COVID UPDATE: Alberta and BC have different approaches to combatting Omicron
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The omicron virus, described as the latest “variant of concern,” was first reported to the World…
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Glenbow Museum introduces first director of Indigenous engagement and reconciliation
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Calgary’s Glenbow Museum’s first director of Indigenous engagement and reconciliation says the position is important for…
Jason Carter’s Winter Solstice art lights up downtown Edmonton
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Edmonton-based Cree artist Jason Carter has a new Winter Solstice sculpture display at Churchill Square as…
Cold Lake FN Chief uses his experience to encourage others to get vaccinated
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Cold Lake First Nation Chief Roger Marten spent two weeks intubated and in a coma at…
George Littlechild exhibit at AGA honours Indian Residential School victims
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – George Littlechild, an award-winning Indigenous artist, currently has an exhibition at the Art Gallery of Alberta…
Cree lawyer proposes crackdown on those pretending to be Indigenous
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Cree lawyer Leah Ballantyne says people who falsely claim Indigenous identity should be charged with fraud. …
Feds in talks to pledge $40 billion to uphold First Nation court order
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On Monday Dec. 13, 2021 Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller announced that the federal government was…
Art Gallery of St. Albert presents nêhiyaw teachings of the Thirteen Sacred Moons
(ANNews) – The Art Gallery of St. Albert is presenting a special ongoing series entitled We Are the Medicine by Lana Whiskeyjack in its main exhibition space until…
B.C. First Nations announce plans to make Olympic bid for 2030 Winter Games
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Four B.C. First Nations have announced their plans to make the first ever Indigenous-led bid for…
Alberta First Nations announce plans to create a new child welfare law for members
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Three First Nations in Alberta have announced plans to take control of child services for their…