Last Post Fund honours departed veterans by installing military headstones
By Glenn Miller (ANNews) – Research done over the winter months by volunteer members of the Last Post Fund on unmarked Veterans graves has led…
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Alberta Native News is hiring Indigenous issues reporters
(ANNews) – Alberta Native News is pleased to announce we are hiring part-time reporters and freelance reporters. We are looking for great journalists, reporters and…
Xavier Kataquapit: The Future Of The Pandemic Is Our Hands
by Xavier Kataquapit (www.underthenorthernsky.com) – There is light at the end of the tunnel. Things are opening up gradually and most of us are appreciating…
Half of Albertans know little about residential schools: Poll
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – About half of Albertans say they know little about Canada’s residential schools system, while 20 per…
Assembly of First Nations election for new National Chief will be held on July 7
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Early last month, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) announced their candidates for the 2021 election…
Arlene Twin: The Indigenous Community Relations team at Women Building Futures
by Women Building Future (ANNews) – Women Building Futures is committed to helping Indigenous women achieve their goals. We offer free career coaching, math upgrading,…
Ottawa announces new funding to improve Indigenous heathcare supports
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On June 29, the Canadian Government announced new funding directed towards Indigenous support in healthcare. The…
Athabasca University honours Metis Elder, Educator and Photo Journalist Terry Lusty
(ANNews) – Terry Lusty, a prominent Métis elder and advocate, always regretted that he was unable to complete graduate-level university courses and earn a PhD…
2021 Canada Day events include solidarity marches and “Every Child Matters” rallies
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Canada Day 2021 will forever be an historic day in Canada as the brutal and genocidal…
Alberta trustees remove the name ‘Grandin’ from schools in Edmonton, Calgary and St. Albert
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The recent discoveries of multiple unmarked graves at former residential school sites in Canada has many…