Mackenzie Brown: Sharing culture through art, music and business
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Mackenzie Brown is a multi-talented Cree artist from Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation with a degree in…
Arts, Culture
Fashion Designer Yolonda Skelton participates in Indigenous Haute Couture Residency at BCAC
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Canada’s top Indigenous Fashion Designers were invited to Banff Centre for the Arts and Creativity (BCAC)…
Fashion Designer Stephanie Crowchild creates recovery home on Tsuut’ina First Nation
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Stephanie Crowchild is a member of Tsuut’ina First Nation. Her traditional Indigenous name is “Woman who…
Indigenous delegates tour Vatican collection of artifacts with mixed emotions
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Indigenous delegates who traveled to Rome to meet with the Pope and share their experiences were…
Female-led, Indigenous small businesses partner with Rexall stores across Canada
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Three female-led, Indigenous small business have announced a partnership with the Canadian drugstore giant, Rexall. The…
Faye HeavyShield awarded the Gershon Iskowitz Prize for Visual Arts
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Faye HeavyShield, a member of the Blackfoot Confederacy from the Kainai (Blood) Nation, has been awarded…
Ashley Callingbull is the first Cree model to be featured in Sports Illustrated Magazine
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – A local woman from the Edmonton area has become the first plains Cree model featured in Sports…
Deloitte releases new report on fighting climate change through reconciliation
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Consulting firm Deloitte has released a new report that says Canada’s climate and reconciliation commitments go…
Indigenous Box launches at Edmonton International Airport Campus
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Mallory Grace Yawnghwe is from Saddle Lake Cree Nation and has become one of Alberta’s top…
Ashley Callingbull becomes the first Plains Cree model featured in Sports Illustrated
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – A local woman from the Edmonton area has become the first plains Cree model featured in…