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…
Politics
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…
From Ceremony to Commitment: What is the meaning of King Charles III’s Throne Speech?
by Kinnukana, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On May 27, 2025, King Charles III, delivered the Speech from the Throne as King of Canada,…
First Nations leaders provide national response to King’s Speech
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – First Nations leaders from across Canada gathered in Ottawa to provide a unified response to the…
Onion Lake Cree Nation files lawsuit against Alberta Sovereignty Act
By Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – Onion Lake Cree Nation is proceeding with its constitutional challenge against Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s signature Alberta Sovereignty within a…
First Nations unity displayed at rally against separatism at Legislature
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Hundreds of people attended a rally that First Nations leaders from across Alberta organized at the…
Confederacy of Treaty No. 6 First Nations congratulates Liberal Party on election win
by ANNews staff (Treaty No. 6 Territory) — The Confederacy of Treaty No. 6 First Nations is congratulating the Liberal Party of Canada on its…
Sturgeon Lake and Mikisew chiefs tell premier to cease and desist ‘separatist threats’
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – In the wake of the 2025 federal election revealing an increasingly polarized electorate, First Nations leaders…
Statement from National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak on the 2025 Federal Election
(April 29, 2025 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak made the following statement in response…