Brooke Metchewais Uses Miss Indigenous Canada 2026 Platform to Empower Youth
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – For Brooke Metchewais, leadership is not about standing above others. It is about standing with community,…
August 2026
Make This and They Will Remember’: Tishna Marlowe’s Dene Couture Carries Generations of Survival
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – For Tishna Marlowe, fashion is not simply about clothing. It is about memory, survival, identity, and…
More Than 200 Posters Honour Missing and Murdered Indigenous People at Edmonton Awareness Event
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – More than 200 posters honouring missing and murdered Indigenous people lined the fence at Empire Park…
Puppeteer DerRic Starlight’s Journey Through Homelessness, Recovery, and Reconciliation
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – For nearly 30 years, DerRic Starlight has built a career around storytelling. A comedian puppeteer from the…
Lawyer Raises Concerns Over Changes to Reconciliation Programs Within Alberta’s Legal Profession
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – An Alberta Cree lawyer is raising concerns about the future of Indigenous education, mentorship, and equity…
Treaty 8 First Nations comes out of 2026 AGM with new name, water agreement with Dene Nation
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta has voted unanimously to henceforth be known as Treaty 8…