcting Canadian history through informed…
Feature artist for December 2021: Lana Whiskeyjack
(ANNews) – The Art Gallery of St. Albert is presenting a special ongoing series entitled We Are the Medicine by Lana Whiskeyjack in its main exhibition space…