Métis Nation of Alberta achieves official recognition
By Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – The Métis Nation of Alberta (MNA) is officially one step closer to being a sovereign nation within Alberta. On Feb….
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Native Counselling Service of Alberta urges bear spray restrictions
By Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – Native Counselling Services of Alberta (NCSA) is calling for enhanced restrictions on the sale of bear spray, a position echoed…
Louis Bull Tribe signs child welfare agreement with the feds
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Louis Bull Tribe has signed a two-year agreement with the federal government allowing the First Nation…
Two Metis judges appointed to Alberta provincial court
By Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – Two Metis Nation members were among five judges appointed to Alberta’s provincial court on Feb. 10. Lionel R.R. Chartrand received…
Alberta lawyers uphold mandatory Indigenous cultural competency training
By Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – By a wide margin, the Law Society of Alberta has upheld a rule allowing it to impose mandatory professional development…
Star Blanket Cree Nation finds 2,000 anomalies at former residential school
By Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – Star Blanket Cree Nation in Saskatchewan has found 2,000 anomalies through ground penetrating radar at the site of the former…
Upper Deck releases set of 8 Indigenous player hockey cards
By Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – Leading trading card manufacturer Upper Deck has released a “First Peoples Rookie Card Set,” featuring eight Indigenous hockey players who…
Controversial Calgary lecturer shut down at University of Lethbridge
By Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – Hundreds of University of Lethbridge students protested a scheduled talk from a former Mount Royal University (MRU) professor who has…
400 active lawyers respond to anti-Indigenous cultural training petition
By Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – A group of 400 active Alberta lawyers has written a letter to the provincial law society in support of its…
Small group of lawyers challenge mandatory Indigenous training course
By Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – A group of 50 lawyers has written a petition to the Law Society of Alberta (LSA) protesting a mandatory free…