Carrying the Story of the Star: Melissa Victor Builds the Kwósel Brand
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Melissa Victor didn’t expect her journey into beadwork to become a global opportunity. Yet through dedication…
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How B.C.’s ‘Defective’ Land titles Are Spooking Banks and Freezing Richmond’s Industrial Heartland
By John Wirth, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. (ANNews) – A Landmark August 2025 B.C. Supreme Court ruling (Cowichan Tribes v. Canada) declared Aboriginal title over…
MNC signs agreement with Northwest Territory Metis Nation in Edmonton
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Metis National Council (MNC) President Victoria Pruden was in Edmonton on March 9 to sign an…
Chief Sunshine pens letter to PM opposing co-operation agreement with Alberta
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation Chief Sheldon Sunshine has written a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney…
Provincial government approves funding to plan new Paddle Prairie School
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Northland School Division is in the early stages of replacing the more than 50-year-old Paddle Prairie…
NCTR co-hosting engagement sessions for residential school survivors in Treaty 6 Territory
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Confederacy of Treaty 6 First Nations and National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) are…
Ken Mackinaw: Reclaiming life through culture, community, and spirituality
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Ken Mackinaw, known by his Cree name Redrock, of Ermineskin Cree Nation, has faced extraordinary challenges. From…
Story Is the resource: Georgina Lightning on building Alberta as the Indigenous film capital of the world
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Georgina Lightning is a Cree filmmaker, screenwriter, actor, and Indigenous media advocate from Edmonton, Alberta, and…
NùLL UnBOXed™ Celebrates Lacrosse, Community, and Reconciliation in Alberta
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The National Lacrosse League’s NLL UnBOXed™ initiative is proving that lacrosse is about far more than…
AFN criticizes travel advisory for First Nations people entering the U.S
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is backing the cross-border Jay Treaty Alliance’s criticism of a…