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Leigh Anderson, of the Stampede Royalty Committee, congratulates Amelia Crowshoe as the 2012 Stampede Indian Princess.
Centennial Stampede Princess crowned
Amelia Crowshoe, of the Piikani First Nation, has been chosen as Stampede Indian Princess to celebrate 2012. “Any year is amazing but this year, 2012, the centennial, it’s…
SHINE hosts community barbecue
The SHINE Youth Clinic, located in the Boyle McCauley Health Centre, added one more service to their long list of help given to inner-city residents, when they hosted a barbecue at the beginning of September. The SHINE Youth Clinic is run by student volunteers and supervised by practicing physicians and trained health professionals every…
Discontent with how Ta-Otha Community School is operating has cost the Big Horn First Nation school 20 per cent of its students.
“Enough was enough,” said Deborah Cardinal, spokesperson for the Education Stakeholders Group. The group is a cross-section of 22 parents which includes Stoney band members, Métis, and Cree and Smallboy Camp individuals. It was formed because of concerns with…
Over a decade of existence, the Belcourt-Brosseau Métis Awards has provided $4.3 million to 656 students and given out 900 awards. Ninety-six per cent of those recipients have completed their studies.
“The students are amazing and talented,” said Loraine Steele, chair of the BBMA panel. “The awards panel is proud to assist them with their education endeavours.”
BBMA sponsored…
In a quiet recess of the frenetic University of Alberta Hospital is an artistic showing of diverse Aboriginal talent.
Shifting Patterns, curated by Edmonton’s Aaron Paquette, features paintings, claywork and photography by established and emerging artists and graces the intimate McMullen Gallery from Oct. 8 through Dec. 4.
Diana Young Kennedy, Gallery and Collection administrator…
With class-action lawsuits filed on behalf of children of the ‘60s scoop’ in three provinces, Tony Merchant expects the process to move faster in Alberta.
“My expectation is (that we’ll get certification and that) we will do that first in Alberta, that’s my plan,” said Merchant. “The Alberta court system has a lot of experience with class actions…. There’s a comfort level with the…
The Housing First program in Edmonton has participated in an exciting project with the city’s Aboriginal population. Susan McGee is executive director and stated that many homeless people self-identify themselves as Aboriginal and often have travelled a journey impacted by residential school experiences.
“These circumstances are unique to them and we needed to conduct a research program…
Fear and mistrust of the system are two of the reasons why less Aboriginal families step up to the plate to open their doors to foster children.
“It’s scary to become a part of the system. I mean, Child Welfare doesn’t have a great reputation with Aboriginal communities. There’s a lot of fear in becoming that closely connected to the child protection system or to the legal system,” said…
Across the country there are First Nations families who are missing a valuable piece of their history because the Glenbow Museum auctioned off 167 cultural artifacts.
“There’s a valuable link missing to a family, a link for family authentication, ceremonial authentication. It is the piece we need to have in order to pass down that knowledge to the next generation,” said Patricia Goodwill…
Homeward Trust Edmonton is going one step further to reach its goal of ending homelessness.
The not-for-profit organization is seeking a not-for profit Aboriginal organization in Edmonton to collaborate on the development of an Aboriginal Housing First team and an Assertive Outreach Housing First team.
“This is an opportunity for an Aboriginal organization to improve access to…
Getting arrested wasn’t the intent but it has brought attention to the fight against fracking on the Blood First Nation.
“It felt horrible to be arrested for something I feel I was doing the right thing. We were there for the right reasons. It’s a terrible feeling to know that our own government and our own Chief and council are not keeping tribal members’ best interest in our health a…
Every year that Lionel Lepine has been involved in protesting tar sands development, in particular in his First Nation of Athabasca Chipeywan, the movement has grown. For Lepine personally, it grew one step further when he was arrested in Ottawa at the steps of the Parliament.
“This goes to show, this government, when people watch out for their rights and what they believe in, and try…
A bylaw aimed at “taking back our community” by either getting help for or getting rid of troubled residents is in the hands of the members of the Samson Cree First Nation.
“We have to take over our community…. It should be safe for anybody anywhere in this community to where it once was with our grandparents,” said Councillor Kirk Buffalo.
Chief and council have drafted an…
Voters – what few turned out – sent a mixed message to the Métis Nation of Alberta on Sept. 6.
President Audrey Poitras was returned to her position to begin her sixth term, more than doubling her opponent Don McCargar. Poitras received 1,388 votes to McCargar’s 643.
Poitras is a “trail blazer for Métis women and for Métis citizens in general,” said Robert Doucette, president for…
Chief Allan Adam announced in front of a loud and boisterous crowd of over 500 that the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation will be taking court action once more, this time challenging the provincial government’s Public Lands Act in order to protect treaty rights.
“We’ve had enough,” said Adam, speaking from the steps of the Alberta Legislature on Sept. 26. “We’re standing up here because…