Willow Lake Metis Nation buy land for revitalization
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On May 31, 2022 the Willow Lake Metis Nation (WLMN) announced that they had purchased approximately…
Metis Rights
Metis Nation of Alberta appeals court decision regarding provincial consultation policy
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Metis Nation of Alberta (MNA) has appealed a recent court decision regarding the Alberta government’s…
Jewish and Metis academics discuss self-identification vs state-identification
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Two errors in the most recent Canadian census were the starting point for a discussion between…
BBMA awards open for post-secondary Métis students – receive up to $10,000
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – BBMAs are for serious students of Métis ancestry who need financial assistance for tuition in order…
MNC elects President Cassidy Caron to Steward a New Era of Métis Governance
SASKATOON, SK, Sept. 30, 2021 /CNW/ – Cassidy Caron has been elected president of the Métis National Council (MNC), with a mandate to restore accountability and trust in the…
Metis Settlements General Council files suit against the province of Alberta
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Four months after speaking out against provincial legislation that alters how Alberta’s seven Metis settlements are…
Last Post Fund honours departed veterans by installing military headstones
By Glenn Miller (ANNews) – Research done over the winter months by volunteer members of the Last Post Fund on unmarked Veterans graves has led…
Metis Nation of Alberta taking UCP government to court
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Métis Nation of Alberta (MNA) is taking the UCP government to court for failing in…
Accused murderers of Metis hunters Samson and Cardinal denied bail for a second time
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The father-son duo accused of murdering two Metis hunters in Alberta have been denied bail for…
Metis Settlements General Council criticizes UCP legislation
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The UCP government has proposed a bill that will alter how eight Metis Settlements across Alberta…