Naatowápitao’ohkánnao’p opens as Holy Gathering Space in Calgary
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Calgary is now home to a Holy Gathering Place for the urban Indigenous population, courtesy of…
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From Tragedy to Matriarch: The Rise of Sage Morin
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Matriarch was born from tragedy and grief. A symbol of Indigenous female strength and power,…
Darrell Chocolate brings Northern Art to the International Indigenous Tourism Conference
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Northwest Territories–born artist Darrell Chocolate is traveling south as a vendor to showcase northern Indigenous art at the…
Nathaniel Arcand: From ‘North of 60’ to ‘Sinners’: A career of storytelling and creative risk
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – For more than three decades, Plains Cree actor Nathaniel Arcand has quietly and consistently reshaped what…
Artist Isaac Murdoch Speaks Out on Alberta Separation Referendum
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – As Alberta faces discussions about a potential separation referendum, Indigenous artist and activist Isaac Murdoch is…
Historic Indigenous Investment Adds Momentum to Edmonton Downtown Development
by Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Northern Ontario’s Wiikwemkong First Nation has made a landmark investment in Edmonton’s Ice District, purchasing the…
The Cost of Disbelief How the OneBC protest at UBC exposed the high price of settler anxiety
by John Wirth, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Clash at the Dialogue Centre On January 22, the plaza at the threshold of the Indian Residential…
Singer, educator, Tammy Rae Lamouche co-hosts podcast bridging community and academia
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Miyo-wîcêhtôwin: Stories That Teach and Heal is an Aboriginal Teacher Education Program (ATEP) initiative at the…
Mover and Shaker: Sheena T. Kaine Creates a Self-Defence Movement
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Sheena T. Kaine is sparking a powerful self-defence movement, turning awareness into tangible action beyond protests….
Warrior Women bring Cree Culture to the International Indigenous Tourism Conference in Edmonton
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Mackenzie Brown (Kamamak, which means “butterfly” in Cree) and Matricia Bauer (Isko-achitaw Waciy / ᐃᐢᑯ ᐃᐦᒋᑕ…