Albertans call for name changes to Grandin Schools and other structures bearing his name
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – In response to the recent discovery of a grave containing the remains of 215 First Nations…
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AFN National Chief demands action for missing First Nations children and grave sites
(Ottawa, ON) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde released the below statement to mark the first day of Indigenous Peoples History month…
Lubicon Lake Chief recants support for K-6 Alberta curriculum
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The chief of Lubicon Lake Cree Nation is walking back his previous support for the Alberta…
Alberta commemorates the victims of the Kamloops Indian Residential School
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Last week a mass grave of 215 First Nations children was found buried near a former…
Remains of 215 Indigenous children discovered in Kamloops BC
by Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Last week, in a gut-wrenching and triggering discovery, the remains of 215 Indigenous children were found…
Treaty 6 Nations & MNA call for curriculum re-write – EPSD will not pilot the program this fall
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Métis Nation of Alberta and Treaty 6 First Nations have denounced the province’s proposed K-6…
Indigenous groups slam Alberta’s proposed new curriculum – What happens to Orange Shirt Day?
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Government of Alberta has released a draft of their revised kindergarten-to-grade six curriculum and announced…
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation introduces new website, archive system
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation has a new website and archive database designed to…
Feds say Indigenous leaders ‘eroded public trust’ by criticizing the government
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The federal government is blaming Indigenous leaders, including the head of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission…
New documentary features the journey of skateboarder Joe Buffalo from Maskwacis Cree Nation
By Jake Cardinal (ANNews) – Joe Buffalo is a professional skateboarder from Maskwacis Cree Nation and the star of a new short documentary by Syrian-Canadian…