One month left to submit a claim under the First Nations Drinking Water Settlement
(AJNews) – Eligible First Nations communities and individuals have until March 7, 2024, to submit a claim under the First Nations Drinking Water Settlement. “There’s…
Justice
Press freedom advocates call for Edmonton police to drop charges against journalist Brandi Morin
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Press freedom advocates joined together on Jan. 29 to call for the dropping of criminal charges…
Treaty 8 chiefs back lawsuit against Alberta, federal governments over child welfare
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Treaty 8 First Nations chiefs are supporting a lawsuit launched by current and former Indigenous foster…
Federal Court approves $23-billion settlement for First Nations child welfare discrimination
By Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – Canada’s Federal Court has approved a $23-billion settlement agreement to compensate First Nations children and their families for a chronically…
Minister Tanya Fir’s Pledge to Alberta’s Vulnerable Youth: Uniting Against Gender-Based Violence
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Alberta is embarking on a transformative journey towards ending gender-based violence with a groundbreaking bilateral…
Residential-school denialism doesn’t stand up to reality
by Raymond Frogner (NCTR) – Canada’s Supreme Court has acknowledged that Canadian governments and Christian organizations weaponized education to govern and forcefully assimilate Indigenous peoples through a…
Pacey Dumas loses bid to prosecute police officer who kicked him in the head
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – A second effort to prosecute an Edmonton police officer who kicked an Indigenous teenager in the…
Symposium asks Investigators Of Unmarked Graves At Residential Schools To Work Together Across Canada
by Kinnukana, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Acimowin Opaspiw Society (AOS) Investigation Methodologies National Symposium took place on September 26-28, 2023, at the…
On September 30th Do Your Part To Support National Day For Truth And Reconciliation
by Kinnukana, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On June 3, 2021, Bill C-5 of the Statutes of Canada received royal assent to add a…
Book Review: Reclaiming Anishinaabae Law by Dr. Leo Baskatawang
Reviewed by Rob Houle, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – For many communities across Turtle Island the struggle for self-determination includes the removal and replacement…