Fort Edmonton Park Storytelling Connects Visitors to Indigenous Voices
by Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – This winter, visitors at Fort Edmonton Park could hear Indigenous stories that blended culture, tradition, and…
Arts, Culture
Dakota House: From Small-Town Beginnings to Guiding Indigenous Youth Nationwide
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Actor, author, and CEO of Going M.I.L.E.S. (Motivate, Inspire, Lead, Empower and Succeed), Dakota House has…
Read Across Wood Buffalo Day to be proclaimed for Sept. 25
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Writers’ Guild of Alberta writer-in-residence for Fort McMurray Juleus Ghunta’s own journey from illiteracy inspired him…
New book shares insights into Ways of Knowing
By ANNews staff (ANNews) – In a 2012 commencement address to Sir Wilfred Laurier University Graduates, Cree poet and storyteller Louise Bernice-Halfe Skydancer tells the…
Event showcasing Shared Values and Different Traditions presented at MacEwan U
By Troy Dumont, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On March 11, MacEwan, Kihêw Waciston, IslamicFamily, and The Mosquers Film Festival presented îbutze îciyabi (“to make yourself…
Indigenous Youth Rising brings “Forever Young” to MacEwan for two days of culture & leadership
by Troy Dumont, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The 2026 Indigenous Youth Rising Conference, themed Forever Young, brought Indigenous youth and their chaperones to…
Carrying the Story of the Star: Melissa Victor Builds the Kwósel Brand
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Melissa Victor didn’t expect her journey into beadwork to become a global opportunity. Yet through dedication…
Ken Mackinaw: Reclaiming life through culture, community, and spirituality
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Ken Mackinaw, known by his Cree name Redrock, of Ermineskin Cree Nation, has faced extraordinary challenges. From…
Story Is the resource: Georgina Lightning on building Alberta as the Indigenous film capital of the world
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Georgina Lightning is a Cree filmmaker, screenwriter, actor, and Indigenous media advocate from Edmonton, Alberta, and…
NùLL UnBOXed™ Celebrates Lacrosse, Community, and Reconciliation in Alberta
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The National Lacrosse League’s NLL UnBOXed™ initiative is proving that lacrosse is about far more than…