Ottawa’s deal with Alberta on pipeline ignites rising BC backlash

by MBC News | Dec 4, 2025

Photo: National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak and Prime Minister Mark Carney at an AFN assembly Dec. 2 where Indigenous leaders voted unanimously for the withdrawal of the pipeline pact and in support of BC First Nations opposed to lifting the oil tanker ban. / CPAC...

Matthew Wildcat offers “Indigenous realist” view of Alberta separatism

by MBC News | Dec 4, 2025

Photo: University of Alberta Prof. Matthew Wildcat speaking at the recent Parkland Institute Conference. Photo by Paula Kirman. By Jeremy Appel Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Alberta Native News The forces that Alberta’s separatist movement represents pose a far...

The 1.3 Billion Cubic Meter Problem: Why ‘Treat and Release’ is a Broken Promise to Treaty 8

by MBC News | Dec 4, 2025

Photo: Mikisew Cree First Nation Chief Billy-Joe Tuccaro. (Sreenshot). By John Wirth Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Alberta Native News Treaty 8 Chiefs from Cree, Beaver, Fort Chip Métis, and Chipewyan First Nations communities are gearing up to defend their...

La Ronge readies for December events and highlights year’s progress

by MBC News | Dec 4, 2025

By Nicole Goldsworthy Local Journalism Initiative Reporter SaskToday.ca The Town of La Ronge is preparing for a full slate of December activities while highlighting key community projects and challenges from the past year. Community services manager Connor Tessier...

Writers weigh in on the premise that colonialism, genocide of Indigenous peoples is a structure, not a past event

by MBC News | Dec 3, 2025

By Shari Narine Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Windspeaker.com Settler colonialism and genocide against Indigenous people continue today, contend numerous contributors to On Settler Colonialism in Canada. “I think it is a shock…and it is this moment of clarity,”...