Siksika Nation signs health MOU with the Alberta Government
by Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On Feb. 23, the Siksika Nation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Alberta Health Services…
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Fort McKay Nations secure agreement with Alberta for Moose Lake Access Management
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Alberta Government and the Fort McKay First Nation have reached an agreement on an access…
Documenting the impact of an innovative housing initiative to support youth aging out of foster care
(Edmonton) – A team of MacEwan University scholars is partnering with NiGiNan Housing Ventures to help document a new approach to address homelessness among Indigenous…
Métis Nation of Alberta begins province-wide consultation on self-government Constitution
(Edmonton) – The Métis Nation of Alberta (MNA) is consulting with its citizens on a draft Constitution that will modernize its approach to self-government. Following…
Knowledge Keeper Doreen Starr – An Acahkos Angel
By Dale Ladouceur, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Knowledge Keeper Doreen Starr is a soft-spoken angel. Describing the elder this way may cause her…
Feature artist for February 2021: Jesse Gouchey
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The art on the cover of this month’s Alberta Native News is by Jesse Gouchey, a…
Louise Bernice Halfe is appointed Canada’s Parliamentary Poet
by Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Renowned writer Sky Dancer, otherwise known as Louise Bernice Halfe, is Canada’s ninth parliamentary poet laureate….
Elder Tom Snow – A healing journey
By Dale Ladouceur, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – I first met Elder Snow a few years ago, jumping at the chance to go Sweetgrass…
Feature artist for January 2021: Lance Cardinal
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The vibrant image on the cover of this month’s Alberta Native News is “Intergenerational Love” by…
Feature artist for December 2020: Rick Noname
(ANNews) – The beautiful image on the cover of the December 2020 Alberta Native News is by Rick Noname, a traditional artist who was raised…