Feature artist for February 2020: Rick Noname
(ANNews) – The beautiful mystical /spiritual image on the cover of the February 2020 Alberta Native News is by Rick Noname, a traditional artist who…
2020
Join us for a Community Telling of PAWÂKAN MACBETH in Edmonton and the Northwest Territories
(March 02, 2020) – Join us for a Community Telling of PAWÂKAN MACBETH. A Cree Takeover by Reneltta Arluk • Inspired by the youth of…
Chief Craig Makinaw condemns racism and calls for kindness and respect between neighbours
(February 28, 2020) – Ermineskin Cree Nation Chief Craig Makinaw released the following statement in regards to a recent incident involving a racist video that…
UBCIC: Relieved that Teck has withdrawn Frontier Mine Proposal
Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ilwətaʔɬ/sel̓ílwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C. – February 23, 2020) Tonight, Teck Resources Ltd. made the stunning announcement that it has withdrawn its…
Attention Métis students: Deadline for BBMA applications is March 31
(February 2020) – If you are a post-secondary student of Métis ancestry who needs financial assistance in order to complete your education, now is the…
TRIBAL Season 1 premieres this month on APTN
(Calgary, AB) – APTN and Prairie Dog Film + Television’s new one-hour crime drama series, TRIBAL, will premiere Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. Following the groundbreaking success of the television…
Canadians sign petition to Trudeau in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en nation
(February 20, 2020) – Almost 30,000 Canadians across the country have united by signing an online petition – Solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en nation 2020 –…
Alberta Native News – Digital Edition – January 2020
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AFN’s Federal Class Action Lawsuit Will Fight for Justice for Victims of First Nations Child Welfare System
(Ottawa, ON) – The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) has filed a federal class action lawsuit to seek damages and justice for the thousands of…
New initiative relocates Wood bison to Woodland Cree First Nation
(February 12, 2020) – Wood bison from Elk Island National Park will help establish a new herd with Woodland Cree First Nation in northern Alberta….