Ottawa rights a wrong from the past with a $1.3 billion land settlement for Siksika
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On June 2, 2022 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined Siksika Chief, Ouray Crowfoot, for a ceremony…
Indigenous Rights
UN special rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous peoples coming to Canada
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – A United Nations special rapporteur is planning a trip to Canada to examine human rights abuses…
B.C. mining laws contradict commitment to UNDRIP: Report
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – British Columbia’s mining laws are out of step with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights…
Beaver Lake Cree Nation is headed back to court
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Beaver Lake Cree Nation’s lawsuit against the Alberta government is going back to lower court to…
U of A student group launches campaign for equitable access to clean drinking water
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – A group of graduate students at the University of Alberta launched a campaign on March 22…
Two First Nations sign boreal caribou protection agreement with feds
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) and Mikisew Cree First Nation (MCFN) have signed an agreement…
Geographical Names Board of Canada appoints Indigenous Advisor
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiatives Reporter (ANNews) – On March 2, 2022 the government of Canada announced the appointment of a new Indigenous Advisor…
AFN National Chief explains her concerns about Canada’s Emergency Act
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On Wednesday February 23, 2022 Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief RoseAnne Archibald held a…
Kapawe’no First Nation confirms painful truths at former Grouard Mission site
March 1, 2022 (Kapawe’no First Nation, Treaty 8) – The painful results of ground penetrating radar (GPR) and specialized drone to identify anomalies that have…
In new report First Nations urge BC to grant them control of mining in Indigenous territory
By Jake Cardinal (ANNews) – In an effort to proactively reclaim sovereignty over their territories in British Columbia, the BC First Nations Energy and Mining…