Finding His Rhythm: Matt Hanly and the Power of Métis Jigging
By Chevi Rabbit (ANNews) – Matt Hanly is Director At-large for the Skydancer Indigenous Cultural Centre and a Métis youth leader from Devon, Alberta. He…
Politics
Gabrielle Blatz – Leading with purpose, representation, and reconciliation
by Chevi Rabbit (ANNews) – In an exclusive Métis Week interview, Gabrielle Blatz – former two-term Wetaskiwin City Councillor, former Vice-Chair of the Green Municipal…
Blake Desjarlais declares candidacy for President of the Metis Settlements General Council
(FISHING LAKE METIS SETTLEMENT) – This week, Blake Desjarlais declared his intention to put his name forward to run for the Office of President of the…
Treaty First Nations leaders reject Carney’s inaugural budget as inadequate
by Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – First Nations leaders across Canada say that the 2025 federal budget delivered last week by Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne shortchanges…
Bill S-2 and the Fight to Belong: When Identity Meets Bureaucracy
By John Wirth (ANNews) – Bill S-2, officially An Act to amend the Indian Act, is a reintroduction of bill C-38, which never became law…
First Nations to intervene in Alberta independence case
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Six First Nations groups, including the Confederacy of Treaty 6 First Nations and Treaty 8 First…
AFN National Chief Testifies at Senate Committee – Calls for First Nations Control of First Nations Citizenship
(October 2, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak appeared before the Senate Committee on October 1 to testify…
Treaty 8 FN grand chief appointed to federal advisory council
By Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – The federal government has appointed Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta Grand Chief Trevor Mercredi to sit on the Indigenous…
Amnesty joins Bill C-5 criticism
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Human rights organization Amnesty International has joined First Nations leaders across Canada in expressing concern about…
Colonialism 101: How to Destabilize a Nation
By Jake Cardinal WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAYS? On June 11, 2025 the Saddle Lake Cree Nation announced their newly elected council for its next…