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…
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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…
How Anita Cardinal Learned to Breathe
By Laura Mushumanski (ANNews) – The first thing we two-legged humans learn to do when we are born into the physical world is breathe, but…
Turtle Island Solutions with Jeremy Makokis
By Laura Mushumanski, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Turtle – there are many teachings that comes with understanding this sacred being. One of…
New medical program will train doctors in Northern and Indigenous communities
Sponsored by the University of Alberta (Alberta) – This August, a new generation of doctors will start their medical education closer to home, culture and…
Investigation: Are the Alberta Oil Sands Killing First Nations? (Part 1)
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter “The absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence.” Gin Rummy. There will be blood Fort Chipewyan…