Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation opens Chief Aranazhi School
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation held the grand opening for the new Chief Aranazhi School on Jan….
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Edmonton police arrest Indigenous journalist as encampment sweep turns violent
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Edmonton police completed their new year sweep of eight “high-risk” homeless encampments as the wind chill…
Piikani Nation declares state of emergency over fatal opioid poisonings
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The chief of Piikani Nation in southern Alberta has declared a state of emergency after four…
City of Edmonton, police begin 2024 by dismantling homeless encampments
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The City of Edmonton and Edmonton Police Service (EPS) dismantled four homeless encampments in the first…
First Nations chiefs say they’ve been shut out from consultation on clean water bill
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Chiefs representing forty-seven Treaty 6, 7 and 8 First Nations say the federal government’s First Nations…
Stoney Nakoda files court application against Canmore housing developments
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Stoney Nakoda First Nation is taking the Town of Canmore and Alberta government to court over…
Work on Ojibwe translation of ‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ begins in early-2024
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – An Ojibwe version of Star Wars: A New Hope could be coming soon to a theatre…
Deloitte releases report on embracing Indigenous nature-based climate solutions
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – If Canada is going to achieve its climate targets, it will have to allow Indigenous Peoples…
Northern Alberta Indigenous communities submit land-use report for woodland caribou conservation
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – While there’s been much attention on disputes between First Nations and Métis communities over federal legislation…
Cindy Woodhouse elected AFN national chief
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – A regional chief from Manitoba who led negotiations resulting in a $23-billion class action settlement with…