Efforts underway to find Michel Band descendants to establish Michel Callihoo Nation
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Michel Callihoo Nation Society (MCNS) is in search of people who are descended from members…
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Treaty 8 First Nations introduce law requiring children to stay in care of their nation
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta have drafted a new law to ensure that children…
New draft Alberta K-12 curriculum criticized for not being much of an improvement from 2021 version
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Alberta Education has released its long-awaited draft social studies curriculum after the previous draft in 2021…
University of the Arts appoints first Indigenous board chair
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Alberta University of the Arts (AUA) has appointed the first Indigenous chair of its Board…
First Nations chiefs ask feds not to claw back $135 million in unspent site rehabilitation funds
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Chiefs representing First Nations from Treaties 6, 7 and 8 joined the Alberta government and a…
Athabasca Chipewyan Nation asks feds to study health effects of tailing pond acids
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) has joined environmentalist groups in calling on the federal government to…
Jolain Foster hopes she paved the way for Indigenous women in the corporate world
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The managing partner for nation building at a multinational consulting firm says the challenges she faced…
Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation takes the Alberta Energy Regulator to court
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation’s (AFCN) chief served the head of the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) with…
Charges dropped against Indigenous journalist in Edmonton
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – A criminal charge faced by Indigenous journalist Brandi Morin for reporting on Edmonton police’s teardown of…
New reconciliation report focuses on improving mental wellness for Indigenous youth
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – A new report from global consulting firm Deloitte details recommendations on how to improve mental health…