By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – First Nations and Métis leaders are divided over impending federal legislation recognizing certain Métis governments in…
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Starting on Dec. 6, delegates to the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) will elect a new…
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Treaty 8 First Nations chiefs are supporting a lawsuit launched by current and former Indigenous foster…
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam is reiterating his call for federal intervention against the…
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Leaders from Indigenous communities across Alberta are criticizing the Alberta government’s recently announced health-care reforms for…
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On Nov. 7, the Canadian Senate’s Committee on Indigenous Peoples heard testimony from the Missionary Oblates…
By Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – Canada’s Federal Court has approved a $23-billion settlement agreement to compensate First Nations children and their families for a chronically…
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Aboriginal Friendship Centre of Calgary’s (AFCC) Elders’ Lodge, which provides affordable, culturally appropriate housing for…
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The head of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) says residential school denialism promulgated…
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On Oct. 3, Manitoba NDP leader Wab Kinew became the first member of a First Nation…