Researchers say that TB at residential schools was no accident
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Two experts in tuberculosis say the mass death from TB at residential schools was no accident,…
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St. Albert Metis Nation chapter will search former residential school sites for unmarked graves
By Jeremy Appel, Local Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Indigenous community in St. Albert is planning a July 11 walk in memoriam of the thousands…
Half of Albertans know little about residential schools: Poll
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – About half of Albertans say they know little about Canada’s residential schools system, while 20 per…
Calls to #CancelCanadaDay reverbate
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Instead of regular Canada Day celebrations, First Nations are calling on settlers to use the opportunity…
Treaty 8 Nations call for gov’t and churches to release all records to assist the search
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – As some Canadians plan to celebrate Canada Day this year as normal, First Nations and their…
An increasing number of Alberta Indigenous youth are dying from opioids
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Three years after its initial report on youth opioid use in Alberta, the province’s child and…
Metis Nation of Alberta taking UCP government to court
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Métis Nation of Alberta (MNA) is taking the UCP government to court for failing in…
Alberta men walking to Ottawa to raise awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Two Alberta men are walking to Ottawa to raise awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous women…
Indigenous leaders say that new name – Edmonton Elks – is a step forward
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The regional chief for the Assembly of First Nations in Alberta and the chief of the…
PM calls on Catholic Church to take responsibility for Indian Residential Schools
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Roman Catholic Church needs to “step up” and accept responsibility…