Large pension funds lack Indigenous rights-focused investment policies: study
By Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – None of Canada’s major pension fund managers have investment policies aligned with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of…
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O’Leary data centre faces setback in court
By Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – Celebrity investor Kevin O’Leary’s effort to block Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation’s (SLCN) request for judicial review of the water licenses…
ACFN chief joins B.C. First Nations to oppose new pipeline
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The chief of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation is backing the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs’ call…
Treaty 8 First Nations comes out of 2026 AGM with new name, water agreement with Dene Nation
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta has voted unanimously to henceforth be known as Treaty 8…
National chief slams federal clean water bill at AFN assembly
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak slammed the federal government’s proposed legislation…
Study reveals: Nearly Two-Thirds of Indigenous Women Face Mistreatment During Childbirth
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Almost two-thirds of Indigenous women have experienced some form of mistreatment and three-quarters have been disrespected…
FN leaders call on Alberta Premier’s executive director to resign
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – First Nations leaders are calling on Premier Danielle Smith to apologize and fire her office’s executive…
New funding for MMIWG Calls for Justice projected to be cut in half: CCPA report
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Canadian government is backsliding on its funding commitments for achieving the National Inquiry into Missing…
Treaty 8 chiefs warn independence vote could result in ‘civil disobedience’
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta’s grand chief has written an open letter to Premier Danielle…
Nisga’a Nation says it wasn’t consulted on proposed pipeline routes
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Nisga’a Nation in northwestern B.C. says it hasn’t been consulted on proposed routes for a new…