Historic National Gathering of Elders facing a funding shortfall
(September 11, 2019 Winnipeg, Manitoba in the Treaty 1 Territory) – Canadian Indigenous and non-Indigenous people arrived in Winnipeg, Manitoba in thousands from all directions…
Social Issues
Sex-based discrimination through the Indian Act finally comes to an end after years of advocacy
(Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver, B.C. – August 19, 2019) For over 143 years the status and registration provisions of the Indian Act have been wielded as a colonial…
AFN Chiefs declare the climate crisis is a state of emergency
August 2, 2019, amiskwaciwâskahikan (Edmonton, AB): On July 23, 2019, the Chiefs at the Assembly of First Nations annual general meeting, unanimously passed a resolution…
Feature artist for July 2019: Aaron Paquette
(July 2019) – The beautiful painting on the cover of this month’s Alberta Native News is by Aaron Paquette, an award winning author, artist, speaker,…
Student Reconciliation Walk gives hope for the future
By Regan Treewater (Edmonton) – ‘Reconciliation’ should be a word at the forefront of every Canadian’s consciousness – but nowhere is this focus on understanding…
BGCBigs is recruiting mentors – to make a positive difference in the life of a child
by John Copley (ANNews) – Today we live in a complex world where permanent employment isn’t always available, where single parent families struggle to make…
Leader of Alberta’s opposition Rachel Notley responds to the final report on MMIWG
Statement from Rachel Notley, Leader of Alberta’s NDP Opposition, on the final report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls:…
National Inquiry calls for transformative change to eradicate violence against Indigenous women
Gatineau,QC, June 3, 2019– The National Inquiry’s Final Report reveals that persistent and deliberate human and Indigenous rights violations and abuses are the root cause behind…
Treaty 6 Grand Chief Littlechild says the withdrawal of the land acknowledgement is a sign of disrespect
(May 28, 2019) – “Disrespecful,” stated Dr. Wilton Littlechild, Grand Chief of the Confederacy of Treaty 6 First Nations, when he read the announcement of…
The Indigenous vote could be an Alberta Election Game Changer!
By ANNews Staff (April 2019) – Alexis Nakota Nation Chief Tony Alexis is reminding Indigenous people living in Alberta that the advance polls are open…