Feature artist for February 2021: Jesse Gouchey
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The art on the cover of this month’s Alberta Native News is by Jesse Gouchey, a…
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Red dress fashion shoot sparks controversy
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Anishinaabe and Mohawk fashion designer Lesley Hampton made headlines this week over a dress she made…
FNHMA town hall discusses anti-Indigenous racism in the health system
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Dr. Alika Lafontaine, Associate Clinical Professor and anesthesiologist at the University of Alberta Hospital, appeared on the…
Dr. Alika Lafontaine elected as 2021 CMA president-elect nominee
(ANNews) – Canadian Medical Association (CMA) members in Alberta have voted Dr. Alika Lafontaine as a nominee for CMA president in 2022–23. Dr. Lafontaine is…
Grey Eagle Resort plans to launch Alberta’s largest drive-in event venue
by Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – In the wake of Alberta’s public health orders – which have prohibited the hosting of large…
Documenting the impact of an innovative housing initiative to support youth aging out of foster care
(Edmonton) – A team of MacEwan University scholars is partnering with NiGiNan Housing Ventures to help document a new approach to address homelessness among Indigenous…
Métis Nation of Alberta begins province-wide consultation on self-government Constitution
Knowledge Keeper Doreen Starr – An Acahkos Angel
Bradley Barton convicted of manslaughter in the 2011 death of Cindy Gladue
Feature artist for February 2021: Jesse Gouchey
Louise Bernice Halfe is appointed Canada’s Parliamentary Poet
Attention Métis students – BBMA application deadline is March 31
Alberta announces vaccine rollout – Seniors age 75+ can book their shots starting Feb. 24
