Grassy Mountain debate pits band leadership against people
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – While opposition continues to mount against the controversial Grassy Mountain coal project that will create open-pit…
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BC Couple sneak into Beaver Creek, Yukon to get Moderna vaccination
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Husband and wife Rodney Baker, 55, and Ekaterina Baker, 32, were ticketed and charged in Whitehorse…
Elder Tom Snow – A healing journey
By Dale Ladouceur, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – I first met Elder Snow a few years ago, jumping at the chance to go Sweetgrass…
Enoch Cree Nation looks at forming an Urban Reserve inside Edmonton
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Earlier this week it was announced that talks for an Urban Reserve inside Edmonton have been…
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…
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…