Xavier Kataquapit: For the love of language
by Xavier Kataquapit (August 20, 2019) – Most of the time we take the language we speak for granted. We were brought up speaking one…
Arts, Culture
Settlement approved for Survivors of Federal Indian Day Schools and Federal Day Schools
(August 19, 2019) – The Federal Court has approved a nation-wide class settlement to compensate survivors for harms suffered while attending Federal Indian Day Schools…
PM Justin Trudeau commemorates International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
(August 9, 2019) – The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples: “Today, on…
New federal funding will support Indigenous tourism growth in Alberta
(Treaty 7 Territory Calgary, Alberta) – Indigenous Tourism Alberta (ITA), with a mandate to grow the Indigenous tourism economy in Alberta, announces federal funding from…
Edmonton student’s art selected as the logo for the 2019 Orange Shirt Program
Edmonton, AB – The Society for Safe and Caring Schools & Communities (Safe and Caring) is pleased to announce the winner of their annual Orange…
AFN Chiefs declare the climate crisis is a state of emergency
August 2, 2019, amiskwaciwâskahikan (Edmonton, AB): On July 23, 2019, the Chiefs at the Assembly of First Nations annual general meeting, unanimously passed a resolution…
Alberta Indigenous Games coming to Edmonton August 11 – 17
by Jacob Hendy (ANNews) – Excitement is mounting for what is sure to be an amazing 2019 Alberta Indigenous Games (AIG) which will be held…
Susan Aglukark Announced As The 2019 Western Canadian Music Hall Of Fame Inductee
(July 2019) – Acclaimed singer-songwriter Susan Aglukark was recently announced as the 2019 Western Canadian Music Hall Of Fame Inductee. Now in its 17th year,…
Feature artist for July 2019: Aaron Paquette
(July 2019) – The beautiful painting on the cover of this month’s Alberta Native News is by Aaron Paquette, an award winning author, artist, speaker,…
Alberta Filmmaker Invited to Sesame Street Workshop in Manhattan
July 16, 2019 (Edmonton) – Edmonton-based Metis filmmaker, Daniel Foreman, has been invited to participate in the Sesame Street Workshop Summit for Native American Writers….