Celebrate Metis Week in Alberta and beyond
by John Copley (ANNews) – Métis Week 2016 takes place across Canada from Sunday November 13 through Saturday, November 19 with a wide variety of…
Social Issues
Poundakers Lodge is hosting activities for National Addictions Awareness Week
(ANNews) – The Poundmakers Lodge Treatment Centres Elders, Board and staff are pleased to announce upcoming community engagement activities in recognition of National Addictions Awareness…
Book Review: Firewater – How alcohol is killing my people (and yours)
Review by John Copley (ANNews) – Harold R. Johnson is a lawyer, a crown prosecutor, and an author. His latest book, Firewater: How Alcohol is…
To get the flu shot or not to get the flu shot? Absolutely says infectious diseases expert!
By Michel Proulx (University of Alberta) – It’s not “just the flu” anymore. The illness that rears its ugly head every year at this time…
Rampant resource development puts Indigenous women and girls at higher risk of violence
Decades of unchecked resource development and government policy failures have strained the social fabric of communities in northeast British Columbia (BC) and have put the…
Honouring and thanking Indigenous Veterans
OTTAWA, Nov. 8, 2016 /CNW/ – Coast to coast to coast, First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples have made many immeasurable contributions to Canada’s armed…
Enoch Cree Nation welcomes new bike park
By Terry Lusty (ANNews) – Enoch First Nation Chief and council, educators, administrators, and most importantly the youth, were beside themselves with excitement on September 30th…
Alex Janvier and others reflect fondly on the brilliance of artist Daphne Odjig
by John Copley (ANNews) – When Daphne Odjig passed away on Saturday, October 1, 2016, the world became a quieter and more solemn place. She…
Gov’t of Canada: Making a difference for First Nations children and families
OTTAWA, Oct. 27, 2016 /CNW/ – The Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, along with the Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Health, issued…
Father Jim Holland honoured with a headdress ceremony
By Terry Lusty (ANNews) – October 2, 2016 will likely be a day that Father Jim Holland, parish priest at Edmonton-based Sacred Heart Church of…