Siksika Nation approves $1.3-billion settlement with the feds
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Siksika Nation has voted to accept a one-time $1.3-billion payment as resolution to a wrongful…
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Xavier Kataquapit: Happy New Year 2022
by Xavier Kataquapit (www.underthenorthernsky.com) – We are getting ready to wish each other a happy new year 2022. We have been through and are still…
A new approach to addiction: decriminalizing small possessions of illicit drugs in Canada
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Earlier this month, the city of Toronto voted to seek permission from the federal government to…
Blackfoot Hockey Association to change name in a move toward reconciliation
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Blackfoot Hockey Association (BHA), a minor hockey league in Calgary, has announced that it will…
Six First Nations partner with the U of A to train more Indigenous medical students
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Six Alberta First Nations have announced a partnership with the University of Alberta in an attempt…
Alberta will delay and revisit implementation of proposed curriculum
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Alberta Government has announced a delay in the full implementation of its proposed revision to…
Pan Canadian Voice for Women’s Housing develop six calls to actions
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – This year’s National Housing Day – held on November 22 – was more important than ever…
Kainai, Siksika object to coal company’s depiction of consultation
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Kainai and Siksika Nations have filed letters with the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada, arguing…
High-profile Indigenous community court worker offers insight and suggestions
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – For the past two decades, Maskwacis resident Luci Johnson has been helping Indigenous people navigate through…
COVID UPDATE: Alberta and BC have different approaches to combatting Omicron
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The omicron virus, described as the latest “variant of concern,” was first reported to the World…