Urban First Nations Vaccination Clinic in Enoch Welcomes All Indigenous People
April 13, 2021 (ENOCH, AB) – Any First Nations, Metis, and Inuit (FNMI) people residing in Edmonton and area who meet medical criteria can receive their…
Articles by Alberta Native News
Treaty 8 Grand Chief Arthur Noskey Calls for Suspension of New Forestry Legislation
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta are calling on the Alberta Government to suspend new…
Alberta Covid infection cases surge following the holiday weekend
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – There is no doubt that Canada is currently is being hit by the third wave of…
First Nations sue Alberta for alleged conflict of interest in the casino industry
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Two First Nations located in Alberta — the Tsuut’ina Nation and the Stoney Nakoda Nation —have…
Treaty 6 Nations & MNA call for curriculum re-write – EPSD will not pilot the program this fall
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Métis Nation of Alberta and Treaty 6 First Nations have denounced the province’s proposed K-6…
FNHMA podcast promotes vaccine confidence and urges people to maintain safety protocols
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Kim Daly, Senior Nurse Manager of the Communicable Disease Control Department at Indigenous Services Canada (ISC),…
Indigenous groups slam Alberta’s proposed new curriculum – What happens to Orange Shirt Day?
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Government of Alberta has released a draft of their revised kindergarten-to-grade six curriculum and announced…
AWA Calls for a Federal Impact Assessment of the Tent Mountain Coal Mine Project
(March 30, 2021) – Alberta Wilderness Association has requested that Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson conduct a federal impact assessment of the Tent…
Edmonton Police Service aims to improve relations with Indigenous communities
By Dale Ladouceur, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Andrea Levey is an eight-year veteran of Edmonton Police Services as the Indigenous Relations Coordinator and…
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation introduces new website, archive system
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation has a new website and archive database designed to…