Ethan Bear signs two year contract extension with the Edmonton Oilers
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Ethan Bear, from the Ochapowace Nation in Saskatchewan, has signed a two-year contract extension with the…
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Fred Saskamoose remembered as a hockey pioneer, a mentor and a humanitarian
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Fred Sasakamoose, one of the first Indigenous athletes to play in the National Hockey League, died…
COVID Community Roots Program providing funding across rural Alberta
(ANNews) – Alberta Blue Cross is calling on organizations across rural Alberta that are serving their communities through the pandemic to apply for grant funding through…
Hockey Night in Treaty Six Traditional Territory
by Jake Cardinal (ANNews) – On Sunday July 26, Edmonton opened its doors to the 11 NHL teams who will be taking part in the…
The healing songs of stickgame with Lyndon Scott
by Jake Cardinal (ANNews) – Powwows have been cancelled across Turtle Island due to gathering restrictions related to COVID-19. Dancers and drummers are missing the…
Young men from Saddle Lake Cree Nation join Edmonton Huskies
(ANNews) – Owen Brest (19) and Kiseyotin White (17), two young Indigenous men from Saddle Lake, have joined the Edmonton Huskies of the Canadian Junior…
Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation launches #ProtectOurElders Campaign to reinforce COVID-19 safety measures
by Jake Cardinal (ANNews) – Many well-known Indigenous personalities, public figures, artists, actors, and athletes are coming together to protect our Elders during the COVID-19…
First Nations youth enjoy Hockey Hooky
(ANNews) – Over 7000 excited students were bused into Rogers Place and played hooky from school on February 25 to watch the Edmonton Oil Kings…
Alberta Indigenous Games coming to Edmonton August 11 – 17
by Jacob Hendy (ANNews) – Excitement is mounting for what is sure to be an amazing 2019 Alberta Indigenous Games (AIG) which will be held…
Spirit North empowers youth through the transformative power of cross-country skiing
By John Copley (ANNews) – When athlete and former international cross-country skiing competitor, Rebecca (Beckie) Scott, joined Spirit North in 2009, the idea was to…