Feature artist for June 2026: Ryan Jason Allen Willert
(ANNews) – The whimsical image featured on the cover of the June 2026 edition of Alberta Native News is by Ryan Jason Allen Willert. Ryan…
Arts, Culture
MLA Jodi Calahoo-Stonehouse on Reconciliation, Rising Hate, and the Future of Alberta
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – This past National Indigenous Peoples Day, Alberta MLA Jodi Calahoo-Stonehouse reflected on the importance of celebrating…
Viral Success and Ribbon Skirts: How One Designer Turned Culture Into Confidence
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – For Doneese of Bull-Buffalo Designs, a ribbon skirt is never just clothing. It is identity, memory,…
Treaty 6, 150 years of History
By Troy Dumont, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – As National Indigenous History Month comes to a close and the Confederacy of Treaty 6 Nations…
Arsene Arcand: Carrying Cree Teachings Through Stone
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – For nêhiyaw (Cree) artist Arsene Arcand from Alexander First Nation (Kipohtakaw) in Treaty 6 Territory, art…
From the Mat to the Finish Line: Taylor McPherson’s Journey of Strength and Identity
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Taylor McPherson’s journey from the wrestling mat to becoming a winner of The Amazing Race Canada…
Rooted in Tradish: How Sarah Mierau is Healing Community Through Indigenous Flavours
by John Wirth, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The culinary world often measures success in managing tight margins, metrics of expansion. Typically, someone in…
Ben Calf Robe Powwow unites culture with community
By Terry Lusty, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Powwow season arrived last month in central Alberta’s Edmonton region. By mid-May, two of Alberta’s earliest…
National Indigenous Peoples Day Celebrated at Alberta Legislature Grounds
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Indigenous culture, music and community were celebrated on the Alberta Legislature Grounds during a National Indigenous…
Edmonton’s Hawrelak Park gains a new 14-foot “Misi-mîkisak” beaded earring landmark
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – William Hawrelak Park in Edmonton now holds a striking new Indigenous public art landmark, as Cheyenne…