How Leonor Zalabata Torres became the first Indigenous person on the UN Security Council

by MBC News | Feb 26, 2026

Photo: On Jan. 2, 2026, Leonor Zalabata Torres became the first Indigenous person appointed to the UN Security Council. (Photo courtesy of Leonor Zalabata Torres) / Lucas-Matthew Marsh, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter By Lucas-Matthew Marsh Local Journalism...

From Soap to Sky: How Lauren Moberly Builds Business and Preserves Heritage

by MBC News | Feb 26, 2026

Photo: Lauren Moberly. Photo supplied. By Chevi Rabbit Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Alberta Native News For Lauren Moberly, entrepreneurship became a path to both independence and cultural preservation. After raising her three children, she found herself...

Living With Pain? Flin Flon Class Offers New Hope for Chronic Sufferers

by MBC News | Feb 25, 2026

Photo: A new weekly pain management class in Flin Flon is helping residents with chronic pain learn practical physical, psychological and social strategies to improve daily life, even if the pain doesn’t fully disappear. Photo courtesy Karolina Grabowska By Steven...

Banff photography exhibit highlights Indigenous elders across Canada

by MBC News | Feb 25, 2026

Photo: A portrait of Kainai elder and educator Leroy Little Bear and his wife, Amethyst First Rider, from the Indigenous elders portrait exhibit “All Our Relations.” CRAIG RICHARDS PHOTO By Leah Pelletier Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Rocky Mountain...

New work by acclaimed poet explores a life lived in ceremony and teachings

by MBC News | Feb 24, 2026

Photo: By Shari Narine Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Windspeaker.com Words matter, writes poet Louise Bernice Halfe-Sky Dancer. “Kêhtê-ayak (Elders) teach that words must be used with caution,” she writes in “Song of the Starved Soul: A Commentary on Ceremony...