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…
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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….
Treaty 6 students play hooky for hockey at Oil Kings game in Edmonton
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Community members from three Treaty 6 First Nations were able to travel down to Rogers Place…
Rolando Inzunza Embraces the ‘Art and Science’ of Grant Writing to Help Fund Indigenous Communities
By Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – Growing up in Nova Scotia, Rolando Inzunza says he wasn’t familiar with “plights, successes and all of the reality of…
Fort McKay Métis Nation formally leaves the Alberta Metis Federation
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – One of the Alberta Métis Federation’s (AMF) founding nations has opted to leave the organization. Fort…
Indigenous Edmontonians criticize proposed Public Spaces Bylaw at council committee meeting
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Dozens of speakers signed up to comment on the City of Edmonton’s proposed Public Spaces Bylaw…