The Cost of Disbelief How the OneBC protest at UBC exposed the high price of settler anxiety
by John Wirth, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Clash at the Dialogue Centre On January 22, the plaza at the threshold of the Indian Residential…
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Healing through Podcasting: Native Calgarian’s podcast highlights Indigenous voices and rising hate in Alberta
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – “I am Red Thunderwoman, my colonial name is Michelle Robinson. I am a Sahtu Dene, a…
AFN Issues Advisory Warning for First Nations Travelling to the United States
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) has issued an urgent travel advisory for First Nations citizens…
B.C. at a Crossroads: Indigenous Leaders Defend Declaration Act Amid Mining Shift
by John Wirth, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Indigenous leaders in British Columbia are calling on the provincial government to stand firm on the…
Former Alberta Cabinet Minister launches “Forever Canadian” initiative to counter separation push
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter EDMONTON — Former Alberta cabinet minister Thomas Lukaszuk is warning that renewed separatist efforts in Alberta threaten Canada’s unity, the…
Trump-Era Tariffs Hit Indigenous Tourism Hard: A Call for Action
by Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Indigenous tourism sector in Canada is facing a crisis, with recent U.S. tariffs and the…
Housing as Healing: Anne Stevenson on Indigenous-Led and Community-Centered Housing in Edmonton
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Edmonton City Councillor Anne Stevenson brings years of experience in affordable housing to her role on…
Alberta justice rules that provincial separation without informed consent violates Treaty Rights
By John Wirth, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Alberta Judge Colin Feasby has ruled that a proposed citizen-initiated referendum on provincial separation is unconstitutional….
Proposed new northern Alberta riding with increased Indigenous representation sparks division
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – A proposed new northern Alberta provincial riding encompassing 18 Indigenous communities could help spur Indigenous participation…
Matthew Wildcat offers “Indigenous realist” view of Alberta separatism
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The forces that Alberta’s separatist movement represents pose a far greater threat than the prospect of…