Indigenous Experience brings Truth and Reconciliation to K-Days
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Attendees of this year’s K-Days have the opportunity to learn more about the region’s Indigenous cultures,…
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Pre-Papal visit panel hears from Indigneous leaders, survivors and Elders
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The following information and material here may trigger unpleasant feelings or thoughts relating to Residential Schools and the…
Indigenous, Two-Spirit creators find community on TikTok
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Indigenous and Two-Spirit TiKTok creators say the app helps them cultivate a sense of community stretching…
National advisory committee formed to assist in locating unmarked graves
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The federal government and National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) announced the formation of a…
Free digital communications program launched for Indigenous learners
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – A new program offering Indigenous people a free six-month crash course in digital marketing has launched…
CFL to broadcast first game in Indigenous language
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – History will be made at the July 22 Canadian Football League (CFL) game between the Edmonton…
16K sign up for Papal Mass in Edmonton, more tickets to be released on July 11
By Jeremy Appel, LJI Reporter (ANNews) – The next block of tickets to attend a July 26 open air Mass at Commonwealth Stadium during the…
Alberta First Nations join calls to extend the Day School Settlement application deadline
By Jeremy Appel, LJI Reporter (ANNews) – The Confederacy of Treaty 6 Nations, G4 Nations and the Sovereign Nations of Treaty 8 are joining calls…
Alberta approves transfer of cemetery to Enoch Cree Nation
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The provincial government has approved the transfer of a small parcel of land in west Edmonton…
AFN chief vows to fight suspension
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Roseanne Archibald says her recent suspension was retaliation for…