Calgary Public Library offers Powwow Trail 101
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – For the second year, Calgarians have the chance to learn everything they’ve wanted to know about…
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Third annual Youth Teepee Summit had ‘a little bit of everything’
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The First Nations Health Consortium (FNHC) hosted its third annual Youth Teepee Summit from July 29…
Alexander First Nation members now eligible for water advisory compensation
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Alexander First Nation has been newly added to a list of First Nations eligible for compensation…
Treaty Land Sharing Network launches in Alberta
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On July 6, the Treaty Land Sharing Network (TLSN) officially expanded into the west side of…
Wildfires force full evacuations of Chipewyan Prairie and Little Red River First Nations
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Wildfires in northern Alberta have led to the evacuation of two First Nations representing a combined…
Rubaboo Arts Festival returns to Edmonton from July 19 – 28
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Rubaboo Arts Festival is returning to Edmonton for its 15th year from July 19 to…
Tributes to Alex Janvier pour in from across Canada
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Condolences are pouring in from across Canada after the death of famed Indigenous artist and residential…
Wahkohtowin Child Care Society opens off-reserve office in Edmonton
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Drummers drummed in celebration almost immediately after Saddle Lake Cree Nation Chief Jason Whiskeyjack cut the…
New report details Indigenous youth’s climate solutions
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Young Indigenous people are disproportionately impacted by the climate crisis, but their voices are often excluded…
Indigenous creators tell their stories on TikTok
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – There aren’t many other Inuit people where Braden Kadlun resides. He moved to Calgary a couple…