Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations announces Grand Chief for 2022
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Late last year, the Confederacy of the Treaty Six First Nations announced that their Grand Chief,…
Politics
Keren Tang talks TRC, Indigenous communities and about her new role as city councillor in Edmonton.
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – In an exclusive interview with Alberta Native News, Keren Tang, a City Councillor representing Ward Karhiio…
Ajuinnata: entering the new year with Governor General Mary Simon
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Mary Simon, Canada’s first Indigenous governor general, who was sworn in earlier this year, has released…
First Nation leaders say BC implementation of UNDRIP is too slow
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – It has been two years since British Columbia passed legislation requiring the government to align the…
Poverty report charts path out of COVID for marginalized groups
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The newly-released 2021 report from the National Advisory Council on Poverty shows a significant decrease in…
Political strategist Jacqueline Biollo explores her lost connection to her Indigenous ancestry
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Jacqueline Biollo is a mover and shaker in Alberta but also on a human level she…
New App aims to revolutionize communication for First Nation communities
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – An Alberta-based tech company aims to revolutionize how First Nation bands communicate with their membership. The…
Marlene Poitras removed from AFN regional chief position – her term expired months ago
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Assembly of Treaty Chiefs (AOTC) have announced that a motion to remove Marlene Poitras from…
Inuit child care law passed In Canada by Inuvialuit
by Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On Nov. 24, the Inuvialuit people residing in the Northwest Territories (NWT) made history by passing…
RCMP clashes with Wet’suwet’en Land Defenders
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Last Friday, the RCMP forcibly entered an Indigenous resistance camp in B.C. that opposed the construction…