Stay informed: Breaking the Chains of HIV / AIDS Transmission
By Chevi Rabbit for Alberta Native News (ANNews) – Last month commemorated Indigenous AIDS Awareness Week (Dec. 1 – 7) which serves as a crucial…
January 2024
Call for Action on housing for vulnerable Indigenous people
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – As I sit down to write, my heart weighs heavy with the memory of my cousin…
Alberta Blue Cross® awards $50,000 Built Together grant to Alexander First Nation
(ANNews) – As part of its 2023 Built Together program, Alberta Blue Cross recently awarded a $50,000 grant to support the build of an outdoor…
Edmonton Policy On Dismantling Encampments Causes Continual Trauma To Indigenous People
by Kinnukana, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – In the midst of extreme cold temperatures in Alberta, the City of Edmonton is dismantling encampments displacing…
National Ribbon Skirt Day helps build awareness about the importance of Indigenous identity
by Kinnukana, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On January 4, 2024, Canadians joined together to recognize and participate in National Ribbon Skirt Day. Observed…
Edmonton police arrest Indigenous journalist as encampment sweep turns violent
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Edmonton police completed their new year sweep of eight “high-risk” homeless encampments as the wind chill…
Piikani Nation declares state of emergency over fatal opioid poisonings
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The chief of Piikani Nation in southern Alberta has declared a state of emergency after four…
New book explores the Métis pioneer legacy in Alberta: ‘The Premier and His Grandmother’
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – In her latest literary masterpiece, “The Premier and His Grandmother: Peter Lougheed, Lady Belle, and the…
Mary Jane Houle revives the Spirit of Indigenous People through Cree art and cultural teachings
by Kinnukana, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Métis Leader Louis Riel once said, “My people will sleep for one hundred years, but when they…
City of Edmonton, police begin 2024 by dismantling homeless encampments
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The City of Edmonton and Edmonton Police Service (EPS) dismantled four homeless encampments in the first…