Ottawa appoints special interlocutor for residential school gravesites
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The federal government has appointed Kahnawake lawyer Kimberley Murray as a special interlocutor to assist in…
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Province creates advisory council on ending violence against Indigenous women
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Alberta government has established a new advisory council to make recommendations on ending violence against…
Alberta Health Services launches Indigenous support line
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Alberta Health Services (AHS) has launched an Indigenous support line for its north zone to answer…
Indigenous-themed playground opens in northeast Calgary
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – A recently-opened playground at St. Kateri Tekakwitha School will give children in northeast Calgary the ability…
Disgraced priest who abused dozens of Inuit children out on parole
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – A defrocked Oblate priest who is a serial sexual abuser of Inuit children has been granted…
Father-son killers of two Metis hunters found guilty
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Metis Nation of Alberta has expressed relief after two men who shot and killed Metis…
UN special rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous peoples coming to Canada
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – A United Nations special rapporteur is planning a trip to Canada to examine human rights abuses…
Blood Tribe police introduces human trafficking coordinator
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Blood Tribe Police Service (BTPS) has announced the appointment of Senior Const. Jennaye Norris as…
Indigenous writers circle participant readies debut memoir
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Edmonton-based teacher Scott Olsen is getting ready to publish his first book after working with some…
Moose Hide Campaign Day returns May 12
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – After a delay from February due to the omicron surge, Moose Hide Campaign Day is back…