Edmonton Kaleido Festival features Indigenous cultural program
By Terry Lusty, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – A fabulous fall season crept up on Edmonton this year, and with it came the Kaleido…
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Cree artist shares beadwork and moose hide craftsmanship
by John Wirth, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Through her exquisite beadwork and traditional moose hide craftsmanship, Taylor Fehr is working to expand upon…
AFN National Chief and Alberta Premier ask feds for more First Nations policing funds
By Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith both attended a special chiefs…
Edmonton-based Indigenous AI project selected to participate in MIT program
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – An Edmonton-based Indigenous-led startup that is developing artificial intelligence tools to assist in identifying anti-Indigenous bias…
First Nations chiefs reject 10-year, $47.8-billion child welfare agreement
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – First Nations leaders from across Canada voted down a $47.8-billion child welfare settlement with the federal…
Union of BC Indian Chiefs calls for ‘concrete’ changes to ATIP laws
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) is demanding that the federal government make “concrete” legislative…
First Nations in Alberta to receive estimated 34% increase in funding
(October 8, 2024 – Edmonton, Treaty #6 Territory) – First Nations in Alberta will receive an estimated 34 per cent funding increase under the 10-year,…
Métis recovery community in Smoky Lake County scheduled to open in 2026
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – A new provincially funded addictions recovery community is slated to open in Smoky Lake County, located…
New program reduces barriers facing Métis early learners
(ANNews) – The Otipemisiwak Métis Government of the Métis Nation within Alberta has announced its Flourishing Futures Pilot Program, created by the Children and Family…
A day in someone else’s work boots
(ANNews) – As a kid growing up on the Driftpile Cree Nation in Treaty 8 in northern Alberta, Deana Chalifoux wasn’t sure what she wanted…