RCMP are investigating Catholic Church fires in Alberta and BC
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Catholic Churches on First Nations across Western Canada are being threatened as two more churches in…
Articles by Alberta Native News
Municipality of Jasper celebrates PRIDE with pride
by Dale Ladouceur, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Earlier this week I pulled in to the Municipality of Jasper, Alberta to cover the painting…
Calls to #CancelCanadaDay reverbate
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Instead of regular Canada Day celebrations, First Nations are calling on settlers to use the opportunity…
Treaty 8 Nations call for gov’t and churches to release all records to assist the search
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – As some Canadians plan to celebrate Canada Day this year as normal, First Nations and their…
Horrifying discoveries of unmarked graves demands urgent action from allies
(ANNews) – Just weeks after the horrifying revelation that the remains of 215 children were found in an unmarked grave at an Indian Residential School…
Feature artist for June 2021: Karen Erickson
By Dale Ladouceur, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Karen Erickson is a Metis, Cree artist, currently living in Prince George. In art, she has…
NSD and Telus World of Science team up to support success for students and staff
by Curtis Walty (June 2021) – Northland School Division formally celebrated a new partnership with TELUS World of Science – Edmonton on National Indigenous Peoples…
Jason Carter creates commemorative symbols for Indigenous Veterans’ grave markers
(June 2021) – The Last Post Fund (LPF) has collaborated with Cree artist Jason Carter on the production of a series of symbols to be…
Indigenous people can now use traditional names on identity documents
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On June 14, 2021 the Federal Government announced that all Indigenous people in the country can…
Under the Northern Sky: We know how to manage this pandemic
by Xavier Kataquapit (www.underthenorthernsky.com) – This has been a worrisome month. After a year and a half of dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic, like everyone…