Gabrielle Weasel-Head and the spirit of learning
By Laura Mushumanski, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – There is this understanding that we, the two-legged ones, cannot get to the healing without pain…
Education
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…
Reconciliation and a flourishing future with Jaime Fiddler
By Laura Mushumanski, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Take your left hand and place it at the back of your head and now take…
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…
Tracey Warren: Put the joy of life ahead of your work
by Laura Mushumanski, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – “When you find something that you love – your passion, it is easier to not give…
Delany Enterprises helps Indigenous women remember who they are
By Laura Mushumanski, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Embedded within Mother Earth is a beautiful composition made up of broken-down organic matter, dense minerals,…
Eleven Indigenous leaders receive King Charles III Coronation Medals at River Cree Resort
by Kinnukana, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On October 17, 2024, Alberta Senator Patti LaBoucane-Benson presented the King Charles III Coronation Medals at a…
Indigenous youth leaders urge Canada to prioritize health, education and cultural representation
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Indigenous Reporter (ANNews) – The Senate Standing Committee on Indigenous Peoples heard testimony on Oct. 30 from young Indigenous leaders…
MacEwan U values Indigenous lived experience in innovative cross appointment positions
by Regan Treewater-Lipes (ANNews) – It is no secret that within academia, the valuable voices of Indigenous scholars are drastically underrepresented. The Canadian Association of…
New program reduces barriers facing Métis early learners
(ANNews) – The Otipemisiwak Métis Government of the Métis Nation within Alberta has announced its Flourishing Futures Pilot Program, created by the Children and Family…