Bus That Carries Stories: How Indigenous Seniors Shaped Edmonton’s New ETS Bus Wrap
by Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – When the Aboriginal Seniors Centre in Edmonton was approached to help design a new ETS bus…
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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…
Matthew Wildcat offers “Indigenous realist” view of Alberta separatism
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The forces that Alberta’s separatist movement represents pose a far greater threat than the prospect of…
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…
Finding His Rhythm: Matt Hanly and the Power of Métis Jigging
By Chevi Rabbit (ANNews) – Matt Hanly is Director At-large for the Skydancer Indigenous Cultural Centre and a Métis youth leader from Devon, Alberta. He…
Hans McCarthy wins landmark Forensic Audit, setting new standards for First Nations governance
By Chevi Rabbit (ANNews) – Hans McCarthy, grandson of the late Frog Lake Chief Lawrence Francis Quinney, has achieved a landmark court victory in a…
Gabrielle Blatz – Leading with purpose, representation, and reconciliation
by Chevi Rabbit (ANNews) – In an exclusive Métis Week interview, Gabrielle Blatz – former two-term Wetaskiwin City Councillor, former Vice-Chair of the Green Municipal…
Patrick Buffalo: A Lifetime of Healing, Horses, and the Fight for Private Enterprise
By Chevi Rabbit (ANNews) – For more than three decades, Patrick Buffalo — also known by his Cree name Kisikaw-Pimotew, which means Day Walker —…
Flowing with Purpose: Bobbi-Jo Starr’s Journey of Healing, Music, and Water Advocacy
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Bobbi-Jo Starr (Kisikaw Iskwew – Daylight Woman) from Peerless Trout First Nation is preparing for her…
Treaty First Nations leaders reject Carney’s inaugural budget as inadequate
by Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – First Nations leaders across Canada say that the 2025 federal budget delivered last week by Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne shortchanges…