SACRID Beauty: A Brand with Culture and Commerce at Its Core
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Jacqueline Buffalo of Montana First Nation is part of a growing wave of Indigenous women entrepreneurs…
Health
Raising Awareness and Reducing Stigma: Lightning Spirit Healing Company on World AIDS Day
by Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Marlene Poitras, owner of Lightning Spirit Healing Company and former Alberta Regional Chief of the Assembly…
The 1.3 Billion Cubic Meter Problem: Why ‘Treat and Release’ is a Broken Promise to Treaty 8
By John Wirth, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Treaty 8 Chiefs from Cree, Beaver, Fort Chip Métis, and Chipewyan First Nations communities are gearing…
Patrick Buffalo: A Lifetime of Healing, Horses, and the Fight for Private Enterprise
By Chevi Rabbit (ANNews) – For more than three decades, Patrick Buffalo — also known by his Cree name Kisikaw-Pimotew, which means Day Walker —…
Co-Creative Healing with Carolyn Belanger
By Laura Mushumanski (ANNews) – A term gifted to our Metis sister, Carolyn Belanger was ‘Co-Creating’ – this was an opportunity and insight that became…
Psychologist Leigh Sheldon discusses how culture heals complex trauma
By Laura Mushumanski (ANNews) – Have you ever felt misunderstood or thought there was something ‘wrong’ with you? Or perhaps you started to get this…
Karla Bergum shares cultural teachings through equine assisted learning
By Laura Mushumanski, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – “Horses will give you the self-awareness to recognize your feelings and emotions which will lead you…
Samaria Nancy Cardinal shares about her journey with Flower in The Wind Therapy
By Laura Mushumanski (ANNews) – Rooted in Indigenous ways of knowing and healing, Flower in the Wind Therapy is a place where, “we walk side…
Sitting quietly and listening patiently with Kat Gagnon
By Laura Mushumanski, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The one thing that Kat Gagnon, founder of Dream Catchers Circle has come to understand is…
U of A, U of C, and FNHC partner in landmark health research agreement
By Kinnukana (ANNews) – In a powerful gathering grounded in ceremony and cultural protocol, a landmark Memorandum of Relational Understanding (MORU) was signed at Bison…