Treaty 6 ASETS hosts successful career fair
by John Copley (ANNews) – On March 14-15, 2017, West Edmonton Mall’s Fantasyland Hotel was the site of the fourth annual Treaty 6 ASETS Workforce…
April 2017
UAlberta launches Massive Online Course: Indigenous Canada
By Regan Treewater (ANNews) – When asked what they know about the history of the land they live on, Treaty Six territory, most Edmontonians scratch…
RISE book club launched in Edmonton with compelling IRS memoir
by John Copley (ANNews) – Athabasca University Press (AU Press) joined Reconciliation in Solidarity Edmonton (RISE) on the recent launch of their citywide book club….
Alberta Native News – Digital Edition – April, 2017
AFN Marks Earth Day: It’s time to work together to heal Mother Earth
OTTAWA, April 21, 2017 /CNW/ – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde issued the following statement in advance of Earth Day, which will…
Alberta’s child welfare system is in a state of disrepair
by John Copley (ANNews) – In December 2016, Alberta Human Services formed a 10-person panel to investigate what critics said was government’s failure to properly…
Historic National Gathering of First Nation, Metis and Inuit Elders will convene this fall
by John Copley (ANNews) – The 522,000-square foot Edmonton Exposition (EXPO) Centre hosts more than 2500 different events each year while attracting more than 4…
Jodell Morin Strongman is making the grade in class and on the basketball court
by John Copley (ANNews) – Jodell Morin Strongman is a 14-year-old grade eight student who attends Bessie Nichols School in southwest Edmonton. He’s a tall, soft-spoken,…
Feature artist for April 17: Jason Carter
(ANNews) – The brilliant painting on the cover of this month’s Alberta Native News is a detail from one of the new acrylics by Jason…
Tripartite Reconciliation Charter commits to better care for First Nations children in BC
(April 2017) – The current child welfare system in British Columbia as it relates to First Nations children and youth is in a crisis state,…