NWAC President Says COVID-19 is Increasing Violence Against Indigenous Women
(May 2020) – The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) says the COVID-19 pandemic puts First Nations, Inuit, and Métis women at increased risk of…
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AFN Taskforce formed to streamline Covid-19 information for Indigenous communities
by Jake Cardinal (ANNews) – On May 5, 2020, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) announced the creation of the AFN COVID-19 National Task Force….
Blood Tribe proud of hard work keeping Coronavirus at bay
by Brandi Morin (ANNews) – The Blood Tribe Department of Health has three active cases of COVID19 and all of them are contained within the…
Update: Yellowknife woman found – husband upset with EPS calling her “just another junkie”
by Brandi Morin (ANNews) – A Yellowknife man said he’s relieved to learn his common-law wife, Toni Tobac, is safe following her arrest in Edmonton…
NSD students receive technology donation from Métis Nation of Alberta and Rupertsland Institute
by Curtis Walty (May 6, 2020) – A recent act of kindness is impacting hundreds of families in the Northland School Division. The Métis Nation…
Activist Christi Belcourt urges: Counteract the chaos by standing up for what’s right
by Brandi Morin (AJNews) – Renowned Metis/Cree artist Christi Belcourt, originally from Alberta now living in Anishinaabe territory in Northern Ontario, is the April feature…
Honouring National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women During COVID Pandemic
(May 5, 2020) – Today marks the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and, under normal circumstances, people across…
St. Paul, Alberta has been compromised by Covid-19
by Jake Cardinal (May 4, 2020) – Due to the ever-growing amount of COVID-19 news and updates, I am writing this in order to inform…
IAAW plants seeds of empowerment for financial healing
by Laura Mushumanski (ANNews) – When a new group of Indigenous women gather to enjoy tea and bannock during an IAAW financial literacy session, they…
Salvaging Alberta’s Education and Economy
by Jake Cardinal (April 30, 2020) – For students who do not know how to pay their bills for the months of May to August,…