Powwow Dancers reflect on the 2020 Powwow Lockout – resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic
by Jake Cardinal (ANNews) – The COVID-19 pandemic has hit artists and culture creators incredibly hard this year – in Alberta especially as the province…
June 2020
Celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day with Indspire Awards Gala on June 21
(ANNews) – National Indigenous Peoples Day is a time to celebrate the outstanding contributions of First Nations, Metis and Inuit peoples in all aspects of…
Film project ‘From the Bush to the Plate’ needs your ‘likes’
by Jake Cardinal (ANNews) – Barbara Dumigan-Jackson and Lyndon Suntjens, two Indigenous filmmakers, won a Telus Story Hive Grant to create their documentary From the…
Tasha Hubbard’s film – nîpawistamâsowin – masterfully advocates for justice
By Laura Mushumanski (ANNews) – Director and filmmaker Tasha Hubbard was the recent recipient of a prestigious Canadian Screen Award. On May 25, the 2020…
Top RCMP officials deny existence of systemic racism
by Jake Cardinal (ANNews) – Things are getting scary here in Canada. The political upheaval that the United States is going through is slowly creeping…
Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation launches #ProtectOurElders Campaign to reinforce COVID-19 safety measures
by Jake Cardinal (ANNews) – Many well-known Indigenous personalities, public figures, artists, actors, and athletes are coming together to protect our Elders during the COVID-19…
Indigenous History Month: Here are 5 things you should do to celebrate Indigenous art & culture
By Jake Cardinal (ANNews) – June is probably the best month there is. My birthday is in June, my mom’s birthday is in June, the…
Indigenous artists represent culture In mainstream fashion
By Laura Mushumanski (ANNews) – Having the vision to present the most progressive, distinct and exceptional fashion, textiles and craft by Indigenous artists at the…
Pipeline breach spills crude oil in Abbotsford BC
by Jake Cardinal (ANNews) – On Saturday June 13, 2020 the Trans Mountain pipeline in Abbotsford, BC spilled an estimated 150,000 litres of crude oil…
Thousands rally in Edmonton to protest systemic racism – in solidarity with ‘Black Lives Matter’
by Jake Cardinal (ANNews) – On June 5, 2020 Edmonton, Alberta was the host of a Black Lives Matter protest in which upwards of 15,000…