Pacey Dumas loses bid to prosecute police officer who kicked him in the head
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – A second effort to prosecute an Edmonton police officer who kicked an Indigenous teenager in the…
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Indigenous environmentalists slam AER, federal inaction over the Kearl Mine leakage
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Indigenous climate advocates are harshly criticizing an Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) report into Imperial Oil’s Kearl…
Symposium asks Investigators Of Unmarked Graves At Residential Schools To Work Together Across Canada
by Kinnukana, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Acimowin Opaspiw Society (AOS) Investigation Methodologies National Symposium took place on September 26-28, 2023, at the…
Orange Shirt Day Society unveils new design
by Matthew Levine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Three years ago on the 30th of September, the federal government established National Truth and Reconciliation…
Access to church records critical to investigating children’s burial locations at Residential Schools
by Kinnukana, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Acimowin Opaspiw Society (AOS) Investigation Methodologies National Symposium took place on September 26-28, 2023, at the…
Andrea Sandmaier elected MNA president for the Otipemisiwak Métis Government
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Andrea Sandmaier is the new Métis Nation of Alberta president, receiving 73 per cent of the…
Chiefs from Treaties 6, 7 and 8 territories oppose controversial Metis nation self-governance bill
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – As Métis Nation of Alberta (MNA) members await the results of their first election under the…
The renaissance of Traditional Hand Games at Powwows and cultural gatherings
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Traditional hand games are often part of Powwows and other gatherings held in Cree communities. This…
Arctic Journey Gallery celebrates one year anniversary at the TELUS World Of Science Centre
by Kinnukana, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Arctic Journey Gallery at the TELUS World of Science Centre (TELUS) in Edmonton, on Treaty 6…
Aysanabee: Telling Family Stories Through Songs
by Paula E. Kirman, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Listening to family stories isn’t just a way to make great memories – it can…