Alberta lawyers uphold mandatory Indigenous cultural competency training
By Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – By a wide margin, the Law Society of Alberta has upheld a rule allowing it to impose mandatory professional development…
February 2023
World Champion Cree Fancy Dancer Patrick Mitsuing to Perform at Super Bowl LVII
(Treaty 6 Territory) – Patrick Mitsuing, a member of the Cree Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nations, will shine a spotlight on Indigenous culture through a series…
Star Blanket Cree Nation finds 2,000 anomalies at former residential school
By Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – Star Blanket Cree Nation in Saskatchewan has found 2,000 anomalies through ground penetrating radar at the site of the former…
Indigenous journalist Creeson Agecoutay offers advice on transitioning to urban life
By Chevi Rabbit (ANNews) – The rising rental costs, inflation, and overall cost of living can be hard for Indigenous people. Transitioning from a rural…
Upper Deck releases set of 8 Indigenous player hockey cards
By Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – Leading trading card manufacturer Upper Deck has released a “First Peoples Rookie Card Set,” featuring eight Indigenous hockey players who…
Controversial Calgary lecturer shut down at University of Lethbridge
By Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – Hundreds of University of Lethbridge students protested a scheduled talk from a former Mount Royal University (MRU) professor who has…
400 active lawyers respond to anti-Indigenous cultural training petition
By Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – A group of 400 active Alberta lawyers has written a letter to the provincial law society in support of its…
Small group of lawyers challenge mandatory Indigenous training course
By Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – A group of 50 lawyers has written a petition to the Law Society of Alberta (LSA) protesting a mandatory free…
Whitefish Lake First Nation closes major land acquisition
(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Axxcelus Capital Fund (“Axxcelus” or “the Company”), as advisor to Whitefish Lake First Nation #128 (“WFLFN” or “the Nation”), is proud to…