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June 2022
Okîsikow Way Day Proclaimed by the City of Edmonton
by Paula E. Kirman, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The rain and wind did not stop dozens of people from attending Okîsikow Way Day…
Ottawa appoints special interlocutor for residential school gravesites
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The federal government has appointed Kahnawake lawyer Kimberley Murray as a special interlocutor to assist in…
Province creates advisory council on ending violence against Indigenous women
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Alberta government has established a new advisory council to make recommendations on ending violence against…
Alberta Health Services launches Indigenous support line
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Alberta Health Services (AHS) has launched an Indigenous support line for its north zone to answer…
Indigenous-themed playground opens in northeast Calgary
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – A recently-opened playground at St. Kateri Tekakwitha School will give children in northeast Calgary the ability…
Luxury Indigenous beadwork prominently featured at Western Canada Fashion Week
by Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – For Indigenous Peoples across Turtle Island, beadwork is considered high value. Consequently, the patterns and color…
Xavier Kataquapit: Long Covid has affected thousands
by Xavier Kataquapit (www.underthenorthernsky.com) – Summer has finally arrived and the warm weather has us all excited and out and about. We have all endured a…
Disgraced priest who abused dozens of Inuit children out on parole
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – A defrocked Oblate priest who is a serial sexual abuser of Inuit children has been granted…
June 19: Live concert “Empowering our Youth” kicks off National Indigenous Peoples Week Edmonton
(ANNews) – A very special live concert will be held in Edmonton on June 19 to kick off the city’s National Indigenous Week and focus…