Official hate crime statistics don’t account for level of anti-Indigenous hate
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Statistics Canada has released its hate crime data for 2021, which shows an increase in police-reported…
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ImagiNATIVE program helps Indigenous filmmakers develop their visions
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The ImagiNATIVE initiative is giving young Indigenous filmmakers the resources to bring their projects to fruition. The ImagiNATIVE…
First Nations leaders hail revised child welfare settlement
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) and First Nations Child and Family Caring Society have agreed…
ROM hosts panel discussion on Cree visual artist’s work
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – University of Lethbridge Blackfoot scholar Leroy Little Bear is participating in a panel discussion at Toronto’s…
2SLGBTQQIA led housing initiatives are needed across Canada
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Teddy Syrette, a two-spirit artist and advocate says a significant housing crisis exists for two-spirit people…
Fashion designer Christina King on the importance of using fur in fashion
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Christina King is a well-known Inuvialuk artist and couture fashion designer who owns Taalrumiq Art and…
Federal court approves $2.8-billion day school settlement agreement
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The federal government’s $2.8-billion settlement with 325 First Nations whose members were forced to attend residential…
Controversy amps up over who represents the Papaschase First Nation
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Papaschase First Nation (PFN) has successfully applied for an injunction against several people and entities it…
AFN National Chief visits Papaschase First Nation
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Assembly of First Nations National (AFN) Chief Roseanne Archibald visited Papaschase First Nation on March 23…
Tattoo artist Tristen Sanderson credits her late father for her success
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Tristen Jenni Sanderson is a gifted tattoo artist from James Smith, Saskatchewan, and calls Edmonton, Alberta…