City of Edmonton changes course on reconciliation holiday
By Rob Houle, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On September 15, 2021, following the announcement and celebration of a renewed Memorandum of Dialogue and…
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Manitoba AFN Chief condemns remarks by Conservative leader Erin O’Toole
Treaty One Territory, Manitoba – The Office of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Manitoba Region issued this response to Erin O’Toole’s bizarre statement on…
First Nations Leaders outraged by convicted killer’s appeal on sentence for Death of Cindy Gladue
(Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C.) – The First Nations Leadership Council, Assembly of First Nations, and Alberta Assembly of First Nations are disgusted and…
Edmonton Police Officer found guilty of assault in 2019 arrest of Indigenous man
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On August 26, an Alberta Provincial court judged ruled that Edmonton Police Officer, Const. Michael Partington,…
Indigenous Elders host pipe ceremony at Calgary residential school memorial
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Indigenous Elders hosted an Aug. 26 pipe ceremony to bless a memorial to the children who…
Indigenous Elders bless Indian Residential School Memorial at Calgary City Hall
(Calgary) – Today, The City of Calgary joined Indigenous Elders in a Pipe Ceremony to bless the memorial that was established by the Indigenous community…
Piikani Nation to search four sites of four residential schools
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Piikani First Nation is beginning the process of searching the sites of four former residential…
CAP calls for accountability five years after Colten Boushie killing
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On Aug. 9 – the fifth anniversary of Colten Boushie’s death – the Congress of Aboriginal…
Walk Of Sorrow continuing journey to Ottawa
by Xavier Kataquapit (Under The Northern Sky) – The Walk of Sorrow participants arrived in Kirkland Lake, Ontario on Wednesday August 4 to create awareness…
Saskatchewan judge refuses to release Residential School document
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANN) – A judge in Saskatchewan is refusing to release a document outlining how the Catholic Church fulfilled…