Feature artist for October 2020: Lauren Crazybull
(ANNews) – Lauren Crazybull, a Niitsitapi and Dené painter currently residing in Edmonton, returned to Kainai territory last year to research the land and language…
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Justice is needed in Nova Scotia to protect the Mi’kmaw fishers – violence should not be tolerated
by Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – In order to better understand the situation unfolding in Nova Scotia, it is important to historicize…
BBMA disburses $700K in 2020 for Métis education across Alberta
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Belcourt Brosseau Métis Awards have been disbursed to its 2020 recipients, but the annual Sash…
Alberta Regional Chief Marlene Poitras calls on Prime Minister to stop the Racial Violence directed at Mi’kmaq Fishermen
(ANNews) – October 19, 2020, AmiskWaciwaskahikan (Edmonton, AB): In September 2020, the Sipekne’katik First Nation launched its own fishery, with the hopes of collecting data…
FNHMA to host a virtual celebration of First Nation health managers: November 4
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – With the second COVID wave on the horizon, the First Nations Health Manager Association is hosting…
The outrageous treatment of Joyce Echaquan shows Canada’s systemic racism – again
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On September 28, 2020, 37-year old Indigenous mother of seven, Joyce Echaquan, died at the Joliette…
Supreme Court upholds ban on peremptory challenges – seen as a victory for racially diverse jury selection
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld legislation that put an end to peremptory challenges, a…
Canada proposes September 30 – Orange Shirt Day – as a National Day for Truth & Reconciliation
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – In 1973, Phyllis Webstad was given an orange shirt by her grandmother on her first day…
Métis Nation Second World War Hero’s spouse to receive Recognition Payment in Edmonton
EDMONTON, AB, Oct. 7, 2020 /CNW/ – On October 7, 2020, WWII, Métis Veteran Walter Calahaisn’s spouse Myrtle Calahaisn received thanks from the Métis Nation and inheritance of $20,000. President Audrey Poitras of…
Feature artist for September 2020: Jean-Paul Langlois
By Laura Mushumanski, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The vibrant image on the cover of this month’s Alberta Native News is titled ‘Resignation’ and…