Sacred Earth Extracts: Karen Moosomin Blends Healing, Culture and Entrepreneurship
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – For Karen Moosomin, skincare is more than a product. It is a connection to culture, healing,…
Arts, Culture
Virginia J. Sparvier-Wells reclaims her name and blazes a new trail in Indigenous classical music
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – For Cree artist, musician, composer and curator Virginia J. Sparvier-Wells, reclaiming her birth name has become more than…
Brooke Metchewais Uses Miss Indigenous Canada 2026 Platform to Empower Youth
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – For Brooke Metchewais, leadership is not about standing above others. It is about standing with community,…
Make This and They Will Remember’: Tishna Marlowe’s Dene Couture Carries Generations of Survival
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – For Tishna Marlowe, fashion is not simply about clothing. It is about memory, survival, identity, and…
Puppeteer DerRic Starlight’s Journey Through Homelessness, Recovery, and Reconciliation
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – For nearly 30 years, DerRic Starlight has built a career around storytelling. A comedian puppeteer from the…
Carrying the Teachings Forward: Adrian LaChance’s Journey Through Men’s Traditional Dance
By Chevi Rabbit, local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – For Adrian LaChance, powwow dancing is more than a performance. It is a connection to ancestors, a…
Keeping Tradition Alive: Kathy Shuckahosee Shares the Meaning Behind Northern Traditional Dance
by Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – For Kathy Shuckahosee, dancing is more than movement. It is a connection to family, culture, community, and generations of…
The Spirit of the Drum: The Redcrow Family’s Journey of Love, Culture and Belonging
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – For the Redcrow family, the drum is more than music. It is a heartbeat, a connection…
Stepping Into the Vision of Alex Janvier: How Soul Symphony Brings a Master Artist’s Legacy to Life
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – For generations of artists, collectors, and community members, the work of world-renowned Denesuline and Saulteaux artist…
Dancing for Healing: Selena Medicine Shield shares the meaning behind the Jingle Dress
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – For Selena Medicine Shield, entering the powwow circle in a jingle dress is about healing, prayer, connection,…