ROM hosts panel discussion on Cree visual artist’s work
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – University of Lethbridge Blackfoot scholar Leroy Little Bear is participating in a panel discussion at Toronto’s…
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Federal court approves $2.8-billion day school settlement agreement
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The federal government’s $2.8-billion settlement with 325 First Nations whose members were forced to attend residential…
Controversy amps up over who represents the Papaschase First Nation
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Papaschase First Nation (PFN) has successfully applied for an injunction against several people and entities it…
AFN National Chief visits Papaschase First Nation
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Assembly of First Nations National (AFN) Chief Roseanne Archibald visited Papaschase First Nation on March 23…
Vatican rejects Doctrine of Discovery. Indigenous groups celebrate but say questions remain
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – A Vatican statement rejecting the Doctrine of Discovery, which was used to justify the conquest of…
FNFA pitches monetization for addressing Indigenous infrastructure gap
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The First Nations Finance Authority (FNFA) is calling on the federal government to fund First Nations…
Up to 179 remains could be in Saddle Lake mass grave
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – There could be as many as 179 childrens’ remains in a mass grave found on Saddle…
Less than half of First Nations have high-speed internet: AG
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Less than half of First Nations reserves have access to high-speed internet and cellular connectivity, according…
U of C study highlights anti-Indigenous bias in health care
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – A new University of Calgary study shows two-thirds of Alberta physicians have an implicit anti-Indigenous bias,…
Tailing pond leaks concealed from Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation for 9 months
By Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – The chief of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation is calling for work on Imperial Oil’s Kearl tar sands mine to be…