UN special rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous peoples coming to Canada
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – A United Nations special rapporteur is planning a trip to Canada to examine human rights abuses…
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Marilyn Buffalo calls on Canada’s churches to donate empty churches to Indigenous led organizations
By Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Pope Francis is expected to visit Canada this summer. No, formal announcement has been made as…
Manitoba announces funding for Residential School healing centres
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On April 4, 2022 the government of Manitoba announced its investment of $500,000 in funding for…
Nechi Institute CEO asks to be moved off site of unmarked graves
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – An addictions treatment training centre in the St. Albert area has asked the federal government for…
Pope Francis issues long awaited apology to the Indigenous peoples of Canada
Following a week of separate talks with 3 delegations of Indigenous people – the First Nations, Inuit and Metis – Pope Francis apologized on April…
RCMP charge Oblate priest for sexual abuse
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Mounties have pressed a new charge against an Oblate priest living in France who faces multiple…
Indigenous delegates tour Vatican collection of artifacts with mixed emotions
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Indigenous delegates who traveled to Rome to meet with the Pope and share their experiences were…
Acimowin Opaspiw Society announces memorial round dance in Saint Paul, Alberta
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Acimowin Opaspiw Society (AOS) is announcing the first of four Memorial Round Dances being held…
Seeking truth at site of former Holy Angels Residential School in Fort Chipewyan
(Fort Chipewyan, AB, March 2, 2022) – The leadership of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN), Mikisew Cree First Nation (MCFN) and Fort Chipewyan Métis…
Partnership to preserve over 1,500 hours of sacred history announced in Canada
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On February 16, 2022 the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) and the National Film…