Feature artist for July 2025: Linus Woods
(ANNews) – The beautiful image on the cover of the July 2025 Alberta Native News is titled ‘Sharing My Home’ by acclaimed First Nations artist…
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Karla Bergum shares cultural teachings through equine assisted learning
By Laura Mushumanski, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – “Horses will give you the self-awareness to recognize your feelings and emotions which will lead you…
Feature artist for June 2025: LInus Woods
(ANNews) – The beautiful image on the cover of the June 2025 Alberta Native News is titled ‘Kiowa’s Horse’ by acclaimed First Nations artist Linus…
Young Indigenous Women are empowered at Circle of Leadership summer programs
by Regan Treewater-Lipes (ANNews) – For the past two years, Dr. Trudy Cardinal, professor of Elementary Education in the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Education, has been…
Everyone Has a Dream: Indigenous Youth Gather in Celebration and Culture at 2025 Teepee Summit
by Kinnukana (ANNews) – Last week, the First Nations Health Consortium (FNHC) hosted its 4th Annual Youth Teepee Summit (Summit) from July 29 to 31,…
Indigenous relations consultant Melanie Daniels shares how she walks with the wind spirit
By Laura Mushumanski (ANNews) – The wind spirit is one of the fundamental elements of life. Sometimes though, the wind is forgotten for how important…
Samaria Nancy Cardinal shares about her journey with Flower in The Wind Therapy
By Laura Mushumanski (ANNews) – Rooted in Indigenous ways of knowing and healing, Flower in the Wind Therapy is a place where, “we walk side…
Author Jessica Johns: How storytelling shaped the way she walks in the world
By Laura Mushumanski (ANNews) – “Storytelling was a big part of my life while growing up in Treaty 8,” author of Bad Cree, Jessica Johns…
Feature artist for May 2025: Raven Mohan
The joyful art on the cover of the May 2025 edition of Alberta Native News is entitled “Baby Bear” by Timothy Raven Mohan courtesy of…
ALCLA’s conservation work with native plants and reciprocal relationships
By Laura Mushumanski (ANNews) – Traditional Indigenous plant medicines are plants that grow locally, also known as native plants. They grow in specific regions without…