Feature artist for January 2021: Lance Cardinal
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The vibrant image on the cover of this month’s Alberta Native News is “Intergenerational Love” by…
Columnists
Lynn Beyak dodges calls for expulsion by resigning from the Senate
by Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Lynn Beyak, a senator who known for holding and preaching racist beliefs about Indigenous people, is…
Shandro’s vaccine roll out in Alberta is failing First Nations
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The COVID-19 vaccination supply coming to Canada has changed and at least in the short term,…
FNMHA town hall discusses Covid Fatigue and other mental health issues
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The First Nations Health Managers Association (FNHMA) Weekly Virtual Town Hall is a podcast that features…
Keystone XL Pipeline cancellation impacts its First Nation investors in Alberta
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Mere hours after being sworn into office, 46th U.S. president Joe Biden revoked the permit for…
Chief Tony Alexis criticizes Alberta’s vaccine roll out
by Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Alexis Nakota Sioux Chief Tony Alexis is criticizing the roll out of vaccines in Alberta. In…
Albertans for Ethical Drug Policy call on government to re-open Lethbridge SCS
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – A coalition promoting harm reduction policies to manage the opioid poisoning crisis is calling on the…
First Nations seek to intervene in court challenge of coal policy removal
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Bearspaw, Ermineskin and Whitefish First Nations are among those looking to intervene in a court…
Saddle Lake woman to compete in Miss Canada Pageant
by Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Laramey Cardinal, a 21-year-old Indigenous woman from Saddle Lake Cree Nation, has been selected to compete…
FNHMA podcast discusses the importance of getting vaccinated
by Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The First Nations Health Managers Association (FNHMA) Weekly Virtual Town Hall is a podcast that features…