First Nations leaders in Alberta call on feds to scrap Bill C-5
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Treaty 6 and 8 First Nations leadership have joined fellow First Nations leaders across Canada to…
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Treaty Rights First! Alberta Needs First Nations’ Free, Prior, And Informed Consent To Separate
by Kinnukana, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – For several years now, the Alberta government has voiced dissatisfaction with a number of federal policies on…
Onion Lake Cree Nation files lawsuit against Alberta Sovereignty Act
By Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – Onion Lake Cree Nation is proceeding with its constitutional challenge against Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s signature Alberta Sovereignty within a…
First Nations unity displayed at rally against separatism at Legislature
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Hundreds of people attended a rally that First Nations leaders from across Alberta organized at the…
First Nations criticism of Danielle Smith goes national
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The national advocacy organization for Treaty First Nations has joined the chorus of First Nations telling…
Confederacy of Treaty No. 6 First Nations congratulates Liberal Party on election win
by ANNews staff (Treaty No. 6 Territory) — The Confederacy of Treaty No. 6 First Nations is congratulating the Liberal Party of Canada on its…
Sturgeon Lake and Mikisew chiefs tell premier to cease and desist ‘separatist threats’
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – In the wake of the 2025 federal election revealing an increasingly polarized electorate, First Nations leaders…
From government negotiator to representing First Nations directly
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Métis lawyer Troy Chalifoux used to work for the Government of Canada negotiating with First Nations….
IRC speaks out about Trump’s tariff
by the Indian Resource Council (ANNews) – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Premier Danielle Smith, Premier Doug Ford and all the other Premiers have spoken strongly…
Special Rapporteur Hears About First Nations Water Rights at International Seminar
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Last week in Maskwacis, Samson Cree Nation and the International Organization of Indigenous Resource Development co-hosted…