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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
B.C. scapegoats wolf population, blaming them for the caribou decline
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – In January of this year, B.C announced the extension of its controversial wolf reduction program for…
Union of BC Indian Chiefs warn against Indigenous investment into TMX pipeline
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On March 15, 2022 the Union of BC Indian Chiefs released an open letter for Indigenous…
Female-led, Indigenous small businesses partner with Rexall stores across Canada
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Three female-led, Indigenous small business have announced a partnership with the Canadian drugstore giant, Rexall. The…