Red Dress Rally raises awareness about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – May 5 was Red Dress Day – A day in Canada to raise awareness for the…
2021
Canada adds 5 years to clean drinking water promise
By Jake Cardinal (ANNews) – Canada will take several more years to end all long-term drinking-water advisories in First Nations territories. In 2015, during the…
Indigenous learners continue their educational journey at BVC
By Charles Laird (ANNews) – The Indigenous Foundational Learning program at Bow Valley College gives Indigenous learners the opportunity to improve their academic skills and…
Montana Tribe gifts COVID-19 vaccines to its neighbours in Southern Alberta
By Jake Cardinal (ANNews) – Over the past two weeks, The Aamskapi’Piikuni Blackfeet Nation in Browning, Montana has been providing vaccines to the Blackfeet nation…
Alberta announces new restrictions to ‘stop the spike’ and expands eligibility for vaccinations
by Jake Cardinal (May 6, 2021) – The third-wave of COVID-19 is sweeping through Alberta. On Wednesday the province clocked 2,271 new cases, breaking the…
MRU launches Bachelor of Social Work degree as Albertans cope with pandemic challenges
(ANNews) – The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed cracks in our society as vulnerable populations face profound challenges involving health, grief, loss, finances, housing and child…
Red Skirt MMIWG project seeking participants for May 5 March in Edmonton
By Terry Lusty (ANNews) – Advocating for a worthy cause does not always come fast or easy, especially in the case of Missing and Murdered…
Feature artist for April 2021: Rick Noname
(ANNews) – The striking image on the cover of the April 2021 edition of Alberta Native News is by Rick Noname, a traditional artist who…
New partnership facilitates real estate and development opportunities
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – A new strategic partnership has been formed that will support Indigenous communities in pursuing real estate…
AU learner a shining star in the nursing community
(April 2021) – Athabasca University (AU) learner Melissa Stevenson was the October 2020 featured nurse of the Indigenous Nurses Association of Canada Nominate a Nurse…