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Massey Whiteknife has turned believing in himself into believing in others. And that was the difference that earned him the Youth Entrepreneur Award of Distinction from the Alberta Chamber of Commerce.
“The way he’s also educating people so they can be employed in this field of work, we really felt like that was kind of giving back to the community from quite a sustainable type of thing…
Additional dollars from the provincial government to fight homelessness will have an impact on Aboriginal populations in Edmonton and Calgary.
“I’m not surprised (to receive more funding),” said Susan McGee, executive director of Homeward Trust Edmonton. “The administration has been working diligently within government to make sure there is a good understanding of the momentum that’s…
Two Alberta culinary arts students have made it through to the second round of APTN’s “Cooking with the Wolfman™” competition.
Marcella Goodrunning and Awasis Monague, both students of SAIT’s culinary arts program in Calgary, were among four Kitchen Warriors to wow the judges with their canapé skills.
Season Eight of “Cooking with the Wolfman™,” a show which has been educating…
Aboriginal Youth Animation Project screening
On March 19, young artists from the Aboriginal Youth Animation Project were in attendance for a screening of their films at the Plaza Theatre. Works by Megan Crowchild, Dre First Rider, Lauren Ferguson, Danni Ghostkeeper-Ferguson, Joey Good Eagle, Colton Raw Eater and Will Walton were shown. For 20 weeks participants…
Aboriginal education has moved into a new stage for the Edmonton Catholic school district.
A pipe ceremony held in a ceremonial room at the Sacred Heart Centre on March 10 brought together members of the Council of Elders, a special committee of the district’s board of trustees, and Archbishop Richard Smith and Bishop David Motiuk from the Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton.
“The…
The Thunderbird Literacy Learning Program is hoping to capture the imagination of children through Aboriginal storytelling.
Every Thursday until the end of June, Mandy Higgins, parent educator and cultural liaison, turns into storyteller extraordinaire, encouraging children to read by providing interesting topics that relate to their culture.
“Our oral culture has made it…
River Cree Resort hosts educational conferences
In early March, the River Cree, on the Enoch First Nation, hosted the 7th Annual Western Canadian First Nations Administrators Education Symposium, which included Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn Atleo, Truth and Reconciliation Commission member Wilton Littlechild and Education Minister David Hancock. In mid-…
Though there will not be any time to stage official tryouts, Alberta will once again be sending two teams to the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships.
This year’s national tournament, which will be held in Saskatoon, is scheduled to begin on Apr. 26 and continue until May 1.
Tryouts for both the Alberta female and male clubs had originally been scheduled for January but were…
The Blood and Siksika First Nations have been granted limited intervener status in the upcoming appeal of the Métis harvesting decision.
“It is our position this is Blackfoot territory and we will protect and hold it sustainable for our members,” said Blood Chief Charles Weasel Head.
In June, lawyers for Garry Hirsekorn and the Métis Nation of Alberta will argue in the Court of…
The University of Calgary is trying to recruit more Aboriginal students to its Faculty of Medicine.
“Right now, in a class of 170 students you might have one or two Aboriginal students,” said Sue Ann Facchini, program co-ordinator of the Aboriginal Health Program. “That is not representative.”
Facchini said Aboriginal people make up approximately five per cent of the population…
Reno Nash was 13 years old when he walked across the Winspear stage in 2008 to receive an Alberta Aboriginal Youth Achievement Award. Two years later, his brother Joshua, then 16, stepped up for his own Youth Achievement Award. The two brothers are shining examples of teenagers doing something right.
Refusing to be defeated or defined by adversity they experienced early in their lives,…
Joe Dion walked on fire to get where he is today.
One of 14 Aboriginal Achievement Award winners recognized at a March 11 ceremony in Edmonton – three of whom are Albertans – the energetic Dion said his “firewalk” with motivational guru Tony Robbins was a life-changing event.
“It was 45-feet of glowing coals in Maui and I walked on them without burning. Tony showed me stuff that I…
A former employee who blew the whistle on allegations of financial mismanagement at a virtual health centre is continuing his fight, despite an investigation that found no wrong doing.
The First Nations EpiCentre, which was created in 2007, conducts epidemiology analysis and has received up to $5 million from Health Canada.
Steve Villebrun, a geographic information system’s…
The Stoney Nakoda Nations is taking legal action against Indian and Northern Affairs Canada because the department is refusing to accept a bylaw passed by SNN.
The health bylaw would require the setback on a level three sour gas pipeline be 1.5 km from the reserve’s boundaries. INAC says SNN has overstepped its jurisdiction by setting development restrictions on lands that fall outside…
It has been three months since the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission and RCMP seized tobacco products from the Montana First Nation and charges have yet to be laid.
Lynn Hutchings-Mah, spokesperson for the AGLC, which is the primary lead organization, said the government investigation is still ongoing and she would not speculate as to when it would conclude.
“We’re still…