Creating in the unknown with communication specialist Shani Gwin
By Laura Mushumanski (ANNews) – Shani Gwin is the founder of pipikwan pêhtâkwan, a communications, public relations and engagement agency that is focused on uplifting…
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What are the 5 grant writing myths holding communities back?
by Rolando Inzunza, Founder of Axioma Consulting (ANNews) – For years, I’ve sat across from Chiefs, Council members, CEOs, and Band Managers who carry the…
Four Treaty 8 First Nations take province to court over Crown land sales
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Four northwestern Alberta First Nations have launched a legal challenge of the provincial government’s decision to…
National Coalition of Chiefs pushes carbon capture at Edmonton conference
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – This year’s Carbon Capture Canada conference, held in Edmonton on Sept. 15 and 16, opened with…
Andrea Godin shares insight into how to mitigate natural disasters within Indigenous communities
By Laura Mushumanski (ANNews) – “Whatever you learn in life, you share it,” says Andrea Godin. There is strength in unity, she adds, and when…
Ian Kappo and sustainable housing for First Nations students
By Laura Mushumanski (ANNews) – The hummingbird is one of our pollinator relatives that continues to gift us nourishment. This tiny being carries the understanding…
Treaty 8 FN grand chief appointed to federal advisory council
By Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – The federal government has appointed Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta Grand Chief Trevor Mercredi to sit on the Indigenous…
The $5 payment that still defines Treaty promises that must be upheld
by Kinnukana (ANNews) – Every year, Treaty First Nations members across Canada are reminded of the promises made generations ago between Treaty First Nations and…
FNBC announces new deal with Lil’wat Business Group
2025 | WHISTLER, B.C. – First Nations Bank of Canada (FNBC) has announced its largest deal yet under its Indigenous Land Development Program partnership with…
Indigenous relations consultant Melanie Daniels shares how she walks with the wind spirit
By Laura Mushumanski (ANNews) – The wind spirit is one of the fundamental elements of life. Sometimes though, the wind is forgotten for how important…