Commons testimony on Kearl leak raises questions: ACFN Chief
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – First Nations chiefs in northwestern Alberta whose lands and waters were impacted by an Imperial Oil…
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Official hate crime statistics don’t account for level of anti-Indigenous hate
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Statistics Canada has released its hate crime data for 2021, which shows an increase in police-reported…
ImagiNATIVE program helps Indigenous filmmakers develop their visions
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The ImagiNATIVE initiative is giving young Indigenous filmmakers the resources to bring their projects to fruition. The ImagiNATIVE…
First Nations leaders hail revised child welfare settlement
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) and First Nations Child and Family Caring Society have agreed…
ROM hosts panel discussion on Cree visual artist’s work
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – University of Lethbridge Blackfoot scholar Leroy Little Bear is participating in a panel discussion at Toronto’s…
Federal court approves $2.8-billion day school settlement agreement
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The federal government’s $2.8-billion settlement with 325 First Nations whose members were forced to attend residential…
Controversy amps up over who represents the Papaschase First Nation
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Papaschase First Nation (PFN) has successfully applied for an injunction against several people and entities it…
AFN National Chief visits Papaschase First Nation
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Assembly of First Nations National (AFN) Chief Roseanne Archibald visited Papaschase First Nation on March 23…
Vatican rejects Doctrine of Discovery. Indigenous groups celebrate but say questions remain
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – A Vatican statement rejecting the Doctrine of Discovery, which was used to justify the conquest of…
FNFA pitches monetization for addressing Indigenous infrastructure gap
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The First Nations Finance Authority (FNFA) is calling on the federal government to fund First Nations…