Their stories matter: Calgary’s Sisters in Spirit vigil calls for justice
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – For 22 years, the Sisters in Spirit march and vigil has taken place across Alberta. Chantal…
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After 35 years, Susan Aglukark is still finding new ways to tell her story
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – For Susan Aglukark, a career in music has become a journey of discovery, connecting Inuit identity,…
NDP MLA Brooks Arcand-Paul warns against promises of better treaties through Alberta separation
The Edmonton-West Henday MLA says First Nations treaty rights, sovereignty and the Crown’s ongoing obligations must remain central to Alberta’s separatism debate. By Chevi Rabbit,…
Travis Enright: Reconciliation Begins With Understanding Our Treaty Relationships
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – “You can’t respect something if you don’t know what it is,” said Indigenous Anglican priest Travis…
Through the Lens: Paula Kirman’s 21-Year Journey Documenting Edmonton’s Social Movements
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – For more than two decades, Paula Kirman has been documenting Edmonton through a camera lens. Her…
Cody Lightning brings hockey, community and raw storytelling to TIFF with Smudge the Blades
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – For Cody Lightning, Smudge the Blades is more than a hockey film. It draws on the…
WaaPaKe asks Indigenous families to confront the weight of intergenerational trauma
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Vancouver-based Cree filmmaker, writer and academic Dr. Jules Arita Koostachin has spent much of her career…
Truth Is the Foundation: Edmonton Marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – “Today is about all the truth,” Prime Minister Mark Carney told those gathered Wednesday at Fort…
Walmart arrival marks new chapter in Tsuut’ina Nation’s economic vision
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The arrival of Walmart at Taza Park West represents more than another major retailer entering the…
Treaty 6 Confederacy Stands With Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Against Hate
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Confederacy of Treaty No. 6 First Nations is standing with Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc, residential school…