Alberta Liberals say renaming a Calgary bridge to Reconciliation Bridge is a good step forward
Calgary, AB – May 25th, 2018: Liberal Leader David Khan and Liberal MLA David Swann have released a joint statement on the renaming ceremony for…
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Bigstone Cree Nation seeks repatriation of artifacts from Royal Alberta Museum
by John Copley (ANNews) – The Bigstone Cree Nation and the Bigstone Cree Empowerment Society (BCES) have been working hard this year to have culturally…
Native Courtworker Assoc. of BC Concerned For Fate of Clients After Funding Not Renewed
COAST SALISH TERRITORIES/NORTH VANCOUVER, BC, April 23, 2018 /CNW/ – The Native Courtworker and Counselling Association of BC (NCCABC) is deeply concerned for the over one…
Pressure mounts between the provinces over the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion
(ANNews) – Controversy is mounting over the proposed expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, with a jurisdictional battle heating up between the BC and…
Marlene Poitras makes history as first female AFN Alberta Regional Chief
By John Copley (ANNews) – On Thursday, February 22, 2018 Alberta’s First Nations Chiefs met in Edmonton and cast their ballots in an election that…
AFN: Budget 2018 makes essential investments in First Nations children
(Ottawa, ON) – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde says that the February 2018 federal budget marks the third year of continued, sustained…
FNS statement re BC Liberal MLA Mike Morris’ ignorant remarks regarding Indigenous languages
by the First Nations Summit Coast Salish Territory, Vancouver, British Columbia – The First Nations Summit is astounded and disappointed by the clear lack of…
Alberta Youth Advocate brings humanity to child welfare reviews
By John Copley (ANNews) – Before Alberta’s Office of the Child and Youth Advocate (OCYA) became an independent office of the Alberta Legislature in 2012,…
Alberta government begins engagement sessions with 60s Scoop survivors
By John Copley (ANNews) – On February 1, 2018 the 60s Scoop Indigenous Survivors Society of Alberta (SISSA) joined the Alberta Government at Blue Quills…
Yellowhead Tribal Council chiefs claim Trudeau’s framework will violate Treaty rights
(Edmonton, Treaty No. 6 Territory) – The Chiefs of Yellowhead Tribal Council (YTC) reject Prime Minister Trudeau’s recent announcement of its intention to develop a ‘Recognition…