Job opening with Heritage Family Services: Child and Youth Workers, Team Leaders
Child and Youth Workers, Team Leaders Relationships are the medium of all human endeavor. Attachment instincts are at work first as a mechanism of survival,…
July 2020
Hockey Night in Treaty Six Traditional Territory
by Jake Cardinal (ANNews) – On Sunday July 26, Edmonton opened its doors to the 11 NHL teams who will be taking part in the…
Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation announces inaugural Chief Executive Officer
(CALGARY-Alberta) — The Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation’s (AIOC) Board of Directors has appointed Alicia Dubois to Chief Executive Officer of the AIOC effective September 1,…
Takakkaw Falls is a wonderful sight for sore miskîsik (eyes)
By Laura Mushumanski (ANNews) – Do you ever wonder which one of our ancestors got to be the fortunate community member to play poisonous plant…
NAFC launches campaign to tackle COVID-19 misconceptions among urban Indigenous communities
(ANNews) – July marks the launch of a new digital campaign, Take Care in COVID, from the National Association of Friendship Centres (NAFC) to help address COVID-19 myths and misinformation…
Alberta pulls funding for Supervised Drug Consumption Site in Lethbridge
by Jake Cardinal (ANNews) – The Government of Alberta is pulling funding for Lethbridge’s lone supervised drug-consumption site (SCS). The announcement comes after an audit…
Indigenous Social Justice Series: Indigenous Jurisdiction Over Child Welfare
By Laura Mushumanski (ANNews) – Much like having a Minister of Indigenous Services to ensure Indigenous people can take care of themselves, the history of…
Saddle Lake Smoke Eaters sign new deal to become a mass distributor of PPE
By Jake Cardinal (ANNews) – Indigenous-owned and operated wildland firefighting company, Smoke Eaters LP, has entered a deal with an international manufacturer, allowing the Saddle…
“A Lethal Form of Racism:” UBCIC Files Complaint to B.C. Human Rights Tribunal Over Discriminatory Policy
(July 2020) – On behalf of Indigenous peoples, a representative complaint has been filed by the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) against the Ministry…
Artist MJ Belcourt-Moses influences communities through her passion, skills and porcupine quills
By Laura Mushumanski (ANNews) – Around the world when we hear the name MJ we think of Michael Jordan, but in the nehiyawak world where…