Update 17: Northwest Alberta wildfires (June 7 at 6 p.m.)
June 07, 2019 – As conditions improve, fire ban and off-highway vehicle (OHV) restrictions lifted. Slave Lake lifts their evacuation alert. *Next update will be…
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Coordinated and Immediate Action Required to End Violence Against Indigenous Women and Girls and those at Risk
(Ottawa, ON) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde says immediate and sustained action in coordination with First Nations is essential to…
Métis Veterans Saluted as Part of D-Day Anniversary Celebrations
(June 2019) – On June 6, 2019, at Juno Beach in Normandy, France, members of the Metis National Council (MNC) and the Manitoba Metis Federation…
Situation Update: Update 15: Northwest Alberta wildfires (June 5 at 7 p.m.)
(June 5, 2019) – Distribution centres are now open in Edmonton and Calling Lake. Evacuees in Edmonton and Calling Lake were able to get help…
Anishnabek Nation: Final report on MMIWG confirms genocide and must not be ignored
CHIPPEWAS OF GEORGINA ISLAND FIRST NATION (June 5, 2019) – The Anishinabek Nation Chiefs-in-Assembly stand united following the long anticipated release of The National Inquiry’s…
Prime Minister Trudeau: Facing the hardest truths is necessary to addressing them and moving forward
(June 3, 2019) – The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement to welcome the final report from the National Inquiry into Missing…
Leader of Alberta’s opposition Rachel Notley responds to the final report on MMIWG
Statement from Rachel Notley, Leader of Alberta’s NDP Opposition, on the final report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls:…
Update 13: Northwest Alberta Wildfires – as of June 3 at 7 pm
June 03, 2019 – The following is an update on the Northern Alberta Wildfires as of June 3 at 7 pm. For past and future…
Regional Chief Marlene Poitras: The MMIWG final report is a national wake up call
(June 3, 2019) – Today, the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls released their final report, Reclaiming Power and Place. The…
Dreamspeakers Festival: A wonderful celebration of Indigenous arts, film and culture
By Regan Treewater (ANNews) – This was a landmark year for the Dreamspeaker’s Film Festival and Rubaboo Arts Festival, as the two partnered for an…