AHS Indigenous Cancer Strategy: Reconciliation to Reconcili-action
by Laura Mushumanski, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Once upon a time, when iceboxes were dirt dugouts, before beaver felt hats were turning the…
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Calgary Public Library invites Indigenous artists who reside within Treaty 7 Territory to submit entries
(September 2020) – The Calgary Public Library (the Library) invites Indigenous Artists from the vast and beautiful nations and communities who reside within Treaty 7…
Canada designates two former Indian Residential Schools as National Historical Sites
by Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Canada now officially and formally recognizes residential schools as a dark and defining event in Canadian…
National implementation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is urgent
By The Coalition for Rights of Indigenous Peoples (September 2020) – The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was adopted by the…
City of Edmonton is searching for its next Indigenous Artist-in-Residence: Deadline Oct. 6, 2020
(September 2020) – The City of Edmonton is searching for its next Indigenous Artist-in-Residence. The nomination process will accept applications between September 8 – October…
Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corp. gives six First Nations a loan guarantee for a major power project
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation (AIOC) announced on September 9, 2020 that it has provided a…
Feature artist for August 2020: Alycia Matchatis
by Jake Cardinal (ANNews) – The beautiful artwork featured on the August 2020 cover of Alberta Native News belongs to Alycia Matchatis, an Indigenous artist…
Alberta Native News has openings for part-time Indigenous Issues Reporters
(ANNews) – Alberta Native News is pleased to announce we are hiring part-time reporters beginning as early as October 2020. This is a 6-month contract…
Grand Chief Morin says defaced Sir John A. MacDonald statue would not be welcome in Alberta
by Jake Cardinal (ANNews) – Months after the killing of George Floyd, the wake of his death is still being felt. Across the world statues…
Canada consents to certification of national class action (and mediation) involving First Nations child and family services
(Ottawa, ON) – National Chief Perry Bellegarde of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) welcomes Canada’s agreement to the certification of a national class action…