Salvaging Alberta’s Education and Economy
by Jake Cardinal (April 30, 2020) – For students who do not know how to pay their bills for the months of May to August,…
April 2020
NWAC calls on feds to protect incarcerated Indigenous women, gender-diverse people from COVID-19
(April 28, 2020) – The federal government must act quickly to protect Indigenous women, girls and gender-diverse people from COVID-19, says the Native Women’s Association…
Governments must respect First Nations Jurisdiction
(April 29, 2020) – The First Nations Leadership Council is urging all levels of government, federal, provincial and municipal, to recognize and respect First Nations…
Mikisew Cree ready to deploy helicopters to rescue members from nearing flood waters
by Brandi Morin (AJNews) – Mikisew Cree Nation in Northern Alberta is on stand-by to deploy helicopters to rescue community members out on the land…
Namgis elder’s death heightens concern in First Nations island communities
By: Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, National Observer (April 29, 2020) – The shutdown of First Nations communities is more crucial than ever with…
Cold Lake First Nation continues measures to keep the virus out of the community
by Jake Cardinal (ANNews) – The weather has gotten warmer, the days are getting longer, and with the quarantine in effect, it is becoming much…
Coastal First Nations: Emergency Operations Centres Brace Against COVID-19 Threat
(April 29, 2020) – As coastal First Nations emergency teams race to put in place self-isolation measures, the ‘Namgis Nation is the first Indigenous community…
Yellowknife man begs public for help finding his missing common-law wife Toni Tobac
by Brandi Morin (ANNews) – A Yellowknife father is pleading for help to find his common-law wife Toni Tobac who vanished from the Stollery Children’s…
Coping with Coronavirus mental health impacts using Indigenous based therapies
by Brandi Morin (ANNews) – A Calgary based Cree/Metis Registered Provisional Psychologist says it’s essential for Indigenous People to decolonize the way they process anxiety…
Day School Class Action lawsuit moves Community Assistance Sessions online
by Jake Cardinal (ANNews) – The Class Action law suit, initiated by the law firm Gowling WLG, against the Canadian Federal government for the mistreatment…