Lubicon Lake Band, Alberta and Canada celebrate historic land claim settlement
(EDMONTON) – After decades of negotiations, an agreement has been reached to settle the long-standing Lubicon Lake Band land claim as well as treaty benefits for…
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Joint Cabinet Summit Successful Step in Defending Métis Nation Future
Regina, SK – Duly elected cabinet members from the two Métis Nation Governments -Manitoba Metis Federation (MMF) and the Métis Nation–Saskatchewan (MN-S) – held a…
Guest speakers debate pipeline expansion during ATA conference
by John Copley (ANNews) – On October 13, 2018 two educated and intelligent women stepped up to the podium in a ballroom at the River…
ARFN leaders say that Alberta’s Ottawa assertions rest on faulty foundation
Alberta ― A coalition of Athabasca Region First Nations (“ARFN”: Athabasca Chipewyan, Chipewyan Prairie Dene, Fort McKay First Nation and Mikisew Cree First Nations) are…
A new home for Edmonton’s Yellowhead Tribal College
By Regan Treewater (ANNews) – There are exciting developments afoot at Edmonton’s Yellowhead Tribal College. Have you perhaps, been wondering what the City of Edmonton…
Tanis Flett – Leading by Example at Northern Lakes College
(October, 2018) – Graduating is a major accomplishment and there is great joy in donning your cap and gown and receiving your parchment. It is…
Take part in the Land-based learning symposium at NorQuest College: November 5 & 6
by Elliott Young (Edmonton) – In Canada, land-based learning education has been practiced by First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities since time immemorial. Today, there…
Eschia Books is seeking Indigenous writers and illustrators
by John Copley (ANNews) – Well known artist, journalist and Indigenous cultural advocate Dianne Meili is the owner of Eschia Books, a Stony Plain-based Aboriginal-owned…
Redpatch – A Metis perspective of WWI – is coming to Edmonton November 1 – 11
(EDMONTON) – Redpatch is a must-see show that tells the story of the First World War from the perspective of a Metis solider on the Western Front. Featuring…
Feature artist for Oct. 2018: Alan Syliboy
(ANNews) – The beautiful image on the cover of this month’s Alberta Native News is by the incomparable Alan Syliboy, entitled “Woman with Blue Spirits…