AFN Taskforce formed to streamline Covid-19 information for Indigenous communities
by Jake Cardinal (ANNews) – On May 5, 2020, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) announced the creation of the AFN COVID-19 National Task Force….
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Blood Tribe proud of hard work keeping Coronavirus at bay
by Brandi Morin (ANNews) – The Blood Tribe Department of Health has three active cases of COVID19 and all of them are contained within the…
NSD students receive technology donation from Métis Nation of Alberta and Rupertsland Institute
by Curtis Walty (May 6, 2020) – A recent act of kindness is impacting hundreds of families in the Northland School Division. The Métis Nation…
Activist Christi Belcourt urges: Counteract the chaos by standing up for what’s right
by Brandi Morin (AJNews) – Renowned Metis/Cree artist Christi Belcourt, originally from Alberta now living in Anishinaabe territory in Northern Ontario, is the April feature…
St. Paul, Alberta has been compromised by Covid-19
by Jake Cardinal (May 4, 2020) – Due to the ever-growing amount of COVID-19 news and updates, I am writing this in order to inform…
IAAW plants seeds of empowerment for financial healing
by Laura Mushumanski (ANNews) – When a new group of Indigenous women gather to enjoy tea and bannock during an IAAW financial literacy session, they…
Salvaging Alberta’s Education and Economy
by Jake Cardinal (April 30, 2020) – For students who do not know how to pay their bills for the months of May to August,…
NWAC calls on feds to protect incarcerated Indigenous women, gender-diverse people from COVID-19
(April 28, 2020) – The federal government must act quickly to protect Indigenous women, girls and gender-diverse people from COVID-19, says the Native Women’s Association…
Governments must respect First Nations Jurisdiction
(April 29, 2020) – The First Nations Leadership Council is urging all levels of government, federal, provincial and municipal, to recognize and respect First Nations…
Mikisew Cree ready to deploy helicopters to rescue members from nearing flood waters
by Brandi Morin (AJNews) – Mikisew Cree Nation in Northern Alberta is on stand-by to deploy helicopters to rescue community members out on the land…