The Cost of Disbelief How the OneBC protest at UBC exposed the high price of settler anxiety
by John Wirth, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Clash at the Dialogue Centre On January 22, the plaza at the threshold of the Indian Residential…
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Consent, Not Consultation : Alberta Treaty Chiefs Are Reclaiming the Pipeline Narrative
by John Wirth, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – To hear Alberta government representatives reflect on their January 13th meeting, delegates of the Confederacy of…
B.C. at a Crossroads: Indigenous Leaders Defend Declaration Act Amid Mining Shift
by John Wirth, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Indigenous leaders in British Columbia are calling on the provincial government to stand firm on the…
Alberta justice rules that provincial separation without informed consent violates Treaty Rights
By John Wirth, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Alberta Judge Colin Feasby has ruled that a proposed citizen-initiated referendum on provincial separation is unconstitutional….
The 1.3 Billion Cubic Meter Problem: Why ‘Treat and Release’ is a Broken Promise to Treaty 8
By John Wirth, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Treaty 8 Chiefs from Cree, Beaver, Fort Chip Métis, and Chipewyan First Nations communities are gearing…
Saints and Warriors: New film celebrates the relationship between basketball and Haida resilience
by John Wirth (ANNews) – Alberta Native News caught up with director Patrick Shannon and writer Desi Collinson as they shared their thoughts during a…
Bill S-2 and the Fight to Belong: When Identity Meets Bureaucracy
By John Wirth (ANNews) – Bill S-2, officially An Act to amend the Indian Act, is a reintroduction of bill C-38, which never became law…
Tŝilhqot’in Nation secures agreement to reclaim jurisdiction over child and family services
by John Wirth (ANNews) – Williams Lake, British Columbia – The Tŝilhqot’in Nation has secured a historic, fully funded agreement to reclaim jurisdiction over child…
Calgary opens its first Indigenous Youth Centre
by John Wirth (ANNews) – “Children are our communities’ future” is a teaching often given by the elders and leaders of Turtle Island. It is…
Vancouver’s Housing Freeze Draws Fire from Indigenous rights advocates.
By John Wirth (ANNews) – In Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES), Indigenous people make up a disproportionate share of the unhoused population – a direct result…