Casino closures in Alberta negatively impacting First Nations: Part 1
By Jake Cardinal “If there’s no money coming in, how do you justify paying people? You can’t.” – A First Nation Development Fund Director (ANNews) …
Arts, Culture
RCMP Shut Down Saskatchewan Sundance: A Timeline
by Jake Cardinal (May 2020) – “These are First Nations lands. This is Indian land. Stay off our lands unless you are invited,” declared Chief…
Blood Tribe proud of hard work keeping Coronavirus at bay
by Brandi Morin (ANNews) – The Blood Tribe Department of Health has three active cases of COVID19 and all of them are contained within the…
Activist Christi Belcourt urges: Counteract the chaos by standing up for what’s right
by Brandi Morin (AJNews) – Renowned Metis/Cree artist Christi Belcourt, originally from Alberta now living in Anishinaabe territory in Northern Ontario, is the April feature…
IAAW plants seeds of empowerment for financial healing
by Laura Mushumanski (ANNews) – When a new group of Indigenous women gather to enjoy tea and bannock during an IAAW financial literacy session, they…
Coastal First Nations: Emergency Operations Centres Brace Against COVID-19 Threat
(April 29, 2020) – As coastal First Nations emergency teams race to put in place self-isolation measures, the ‘Namgis Nation is the first Indigenous community…
Coping with Coronavirus mental health impacts using Indigenous based therapies
by Brandi Morin (ANNews) – A Calgary based Cree/Metis Registered Provisional Psychologist says it’s essential for Indigenous People to decolonize the way they process anxiety…
Feature artist for April 2020: Christi Belcourt
(ANNews) – The stunning image on the cover of this month’s Alberta Native News is by gifted artist and earth activist Christi Belcourt. It is…
Prime Minister announces support for Indigenous businesses
(April 18, 2020) – The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced up to $306.8 million in funding to help small and medium-sized Indigenous businesses, and…
Tantoo Cardinal reflects on COVID19 from isolation in LA home
by Brandi Morin (ANNews) – The worldwide shutdown from the Coronavirus pandemic didn’t come as a surprise to Tantoo Cardinal. The acclaimed actress is isolating…