Lethbridge College launches its Niitsitapi strategy
by Jacob Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Last week Lethbridge College launched what it calls its Niitsitapi strategy: “Coming together in a Holistic…
Events
Northwest Edmonton Police Service campus opens with smudging ceremony
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The new Edmonton Police Service northwest campus held a smudging ceremony March 5 to cleanse and…
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…
Indigenous healthcare workers honoured in FNHMA virtual celebration and a new series is set to start January 14, 2021
(ANNews) – Featuring an exciting group of renowned guests including the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief, the Prime Minister, and others, Marion Crowe…
Southern Alberta Art Gallery honoured with a Blackfoot Naming Ceremony
by Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (Lethbridge) – A Blackfoot Naming Ceremony was held at the Southern Alberta Art Gallery (SAAG) on Friday, October…
FNHMA to host a virtual celebration of First Nation health managers: November 4
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – With the second COVID wave on the horizon, the First Nations Health Manager Association is hosting…
FNHMA resumes weekly Covid related Virtual Town Hall sessions this fall for 12 more weeks
(ANNEws) – The First Nations Health Managers Association (FNHMA) will be continuing production of the weekly virtual Town Hall and will return Thursday September 24, 2020…
Celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day with Indspire Awards Gala on June 21
(ANNews) – National Indigenous Peoples Day is a time to celebrate the outstanding contributions of First Nations, Metis and Inuit peoples in all aspects of…
Thousands rally in Edmonton to protest systemic racism – in solidarity with ‘Black Lives Matter’
by Jake Cardinal (ANNews) – On June 5, 2020 Edmonton, Alberta was the host of a Black Lives Matter protest in which upwards of 15,000…
Métis Nation of Alberta is hosting an online Jigging Party: June 13
by Laura Mushumanski (ANNews) – Our Indigenous community once again is demonstrating their resilience. This time it is the Métis Nation of Alberta. MNA will…