Child and Youth Advocate says COVID has made things worse for vulnerable youth
By Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – The overlapping public health crises of COVID and opioid poisoning are having a significant impact on some of Alberta’s most…
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Indigenous COP26 delegates want to be heard by governments
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – First Nations perspectives need to be front-and-centre in any response to the climate crisis, Indigenous delegates…
Maskwacis Cree honour Indigenous War Veterans
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – November 8 is National Indigenous Remembrance Day – a day when Canadians recognize and remember the…
Commemorating National Aboriginal Veterans Day
(Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C. – November 8, 2021) Today, on National Aboriginal Veterans Day, UBCIC remembers and honours the contributions of all…
Chief Perry Bellegarde named Honorary President of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society
(CNW) – On November 4, in a ceremony held at Canada’s Centre for Geography and Exploration, headquarters of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, Chief Perry Bellegarde was…
Lawsuit by Indigenous teenager alleges he was brutally assaulted by Edmonton Police officers
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Pacey Dumas, a 19-year-old Indigenous man living in Edmonton, Alberta is currently living with a hole…
Tik Tok helped Cree influencer Jacqueline Buffalo overcome her shyness
by Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Jacqueline Buffalo is a Cree Tik Tok influencer, model, community advocate, and entrepreneur. She credits Tik…
Edmonton Oilers host their first Indigenous Celebration event
by Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On Monday, November 1, 2021, a spectacular Indigenous Celebration Night took place at Edmonton’s Rogers Place,…
Treaty 6 First Nations criticize report to replace RCMP with Alberta police force
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative (ANNews) – According to a report released last month, the Alberta Government could potentially replace the RCMP with a…
Alberta project aims to empower Indigenous survivors of sexual and domestic violence
(Edmonton) – The Alberta Native Friendship Centres Association (ANFCA), the Association of Alberta Sexual Assault Services (AASAS) and the Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters (ACWS)…