Additional $75 mil. in Covid-19 relief funds allocated to Off-Reserve Indigenous people
(ANNews) – On May 21, 2020 Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced an extra $75 million dollars in funding for off-reserve organizations in order to…
Social Issues
YEG event calls for action in addressing justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People: June 3
(EDMONTON) – On Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at 11a.m., a unique event, Convoy 4 Action: National Inquiry Calls for Justice 231 will be underway in…
Xavier Kataquapit: Finding hope in the time of Covid-19
by Xavier Kataquapit (May 12, 2020) – We are still reeling from the shock of dealing with a pandemic. Most of us can’t leave the…
NWAC President Says COVID-19 is Increasing Violence Against Indigenous Women
(May 2020) – The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) says the COVID-19 pandemic puts First Nations, Inuit, and Métis women at increased risk of…
Coastal First Nations: Emergency Operations Centres Brace Against COVID-19 Threat
(April 29, 2020) – As coastal First Nations emergency teams race to put in place self-isolation measures, the ‘Namgis Nation is the first Indigenous community…
Coping with Coronavirus mental health impacts using Indigenous based therapies
by Brandi Morin (ANNews) – A Calgary based Cree/Metis Registered Provisional Psychologist says it’s essential for Indigenous People to decolonize the way they process anxiety…
Saddle Lake: Fighting the Spread of COVID-19
by Jake Cardinal (April 23, 2020) – “May I ask where you’re coming from? Have you traveled to any infected areas within the past ten…
BC Indigenous Leaders, Doctors, Nurses And Others Call For Closure Of Construction Camps
by the Union of BC Indian Chiefs (April 21, 2020) – In general, B.C’s response to the pandemic appears to be showing promising results. On…
Isolating to save lives in Northern Alberta First Nations
by Brandi Morin (ANNews) – Alice Rigney, 68, peeks out her kitchen window to see how the weather is looking outside. But, as she pauses…
Alberta’s First Nations leaders acted swiftly to protect their communities
(ANNews) – The COVID 19 pandemic didn’t seem real to Americans until early March when actors Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson tested positive with the…