National Elders Gathering in Edmonton was a truly memorable event

by MBC News | Oct 20, 2025

Photo: Grand Entry for the 2025 National Elders Gathering held in Edmonton this month / Photo by Terry Lusty, LJI By Terry Lusty Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Alberta Native News It’s 7 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 29 and a pipe ceremony outside Edmonton Expo Centre...

Federal government returns former military land to BC First Nation

by MBC News | Oct 20, 2025

Photo: Rebecca Alty, federal minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs and Mike Wyse, chief of Snuneymuxw First Nation, in conversation at the 194.7-acre former military site adjacent to Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo on Oct. 16, 2025 / photo...

National Coalition of Chiefs advocates for carbon capture projects at Edmonton conference

by MBC News | Oct 16, 2025

By: Jeremy Appel Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Alberta Native News This year’s Carbon Capture Canada conference, held in Edmonton on Sept. 15 and 16, opened with remarks from National Coalition of Chiefs (NCC) president Dale Swampy. Swampy founded the NCC in...

New beginnings for Denare Beach, Creighton families after Wolf Fire

by MBC News | Oct 16, 2025

Photo: There are currently 26 units available, with five more expected to arrive in the coming weeks/Courtesy of Big Ice Services By: Nicole Goldsworthy Local Journalism Initiative Reporter SaskToday.ca Residents of Denare Beach displaced by the Wolf Fire are...

First Nations to intervene in Alberta independence case

by MBC News | Oct 15, 2025

By: Jeremy Appel Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Alberta Native News Six First Nations groups, including the Confederacy of Treaty 6 First Nations and Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta, have been granted intervenor status in a court challenge of the Alberta...