Cindy Woodhouse elected AFN national chief
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – A regional chief from Manitoba who led negotiations resulting in a $23-billion class action settlement with…
Politics
First Nations leaders and Métis groups in dispute over Bill C-53
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – First Nations and Métis leaders are divided over impending federal legislation recognizing certain Métis governments in…
Assembly of First Nation delegates to begin electing new national chief on December 6
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Starting on Dec. 6, delegates to the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) will elect a new…
Minister Tanya Fir’s Pledge to Alberta’s Vulnerable Youth: Uniting Against Gender-Based Violence
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Alberta is embarking on a transformative journey towards ending gender-based violence with a groundbreaking bilateral…
Wab Kinew makes history as Manitoba’s new premier
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On Oct. 3, Manitoba NDP leader Wab Kinew became the first member of a First Nation…
Wab Kinew’s Significant Victory as Manitoba’s first First Nations Premier
(xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil Waututh)/ Vancouver, B.C. – October 5, 2023) Late on October 3, Wab Kinew, a member of the Onigaming…
MLA Brooks Arcand-Paul: There is much to be done on the journey to reconciliation
(Edmonton) – MLA Brooks Arcand-Paul, Official Opposition Critic for Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, issued the following statement for September 30, National Day for Truth and…
Andrea Sandmaier elected MNA president for the Otipemisiwak Métis Government
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Andrea Sandmaier is the new Métis Nation of Alberta president, receiving 73 per cent of the…
Chiefs from Treaties 6, 7 and 8 territories oppose controversial Metis nation self-governance bill
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – As Métis Nation of Alberta (MNA) members await the results of their first election under the…
Day of Action Rally demands that landfills be searched for missing Indigenous women
by Paula E. Kirman, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Around 150 people gathered at the Alberta Legislature on September 18 to demand that the…