Willow Lake Metis Nation buy land for revitalization
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On May 31, 2022 the Willow Lake Metis Nation (WLMN) announced that they had purchased approximately…
Politics
Ottawa rights a wrong from the past with a $1.3 billion land settlement for Siksika
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On June 2, 2022 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined Siksika Chief, Ouray Crowfoot, for a ceremony…
B.C. mining laws contradict commitment to UNDRIP: Report
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – British Columbia’s mining laws are out of step with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights…
Alberta stops the Anti-Racism Act from moving forward
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – David Shepherd, MLA for Edmonton City Centre, put forward BILL 204, which aims to shed light…
Edmonton City Council hears MMIW call to action
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – In late March 2022, the city of Edmonton heard calls to action from Indigenous people and…
Indigenous leaders respond to the 2022 federal budget
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Indigenous leaders have mixed responses to the 2022 federal budget tabled this month in Ottawa by…
Alberta takes steps to combat human trafficking and protect vulnerable people
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Alberta government has accepted the final report of the Human Trafficking Task Force and its …
Union of BC Indian Chiefs warn against Indigenous investment into TMX pipeline
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On March 15, 2022 the Union of BC Indian Chiefs released an open letter for Indigenous…
Edmonton’s river valley moves closer to becoming an urban national park
by Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On March 14, 2022 the Government of Canada announced that they were working with the city…
U of A student group launches campaign for equitable access to clean drinking water
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – A group of graduate students at the University of Alberta launched a campaign on March 22…