Featured artist for September 2026: Linus Woods
(ANNews) – The beautiful image on the cover of the September 2026 Alberta Native News is titled ‘Bison: Every Child Matters” by acclaimed First Nations…
Arts, Culture
Carving the Music: The evolving artistry of Patrick Calihou
By John Wirth, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Whether shaping timber in his workshop or performing on stage with a guitar, Métis artisan Patrick…
After 35 years, Susan Aglukark is still finding new ways to tell her story
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – For Susan Aglukark, a career in music has become a journey of discovery, connecting Inuit identity,…
Travis Enright: Reconciliation Begins With Understanding Our Treaty Relationships
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – “You can’t respect something if you don’t know what it is,” said Indigenous Anglican priest Travis…
Through the Lens: Paula Kirman’s 21-Year Journey Documenting Edmonton’s Social Movements
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – For more than two decades, Paula Kirman has been documenting Edmonton through a camera lens. Her…
Cody Lightning brings hockey, community and raw storytelling to TIFF with Smudge the Blades
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – For Cody Lightning, Smudge the Blades is more than a hockey film. It draws on the…
WaaPaKe asks Indigenous families to confront the weight of intergenerational trauma
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Vancouver-based Cree filmmaker, writer and academic Dr. Jules Arita Koostachin has spent much of her career…
Following Kamloops Discovery, New Exhibit Documents Deaths at Montana Catholic Boarding School
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – A new exhibit at the History Museum and Research Center in Great Falls, Montana, has combined…
Truth Is the Foundation: Edmonton Marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – “Today is about all the truth,” Prime Minister Mark Carney told those gathered Wednesday at Fort…
New stamps recognize historic milestone for Orange Shirt Day
For the first time, students graduated from high school having learned about Orange Shirt Day each year since kindergarten WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – Canada Post…