Bear Clan Patrol, G4 co-host downtown Calgary vaccination clinic
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Calgary’s Bear Clan Patrol and the G4 First Nations co-hosted an outdoor vaccination clinic at Shaw…
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Xavier Kataquapit: Take back your life
by Xavier Kataquapit (Under The Northern Sky) – When was the last time you went offline and spent time away from the internet and social…
Dr. James Makokis urges all First Nations to get vaccinated and be vigilant
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – In a recent Facebook post, Dr. James Makokis, a family physician from Saddle Lake First Nation,…
Soar Above Stigma Campaign launches to champion messages of Kindness, Acceptance, Culture, and Compassion for Indigenous communities.
(ANNews) – Today, more than ever First Nations people suffer in silence with the ongoing battle against stigmas that affect their lives and mental health…
Researchers say that TB at residential schools was no accident
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Two experts in tuberculosis say the mass death from TB at residential schools was no accident,…
Xavier Kataquapit: The Future Of The Pandemic Is Our Hands
by Xavier Kataquapit (www.underthenorthernsky.com) – There is light at the end of the tunnel. Things are opening up gradually and most of us are appreciating…
Ottawa announces new funding to improve Indigenous heathcare supports
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On June 29, the Canadian Government announced new funding directed towards Indigenous support in healthcare. The…
Under the Northern Sky: We know how to manage this pandemic
by Xavier Kataquapit (www.underthenorthernsky.com) – This has been a worrisome month. After a year and a half of dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic, like everyone…
An increasing number of Alberta Indigenous youth are dying from opioids
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Three years after its initial report on youth opioid use in Alberta, the province’s child and…
Mobile mammography to visit Alexander First Nation July 8 & 9
(AJNews) – Women ages 50-74 — the group most at risk of developing breast cancer — will have local access to mammography services when the…