New report: Hundreds of BC foster children are victims of sexualized violence
VICTORIA – An alarming number of girls in the care of the provincial government – including a highly disproportionate number of Aboriginal girls – have…
Social Issues
Upcoming conference explores Tsilhqot’in Decision and its implications for Indigenous business relations
By Andrew Bear Robe (ANNews) – An important Conference on the historic Tsilhqot’in Decision and its Implications for Energy, Environment and Indigenous Business Relations, will…
Creating Hope Society launches Call for Action Summit: October 12
by John Copley (ANNews) – The Creating Hope Society (CHS) of Alberta has a two-fold mission on its agenda for October; the first involves its…
Celebrate Orange Shirt Day on September 30: Every Child Matters
by John Copley (ANNews) – The City of Edmonton, Indigenous communities, Edmonton Public Schools (EPSB) and Edmonton Catholic Schools (ECSD) and the Society for Safe…
Rogers Place grand opening unveils spectacular floor mosaic by Alex Janvier
by John Copley (ANNews) – Just hours before the Official Opening of Rogers Place in Edmonton, special guests were invited to a glimpse of the…
AFN Stands with First Nations Youth on World Suicide Prevention Day
OTTAWA, Sept. 9, 2016 /CNW/ – In advance of World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10, Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde reaffirmed…
Assembly of First Nations convenes at first in series of Urban Outreach Forums
EDMONTON, Sept. 8, 2016 /CNW/ – The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is holding its first Urban Outreach Forum today in Edmonton, Alberta, which will serve…
Taking the fear out of success
(Edmonton) – Prior to attending NorQuest College’s First Nations, Métis & Inuit Summer Youth Leadership Program, 16-year-old Misty Carson of the Paul First Nation viewed…
AFN: Ottawa’s Commitment to First Nations is welcome, and it must lead to change
OTTAWA, Aug. 23, 2016 /CNW/ – As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reiterated his commitment to Indigenous peoples yesterday during a post-Cabinet retreat press conference, Assembly of…
Commissioners named for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
On August 3, 2016, Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, along with Jody Wilson-Raybould, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Patty…