RCMP break into Chief Allan Adam’s home on Christmas
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Chief Allan Adam of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation was in Fort Chipewyan celebrating Christmas with his…
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Proposed new northern Alberta riding with increased Indigenous representation sparks division
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – A proposed new northern Alberta provincial riding encompassing 18 Indigenous communities could help spur Indigenous participation…
Treaty Chiefs Warn of “Severe Impacts” as Alberta Passes Water Legislation
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Alberta’s UCP government has passed legislation without any input from First Nations that poses severe risks…
Matthew Wildcat offers “Indigenous realist” view of Alberta separatism
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The forces that Alberta’s separatist movement represents pose a far greater threat than the prospect of…
Treaty First Nations leaders reject Carney’s inaugural budget as inadequate
by Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – First Nations leaders across Canada say that the 2025 federal budget delivered last week by Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne shortchanges…
Alberta cuts funding mid-year to program for Indigenous mothers who have faced domestic violence
By Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – The provincial government has cut funding for an Aboriginal Counseling Services of Alberta (ACSA) program that provides support for Indigenous…
Four Treaty 8 First Nations take province to court over Crown land sales
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Four northwestern Alberta First Nations have launched a legal challenge of the provincial government’s decision to…
Edmonton teen Samuel Bird’s remains found, man charged with his murder
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – A man has been charged with the alleged murder of Samuel Bird, an Indigenous 14-year-old who…
National Coalition of Chiefs pushes carbon capture at Edmonton conference
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – This year’s Carbon Capture Canada conference, held in Edmonton on Sept. 15 and 16, opened with…
First Nations to intervene in Alberta independence case
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Six First Nations groups, including the Confederacy of Treaty 6 First Nations and Treaty 8 First…