Stoney Nakoda files court application against Canmore housing developments
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Stoney Nakoda First Nation is taking the Town of Canmore and Alberta government to court over…
Treaty Rights
Northern Alberta Indigenous communities submit land-use report for woodland caribou conservation
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – While there’s been much attention on disputes between First Nations and Métis communities over federal legislation…
First Nations leaders and Métis groups in dispute over Bill C-53
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – First Nations and Métis leaders are divided over impending federal legislation recognizing certain Métis governments in…
Chiefs from Treaties 6, 7 and 8 territories oppose controversial Metis nation self-governance bill
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – As Métis Nation of Alberta (MNA) members await the results of their first election under the…
Confederacy of Treaty 6 First Nations celebrates 30th anniversary with a vibrant powwow
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations held an Aug. 17 powwow on the Enoch Cree…
Treaty 6 leaders declare drug poisoning crisis an emergency
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Following a motion at its annual general meeting, the Confederacy of Treaty No. 6 Nations declared…
The intersection of First Nation Treaties and Metis Self-Government
By Rob Houle, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On National Indigenous Peoples Day (NIPD) the Federal Government introduced Bill C-53 or Recognition of Certain…
Onion Lake Cree Nation files lawsuit against Alberta’s Sovereignty Act
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – A First Nation located on the border between Alberta and Saskatchewan is the first to launch…
NDP Indigenous relations critic slams lack of consultation on Bill 1
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Alberta’s NDP Opposition has joined a chorus of Indigenous leaders in calling Premier Danielle Smith’s signature…
Treaty Chiefs Join to Oppose Alberta Sovereignty Act and Saskatchewan First Act
(ANNews) –The Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations and the G4 in Treaty 7 Territory have joined Vice Chief Aly Bear of the Federation of…