Cold Lake FN Chief uses his experience to encourage others to get vaccinated
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Cold Lake First Nation Chief Roger Marten spent two weeks intubated and in a coma at…
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George Littlechild exhibit at AGA honours Indian Residential School victims
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – George Littlechild, an award-winning Indigenous artist, currently has an exhibition at the Art Gallery of Alberta…
Cree lawyer proposes crackdown on those pretending to be Indigenous
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Cree lawyer Leah Ballantyne says people who falsely claim Indigenous identity should be charged with fraud. …
Feds in talks to pledge $40 billion to uphold First Nation court order
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On Monday Dec. 13, 2021 Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller announced that the federal government was…
B.C. First Nations announce plans to make Olympic bid for 2030 Winter Games
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Four B.C. First Nations have announced their plans to make the first ever Indigenous-led bid for…
Alberta First Nations announce plans to create a new child welfare law for members
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Three First Nations in Alberta have announced plans to take control of child services for their…
New App aims to revolutionize communication for First Nation communities
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – An Alberta-based tech company aims to revolutionize how First Nation bands communicate with their membership. The…
Key residential school documents might be stored at Oblates archives in Rome
By Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) is collaborating with the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate to access historical…
Xavier Kataquapit: Christmas Past
by Xavier Kataquapit (Under the Northern Sky) – Christmas was always a season of chaos and confusion for me as a child. It was a…
Indigenous delegation to Vatican postponed over omicron concerns
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Chief RoseAnne Archibald says a planned Indigenous delegation to the Vatican…