Treaty 6 students play hooky for hockey at Oil Kings game in Edmonton
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Community members from three Treaty 6 First Nations were able to travel down to Rogers Place…
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Randy Littlechild broke barriers as Alberta’s first Certified First Nations Medic
By Kinnukana, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Randy Littlechild, member of the Ermineskin First Nation, is a dedicated First Nations leader in the field…
Xavier Kataquapit: We need to do more
by Xavier Kataquapit (underthenorthernsky.com) – I was raised knowing many people in my circle of family and friends who have had to deal with troubles and…
Province of Alberta endorses Sept. 16 as Walk a Mile in a Ribbon Skirt Day
(Edmonton) – Minister of Arts, Culture and Status of Women Tanya Fir and Minister of Indigenous Relations Rick Wilson have officially declared September 16, 2024,…
Beauty Queen spotlights the beauty of Indigenous culture and peoples
By Deena Goodrunning, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Indigenous beauty shines everywhere on Turtle Island, and one example of a shining Indigenous beauty is…
ISU offers services to Indigenous students at UAlberta
By Deena Goodrunning, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Indigenous Students’ Union (ISU) is a student group at the University of Alberta that advocates…
Providing menstrual products to northern communities
By Regan Treewater, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – When career Registered Social Worker, Nicole White read a news-article one day back in early 2017,…
MNA parliamentary petition asks feds for Parole Board reforms
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Métis Nation of Alberta (MNA) has launched a petition asking the federal government to reform…
Paula Bailey: Advocating for education and cultural sensitivity in healthcare
By Chevi Rabbit (ANNews) – Paula Bailey, a primary care nurse practitioner, proudly embraces her European and Indigenous heritage. As part of a growing demographic…
Launching a War Against Drugs to Reclaim Indigenous Communities
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – In the obscured corners of our prosperous First World Nation known as Canada, a tale of…