Indigenous people can now use traditional names on identity documents
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On June 14, 2021 the Federal Government announced that all Indigenous people in the country can…
Arts, Culture
Indigenous Eagle Feather Tradition Takes Flight at Edmonton Police Service
(June 21, 2021) – The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) is adding the eagle feather, a sacred Indigenous symbol, to its polices and procedures to be…
Celebration National Indigenous Peoples Day virtually!
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Daily Indigenous life has been dark lately as the Residential School History of Canada has reared…
Celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day with Indigenous Tourism Alberta members
Treaty 6, Métis Region 4, Edmonton, Alberta (June 17, 2021) – In celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21, 2021, Indigenous Tourism Alberta…
Indigenous Fitness Challenges and AIG return to Alberta this summer
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – There are some exciting activities taking place this summer that promote health, fitness and wellness. With…
Clifford Cardinal appointed as Cultural Advisor to St. Paul School Division
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Earlier this month, St. Paul Education announced the appointment of Clifford Cardinal as Cultural Advisor for…
2021 Edmonton Folk Music Festival is Taking it to the Streets: Application deadline is June 30
June 8, 2021 – Edmonton, AB – The Edmonton Folk Music Festival is delighted to announce Taking it to the Streets, made possible with the…
MRU honours Blackfoot Elder Miiksika’am
(Calgary) – At an outdoor drive-in style Convocation ceremony tomorrow (Tuesday, June 8) at 10 a.m. with graduates from the child studies, education, health and physical education and social work majors in…
Treaty Six Contemporary Art Festival invites applications from Indigenous artists for Sept. event
by Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Treaty Six Contemporary, in association with the Edmonton Arts Council, has announced The Treaty Six…
Indigenous leaders say that new name – Edmonton Elks – is a step forward
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The regional chief for the Assembly of First Nations in Alberta and the chief of the…