Alberta wildfires continue impact on Indigenous communities
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Almost a third of the 23 wildfires of note categorized by the Alberta government impact First…
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Wildfire emergency: Wildfires are threatening 9 First Nations in Alberta
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – As of May 10, nine First Nations in Alberta have been impacted by the wildfires raging…
House unanimously backs motion calling MMIWG a national emergency
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) Parliament unanimously passed a resolution on May 2, 2023 declaring missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls…
Crown declines ASIRT recommendation to lay charges against police officer
By Jeremy Appel Editor’s note: The details in this article are disturbing. (ANNews) – Alberta Crown prosecutors have declined to press charges against an Edmonton…
Doctrine of Discovery rejection could have major implications for Canadian case law
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Vatican’s announcement in March that it’s repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery that was used to…
shíshálh Nation finds dozens of unmarked graves at site of St. Augustine’s Residential School
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The shíshálh Nation located on B.C.’s Sunshine Coast has discovered what could be 40 unmarked graves…
Commons testimony on Kearl leak raises questions: ACFN Chief
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – First Nations chiefs in northwestern Alberta whose lands and waters were impacted by an Imperial Oil…
Official hate crime statistics don’t account for level of anti-Indigenous hate
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Statistics Canada has released its hate crime data for 2021, which shows an increase in police-reported…
ImagiNATIVE program helps Indigenous filmmakers develop their visions
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The ImagiNATIVE initiative is giving young Indigenous filmmakers the resources to bring their projects to fruition. The ImagiNATIVE…
First Nations leaders hail revised child welfare settlement
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) and First Nations Child and Family Caring Society have agreed…