Political strategist Jacqueline Biollo explores her lost connection to her Indigenous ancestry
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Jacqueline Biollo is a mover and shaker in Alberta but also on a human level she…
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New App aims to revolutionize communication for First Nation communities
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – An Alberta-based tech company aims to revolutionize how First Nation bands communicate with their membership. The…
Marlene Poitras removed from AFN regional chief position – her term expired months ago
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Assembly of Treaty Chiefs (AOTC) have announced that a motion to remove Marlene Poitras from…
Inuit child care law passed In Canada by Inuvialuit
by Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On Nov. 24, the Inuvialuit people residing in the Northwest Territories (NWT) made history by passing…
RCMP clashes with Wet’suwet’en Land Defenders
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Last Friday, the RCMP forcibly entered an Indigenous resistance camp in B.C. that opposed the construction…
Working together to raise awareness and prevent violence against vulnerable people
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – November is Family Violence Prevention month – an important time to raise awareness about this epidemic,…
Drew Hayden Taylor presents Indigenous Views of the Future with new title “Me Tomorrow”
Reviewed by Rob Houle, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Beginning with first glance at the cover of Me Tomorrow: Indigenous Views of the Future,…
The True Cost of Replacing the RCMP in Alberta
By Rob Houle, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On October 29, 2021, the Minister of Justice, Kaycee Madu, unveiled the results of a government…
Indigenous COP26 delegates want to be heard by governments
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – First Nations perspectives need to be front-and-centre in any response to the climate crisis, Indigenous delegates…
Hopes for Indigenous Edmonton: A Chat with Mayor Amarjeet Sohi
By Rob Houle, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Following the momentous night of October 18, 2021, Alberta Native News (ANNews) outlined what Indigenous people…