Alberta Chiefs call for meaningful engagement on climate change
(ANNews) – Alberta Chiefs gathered in Edmonton last month to discuss the environment and climate change with the Federal and Provincial governments where they voiced…
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Nov. 25: AFN Marks International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
OTTAWA, TORONTO and KAMLOOPS, BC, Nov. 25, 2016 /CNW/ – The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) today recognizes the International Day for the Elimination of Violence…
AFN presses Ottawa to comply with Human Rights Tribunal: Our children cannot wait
OTTAWA, Nov. 23, 2016 /CNW/ – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde has filed a motion with the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT)…
Poundmaker’s Treatment Lodge celebrates Addictions Awareness with Sober Walk
(ANNews) – The annual Poundmaker Treatment Lodge’s Sober Walk saw more than 100 participants march from Canada Place to the Alberta Legislature on November 17,…
Poundakers Lodge is hosting activities for National Addictions Awareness Week
(ANNews) – The Poundmakers Lodge Treatment Centres Elders, Board and staff are pleased to announce upcoming community engagement activities in recognition of National Addictions Awareness…
Book Review: Firewater – How alcohol is killing my people (and yours)
Review by John Copley (ANNews) – Harold R. Johnson is a lawyer, a crown prosecutor, and an author. His latest book, Firewater: How Alcohol is…
To get the flu shot or not to get the flu shot? Absolutely says infectious diseases expert!
By Michel Proulx (University of Alberta) – It’s not “just the flu” anymore. The illness that rears its ugly head every year at this time…
Rampant resource development puts Indigenous women and girls at higher risk of violence
Decades of unchecked resource development and government policy failures have strained the social fabric of communities in northeast British Columbia (BC) and have put the…
Enoch Cree Nation welcomes new bike park
By Terry Lusty (ANNews) – Enoch First Nation Chief and council, educators, administrators, and most importantly the youth, were beside themselves with excitement on September 30th…
Gov’t of Canada: Making a difference for First Nations children and families
OTTAWA, Oct. 27, 2016 /CNW/ – The Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, along with the Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Health, issued…