Moose Hide Campaign Day postponed due to Omicron
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Moose Hide Campaign Day, which is intended to raise awareness for violence against Indigenous women and…
January 2022
Second season of Indigenous Health Today Town Halls starts Jan. 25
(ANNews) – After almost two years of COVID-19, there is increasing pressure on governments and health organizations to address the need for a more culturally…
Keegan Haze art selected for prestigious photography festival in Calgary
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Keegan Haze is an Edmonton-based photographer originally from Samson Cree Nation. His photography will be prominently…
Karen Pheasant-Neganigwane wins top Canadian children’s book award
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – We are in the early stages of an Indigenous literacy renaissance, correcting Canadian history through informed…
Feature artist for December 2021: Lana Whiskeyjack
(ANNews) – The Art Gallery of St. Albert is presenting a special ongoing series entitled We Are the Medicine by Lana Whiskeyjack in its main exhibition space…
Speaking out: Reflections on West Coast Toxicity
By Jake Cardinal (ANNews) – I don’t know what I’m doing out here on the west coast. I made this journey with the hopes of…
Xavier Kataquapit: We can do this
by Xavier Kataquapit (underthenorthernsky.com) – Like most people I am tired of this pandemic and being stuck at home without much change from one day to…
Mallory Yawnghwe, Indigenous Box creator shares her story
by Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Mallory Yawnghwe, at the age of 35 years has risen to the top ranks as one…
Canada supports rapid housing projects in Edmonton
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On January 12, 2022, the city of Edmonton announced a new housing initiative that will create…
Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations announces Grand Chief for 2022
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Late last year, the Confederacy of the Treaty Six First Nations announced that their Grand Chief,…