Building Metis connections through ice-fishing, language and togetherness
By Laura Mushumanski, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – I wholeheartedly swear I ate like a queen in Lac La Biche during the weekend of…
Culture
ROM hosts panel discussion on Cree visual artist’s work
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – University of Lethbridge Blackfoot scholar Leroy Little Bear is participating in a panel discussion at Toronto’s…
Fashion designer Christina King on the importance of using fur in fashion
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Christina King is a well-known Inuvialuk artist and couture fashion designer who owns Taalrumiq Art and…
Tattoo artist Tristen Sanderson credits her late father for her success
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Tristen Jenni Sanderson is a gifted tattoo artist from James Smith, Saskatchewan, and calls Edmonton, Alberta…
Bear Grease star calls on Indigenous communities to invest in Fine Arts Education
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Tammy Lamouche’s story is an excellent example of the transformative power of the arts and its…
Patrick Mitsuing is creating a healthy powwow community
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Patrick Mitsuing and his family are powwow community builders who call Central Alberta home. Most recently,…
Champion Hoop Dancer Dallas Arcand on overcoming obstacles
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Internationally acclaimed Hoop Dancer Dallas Arcand’s story highlights the challenges faced by many Indigenous people from…
Boxer Taylor Bull shares his healing journey
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Taylor Bull, whose Cree name is (Neyewats Musto), is an ex-boxer on a mission to give…
The spiritual world of a fertility shaman
By Regan Treewater, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Since her spirit first entered her body at the age of five, “I remember it so…
Warm weather welcomes thousands to Edmonton winter festival
By Terry Lusty (ANNews) – January, usually noted as the coldest of winter months, greeted thousands of Edmontonians and out-of-town visitors to this year’s annual…