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A residency bylaw recently passed by Samson Cree membership gives chief and council a say on who moves on to the First Nation as well as who can remain as residents.
On Jan. 4, 479 people voted in favour of the By-Law Governing the Residency of Members and Other Persons on the Samson Cree Nation Reserve, while 370 cast ballots against the bylaw. Approximately 2,500 people were eligible…
New legislation introduced in the Legislature is aimed at establishing a Child and Youth Advocate as an independent officer of the Legislature. Bill 25, the Child and Youth Advocate Act, will also expand the advocate’s mandate to ensure those in the youth criminal justice system will have advocacy supports. Currently the advocate reports to the Minister of Human Services. Also proposed is the…
The Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters received $150,000 from Alberta’s Civil Forfeiture Office to develop and implement a new innovative program. Taking a Stand is a grassroots program to engage men and boys in the prevention of family violence. Taking a Stand will bring together a variety of community-based organizations to increase knowledge of gender-based discrimination and violence,…
On Nov. 18, high school students at Kihew Asiniy Education Centre in Saddle Lake hosted a youth rally. Youth came together to address concerns of the past, present, and future; issues such as the history of Indigenous education, the current funding gaps in education, culturally relevant education, health care, environment, as well as misconceptions and stereotypes regarding the First Nation…
Amy Malbeuf, a Métis artist from Rich Lake, was one of 10 artists chosen from across the country to participate in a display of contemporary Aboriginal art at the Gladstone Gallery, in the Thunderbird Aboriginal Arts, Culture and Entrepreneur Centre, in Toronto. Curated by Vanessa Dion Fletcher, the exhibit, which ran in November, explored the values and lessons from traditional oral culture…
Northern Lakes College has expanded its dual credit programming to high school students in two more school divisions. A partnership between High Prairie School Division and Living Waters Catholic Regional Division in Slave Lake has now been struck. As of this February, the college will offer a total of five programs as part of its dual credit program: Emergency Medical Responder, Forestry and…
Sundance Energy Corp. is progressing on schedule towards drilling the first test well on its Alexander First Nations permit. Sundance has completed the required survey, is presently conducting the required environmental assessment and is in the process of obtaining a surface lease and a drilling license for the test well. Drilling operations on the Sundance 16-11 well are scheduled to get…
Highway 58 Garden River access road in northern Alberta has been upgraded to meet provincial highway standards. Work was done on 57.8 km of existing summer/winter road to allow all-season access. New bridges and culverts were built, 7 km of road constructed, and almost 29 hectares of existing summer/winter road corridors reclaimed. The upgraded road will allow easy access to Garden River and…
Education Minister Thomas Lukaszuk plans to meet with Aboriginal leaders, school trustees and community members in the Northland School Division prior to deciding which of the 48 recommendations made by a government-appointed team will be implemented. The recommendations were as a result of consultation that took place in the 23 communities that have schools operated by NSD. The team was…
Crystal Lameman-Cardinal, 29, and Chance McPherson, 18, from the Beaver Lake Cree Nation, were recently in the United Kingdom as part of a larger solidarity exchange project between the Beaver Lake Cree Nation and UK NGOs, The Cooperative, UK Tar Sands Network and Greenpeace UK. They took part in a week-long speaking tour of England, stopping in London, Oxford and Birmingham.…
Photo Caption: Yvonne Jobin of Moonstone Creation Native Gallery and Gift Shop offers classes in traditional beading, ceremonial drumming and medicine wheel teachings.
Artist teaches traditional design, spiritualism
Yvonne Jobin, traditional artist, designer and spiritualist of Cree First Nations offers a variety of classes in…
Photo caption: Jason Goodstriker, former chief of the Kainai First Nation, addressed a panel on citizenship issues, talking about the challenges communities faced to elect strong leaders and to maintain safety.
Photo: Shari Narine
National forum on citizenship addresses complex issue
First Nations leaders from across the country gathered at the River…
November 14-18 was Anti-Bullying Week and local advocate Kelly Girling seized the opportunity to launch VOICE: a Facebook webpage designed to strike back at what has become all too commonplace.
“There are a lot of victims of bullying that really don’t feel like they have an opportunity or a chance to be heard,” said Girling.
Girling believes that by junior high, every child is…
A Calgary college in partnership with a First Nations organization has launched an Aboriginal-focused addictions certificate program, which promises to provide cutting edge education and training for addiction councillors.
Bow Valley College and the Sunrise Native Addictions Services Society introduced the innovative program Nov. 14.
The Aboriginal Addictions Counselling…
A former National Hockey League player is hoping to establish a facility in Alberta where students can further both their hockey and academic careers.
Brantt Myhres, who had stints with six different NHL teams, is the CEO and president of the Greater Strides Hockey Academy.
Myhres’ Calgary-based academy currently offers on-ice training programs to various groups. But he’s hoping…