Feature artist for February 2021: Jesse Gouchey
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The art on the cover of this month’s Alberta Native News is by Jesse Gouchey, a…
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Louise Bernice Halfe is appointed Canada’s Parliamentary Poet
by Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Renowned writer Sky Dancer, otherwise known as Louise Bernice Halfe, is Canada’s ninth parliamentary poet laureate….
Attention Métis students – BBMA application deadline is March 31
By Theresa Majeran (ANNews) – If you are a serious student of Métis ancestry who needs financial assistance for tuition in order to complete your…
Alberta announces vaccine rollout – Seniors age 75+ can book their shots starting Feb. 24
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On Feb. 19, the Alberta Government announced that 46,800 doses of the Pfizer vaccine will be…
Edmonton Police show inhumane treatment of vulnerable people during freezing cold weather
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Edmonton Police Services made headlines this week when officers kicked homeless citizens out into the street…
Nagamo Publishing provides a new platform for Indigenous music makers
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Nagamo Publishing is the world’s first Indigenous-created production music library. It’s a joint project between broadcasting…
Provinces are reminded to consider urban Indigenous residents as priorities for vaccine roll-out
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On February 11, 2021 Jocelyn Formsma, Executive Director of the National Association of Friendship Centres (NAFC),…
COVID-19’s impact on First Nation businesses, taxes and reporting
By Rob Picton, CA, CPA (ANNews) – Our previous article from the April 2018 edition of Alberta Native News outlined the complexity arising when Canada’s…
Alberta’s agreements with Northern First Nations sets parameters for development in sensitive areas
by Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – In early February, the Alberta Government announced two projects in a seemingly new step towards conservationism…
Indigenous leaders say it’s time for a First Nation Governor General
by Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – In the wake of former Governor General Julie Payette’s resignation, many First Nations are calling for…