First Nations leaders in Alberta call on feds to scrap Bill C-5
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Treaty 6 and 8 First Nations leadership have joined fellow First Nations leaders across Canada to…
Jeremy Appel
Members of Dene Tha’, Loon River and Peerless Trout First Nations evacuated due to wildfires
By Jeremy Appel, local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Members of four First Nations in northern Alberta have been forced to evacuate due to ongoing…
First Nations leaders provide national response to King’s Speech
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – First Nations leaders from across Canada gathered in Ottawa to provide a unified response to the…
First Nations unity displayed at rally against separatism at Legislature
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Hundreds of people attended a rally that First Nations leaders from across Alberta organized at the…
First Nations criticism of Danielle Smith goes national
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The national advocacy organization for Treaty First Nations has joined the chorus of First Nations telling…
Sturgeon Lake and Mikisew chiefs tell premier to cease and desist ‘separatist threats’
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – In the wake of the 2025 federal election revealing an increasingly polarized electorate, First Nations leaders…
Indigenous Leaders Urge HBC Not to Sell Sacred Artifacts
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Indigenous groups are cautioning against the Hudson’s Bay Company’s (HBC) intention to auction off its collection…
First Nations leaders push for energy wealth and ownership at Canadian Hydrogen Convention
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Less than a week before Billy Morin was elected as the Conservative MP for Edmonton Northwest…
Exhibition showcasing Indigenous architecture arrives in Edmonton
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – An interactive multimedia exhibition telling the stories of Indigenous architects on Turtle Island has come to…
From government negotiator to representing First Nations directly
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Métis lawyer Troy Chalifoux used to work for the Government of Canada negotiating with First Nations….