Métis Spring Festival returns to Servus Place in St. Albert: May 17 – 19
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Métis Spring Festival is returning to Servus Place in St. Albert this year from May…
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Federal court orders government to revise parts of its agreement with the MNA
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Canadian government must amend the self-government agreement it signed with the Métis Nation of Alberta…
Tsuut’ina introduces Idanaguts’ishoti program for youth aging out of care
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Tsuut’ina Nation has established a new program to assist young adults who are transitioning out of…
Efforts underway to find Michel Band descendants to establish Michel Callihoo Nation
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Michel Callihoo Nation Society (MCNS) is in search of people who are descended from members…
Treaty 8 First Nations introduce law requiring children to stay in care of their nation
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta have drafted a new law to ensure that children…
New draft Alberta K-12 curriculum criticized for not being much of an improvement from 2021 version
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Alberta Education has released its long-awaited draft social studies curriculum after the previous draft in 2021…
University of the Arts appoints first Indigenous board chair
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Alberta University of the Arts (AUA) has appointed the first Indigenous chair of its Board…
First Nations chiefs ask feds not to claw back $135 million in unspent site rehabilitation funds
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Chiefs representing First Nations from Treaties 6, 7 and 8 joined the Alberta government and a…
Athabasca Chipewyan Nation asks feds to study health effects of tailing pond acids
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) has joined environmentalist groups in calling on the federal government to…
Jolain Foster hopes she paved the way for Indigenous women in the corporate world
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The managing partner for nation building at a multinational consulting firm says the challenges she faced…