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A new partnership project is working to provide emergency medical training opportunities to eligible non-settlement Metis learners across the province.
The partners, including Canadian Industrial Paramedics (CIP), North American Oil Sands Corporation (NAOSC), Portage College and the Metis Nations of Alberta, have joined together in a co-operative effort to recruit, sponsor and train…
A consortium of literacy experts is urging Alberta's industrial, governmental and non-profit sectors to work together to increase literacy rates in Alberta, in order to ensure this province remains globally competitive.
To that end, sector leaders are invited to take part in a day-long Think Tank which will focus on implementing a mutually beneficial literacy policy for the province.…
Aboriginal high school students from across the country are among the winners of the 2006 Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation's excellence awards. The awards recognize outstanding students for their leadership skills, community involvement, academic achievement and interest in innovation.
"The Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation is very proud to salute the entrance award…
She proudly wears the gold and bronze medals she won at the 2006 North American Indigenous Games held in Denver, Colorado from July 2 to 9. Fifteen-year-old Cheyenne Bigchild from the Sunchild Reserve competed for them against other Aboriginal youth from Canada and the United States.
In the midget category, Bigchild won gold in the 25-metre javelin throw and bronze in the 22-metre discus…
The fifth annual Paddling for Compassion event is scheduled for Sept. 16. Organized by Cornerstone Counselling Centre, the event not only raises money for an excellent cause but also provides the perfect occasion for people to get to know the river so many Edmontonians love-the North Saskatchewan.
Paddlers literally go with the flow-paddling with the current from Devon to Laurier Park in…
Dale Auger has already secured himself a spot in the pantheon of contemporary art, but can he carve out a niche in contemporary literature? Well, he's sure gonna give it a try.
Mwâkwa Talks to the Loon, written and illustrated by the Sakaw Cree from Bigstone Cree Nation, is his first foray into book publishing. The Cree story for children, written in English with Cree words included,…
From the author of Keeper'n Me and For Joshua comes a novel of redemption and the power of transformation. Dream Wheels, by Richard Wagamese, is a testament to the healing power of family and an homage to the Ojibway and Sioux traditions.
Dream Wheels is the story of a physically and mentally damaged rodeo rider, a troubled and disillusioned kid and his bitter victimized mother.
Joe…
The chiefs of the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations have appointed Chief Morris Monias of the Heart Lake First Nation as their new spokesman. He replaces Chief Eddy Makokis of the Saddle Lake Cree Nation and Chief Henry Lewis of the Onion Lake Cree Nation. The chiefs' spokesman will liaise with the federal and provincial governments and departmental officials as well as with the other…
The Urban Aboriginal Strategy has awarded $140,000 toward two programs in Calgary, the Awo Taan Native Women's Shelter Society's Paediatric Wellness Clinic and the Native Counselling Services of Alberta's Aboriginal Parenting Program.
The wellness clinic will receive about $64,000 to hire a registered nurse and enhance family centered services. Infants and youth residing in the shelter…
Old Earth Productions will perform Tomson Highway's beautiful, intense and funny look at life on the rez with their production of The Rez Sisters, which will take to the Fringe Festival stage from Aug. 18 to 27. The story is about a group of women in a fictional southern Ontario reserve who put their considerable wits together to make it to Toronto to go to the biggest Bingo in the world.…
Will it or won't it be built? That is the question facing a First Nation in Alberta that has made significant movement toward the construction of a school in their community. Confusion over funding commitments from the federal government has leadership concerned.
One of two on-reserve schools slated for construction in the province is for the Kiska Waptan First Nation, a community of…
It was six days of cultural celebration, holistic healing and steps made forward to healthy lifestyles at the fifth gathering of the Healing Our Spirit Worldwide (HOSW) conference.
From Aug. 6 to 11, Indigenous peoples from New Zealand, Australia, South America, the Arctic, the United States and Canada participated in workshops througout the week that highlighted healing initiatives,…
As part of its celebration of Education Week, the Alberta Teachers' Association hosted a dedication ceremony in Edmonton on May 5 for Education is Our Buffalo: A Teacher's Resource for First Nations, Metis and Inuit Education. The resource book was written by many Aboriginal writers, including Leo Fox, Ed Lavallee, Liz Poitras and Amoudla Sataa.
The dedication ceremony included a pipe…
Kandis Langton began a new chapter in her life on May 16 with a posting with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in Vallyview after completing a grueling six months of training in Regina.
"It was a lot of hard work and I was happy to finish, and I'm even happier to start my career," she said.
Her friends and family in Edmonton honored the 22-year-old graduate of the training…
Northern Lakes College hosted its annual traditional powwow on May 6. The morning events consisted of hand games taught by Romeo Waskahat of Frog Lake, and dance workshops were taught by Tina Isadore of Driftpile.
About 500 visitors attended throughout the day to hear the sound of the drum group River Cree. The dancers came from Salt Prairie, Grouard, East Prairie, Wabasca, Enoch,…