Indigenous delegation meeting the Pope in March
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – An Indigenous delegation will travel to the Vatican to meet Pope Francis in late-March, after the…
Politics
Blockades, policing and politics – the double standard at the Coutts Border
By Rob Houle, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – As hostility continues to grow across the Nation regarding the lingering pandemic, restrictions and conspiracy theories,…
Yukon declares a substance use health emergency
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Last month, the Yukon declared a substance use emergency after the territory saw four drug-related deaths…
Requirement to show personal health numbers for safe injection sites delayed in Alberta
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On February 1, 2022 Alberta was slated to become the first province in Canada to require…
Tsuut’ina police enter agreement to take over policing in town west of Calgary
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – An Indigenous police force has taken over policing for a non-Indigenous town in Alberta, which leaders…
Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations announces Grand Chief for 2022
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Late last year, the Confederacy of the Treaty Six First Nations announced that their Grand Chief,…
Keren Tang talks TRC, Indigenous communities and about her new role as city councillor in Edmonton.
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – In an exclusive interview with Alberta Native News, Keren Tang, a City Councillor representing Ward Karhiio…
Ajuinnata: entering the new year with Governor General Mary Simon
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Mary Simon, Canada’s first Indigenous governor general, who was sworn in earlier this year, has released…
First Nation leaders say BC implementation of UNDRIP is too slow
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – It has been two years since British Columbia passed legislation requiring the government to align the…
Poverty report charts path out of COVID for marginalized groups
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The newly-released 2021 report from the National Advisory Council on Poverty shows a significant decrease in…