Vancouver city councillor submits motion to implement UNDRIP
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – This month, a motion was submitted in Vancouver to see the city implement the United Nations…
Social Issues
International Women’s Day: Celebrating Indigenous Women at the front lines
((Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C. – March 8, 2021) This International Women’s Day, the Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) celebrates Indigenous…
International Women’s Day is a call to action
by Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Alberta Assembly of First Nations regional chief Marlene Poitras says that International Women’s Day isn’t just…
March 9 virtual town hall to discuss Indigenous-centred healthcare in Vancouver DTES
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On March 9, 2021 at 11:00am EST, Indigenous Health Today by Nation Talk is hosting a…
ACWS study reveals positive impacts of women’s shelters
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On February 24, 2021 the Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters (ACWS) released the findings of Project…
Documenting the impact of an innovative housing initiative to support youth aging out of foster care
(Edmonton) – A team of MacEwan University scholars is partnering with NiGiNan Housing Ventures to help document a new approach to address homelessness among Indigenous…
Knowledge Keeper Doreen Starr – An Acahkos Angel
By Dale Ladouceur, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Knowledge Keeper Doreen Starr is a soft-spoken angel. Describing the elder this way may cause her…
Edmonton Police show inhumane treatment of vulnerable people during freezing cold weather
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Edmonton Police Services made headlines this week when officers kicked homeless citizens out into the street…
First Nation Company assists with facemask donations across Western Treaty 6 Territory
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Saddle Lake Smoke-Eaters LP, an on-reserve company in Saddle Lake Cree Nation, recently donated 120,000 facemasks…
Edmonton Police Service joins Boyle Street Community in a new Collaborative HELP Unit
By Jake Cardinal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On January 5, 2020 the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) began a new initiative: The Human-centred Engagement…