Esquao Awards will return this year on May 21
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Institute for Advancement of Aboriginal Women is bringing its Esquao Annual Awards Gala back from…
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Attention Metis students: The BBMA application deadline is March 31
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The application deadline for a Belcourt Brosseau Métis Award (BBMA), for a scholarship for students of…
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…
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…
Grey Eagle Resort plans to launch Alberta’s largest drive-in event venue
by Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – In the wake of Alberta’s public health orders – which have prohibited the hosting of large…
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…