Treaty 6 Confederacy Stands With Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Against Hate
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Confederacy of Treaty No. 6 First Nations is standing with Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc, residential school…
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Poundmaker’s Lodge Day Program Closes with Call for Continued Addiction Treatment Funding
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – A program created to keep addiction treatment accessible after a 2025 fire has now closed, with…
Former Willow Lake Métis CEO’s consultancy firm wins Alberta Indigenous Business Award of Distinction
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – A consultancy firm founded by the former CEO of Willow Lake Métis Nation has taken home…
In Conversation with Josie Nepinak: Leadership, Loss and the Work of Creating Safe Spaces
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – As communities across Canada prepare to mark Sisters in Spirit Day on October 4, it is…
Edmonton Short Film Festival Brings Indigenous Voices Together for Truth and Reconciliation
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – For Daniel Foreman, storytelling has been a lifelong practice. But after years of making films and…
Treaty 6 at 150: Nathaniel Arcand on Relationship, Responsibility and the Future
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – “I think it’s identity, responsibility, family, future,” actor Nathaniel Arcand said, reflecting on what Treaty 6…
AFN outlines First Nations priorities ahead of Parliament and First Ministers meeting
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak is calling on the federal government…
Learning to Be Strong and Vulnerable: Al Crawford’s Message to Indigenous Men
by Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative News (ANNews) – For Al Crawford, being a role model is not about presenting a perfect image. It is…
Carbon capture conference side panel discusses Indigenous partnership
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Besides an opening prayer from O’Chiese First Nation Elder Theresa Strawberry, there was scant Indigenous representation…
Amber Jensen on Addiction, Loss and Overdose Prevention
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – For Amber Jensen, the overdose crisis is not a statistic. It is personal. Jensen spent about…