Municipality of Jasper celebrates PRIDE with pride
by Dale Ladouceur, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Earlier this week I pulled in to the Municipality of Jasper, Alberta to cover the painting…
Columnists
Calls to #CancelCanadaDay reverbate
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Instead of regular Canada Day celebrations, First Nations are calling on settlers to use the opportunity…
Treaty 8 Nations call for gov’t and churches to release all records to assist the search
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – As some Canadians plan to celebrate Canada Day this year as normal, First Nations and their…
Feature artist for June 2021: Karen Erickson
By Dale Ladouceur, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Karen Erickson is a Metis, Cree artist, currently living in Prince George. In art, she has…
Indigenous people can now use traditional names on identity documents
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On June 14, 2021 the Federal Government announced that all Indigenous people in the country can…
Under the Northern Sky: We know how to manage this pandemic
by Xavier Kataquapit (www.underthenorthernsky.com) – This has been a worrisome month. After a year and a half of dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic, like everyone…
An increasing number of Alberta Indigenous youth are dying from opioids
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Three years after its initial report on youth opioid use in Alberta, the province’s child and…
Celebration National Indigenous Peoples Day virtually!
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Daily Indigenous life has been dark lately as the Residential School History of Canada has reared…
Metis Nation of Alberta taking UCP government to court
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Métis Nation of Alberta (MNA) is taking the UCP government to court for failing in…
Vaccinations are rising, infections are lowering as Alberta nears its Stage 3 criteria
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The vaccination rate for Indigenous people across Canada is going incredibly well. As of June 8,…