New book shares insights into Ways of Knowing
By ANNews staff (ANNews) – In a 2012 commencement address to Sir Wilfred Laurier University Graduates, Cree poet and storyteller Louise Bernice-Halfe Skydancer tells the…
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Event showcasing Shared Values and Different Traditions presented at MacEwan U
By Troy Dumont, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On March 11, MacEwan, Kihêw Waciston, IslamicFamily, and The Mosquers Film Festival presented îbutze îciyabi (“to make yourself…
A Drum, a Meal and a Place to be: ICAA starts Indigenous Men’s Wellness Group
By Troy Dumont, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – A Biweekly Edmonton gathering aims to ease isolation and build community among Indigenous men. A few…
Indigenous Youth Rising brings “Forever Young” to MacEwan for two days of culture & leadership
by Troy Dumont, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The 2026 Indigenous Youth Rising Conference, themed Forever Young, brought Indigenous youth and their chaperones to…
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…
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…