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A project organized by the National Campus and Community Radio Association (NCRA) is giving up-and-coming Aboriginal performing artists a chance to have their music heard.
Dig Your Roots-Aboriginal will showcase the talent of up to 100 Aboriginal artists from across the country, who will have their work featured on the Dig Your Roots Web site. Out of those 100 or so performers, 15 will…
Are you a budding Michael Moore? Is there a story you want to tell that would be suitable for film?
Perhaps you should consider signing up for a new program offered by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB).
It's called First Stories and it's a six-day intensive workshop that gives the emerging motion picture artist a well-rounded look at documentary film-making from concept to…
1. Does your party support the principles and objectives of the First Nations/Federal Crown Political Accord on the Recognition and Implementation of First Nations governments that was signed on May 31, 2005?
2. Does your party support the goals and commitments made by the First Ministers and national Aboriginal leaders at the November 2005 First Ministers Meeting?
3. If elected, is…
Buffy Sainte-Marie will perform live in concert at the Empress Theatre in Fort Macleod on Feb. 17. But get your tickets now, because Gerard Gibbs, executive director for the theatre, anticipates a sold out show.
"She is so widely appealing, so I think we will have a very wide, diverse turn out. We are really looking forward to Buffy's performance."
Sainte-Marie is not only a…
Will they or won't they? That's the question the Assembly of First Nations' national chief has posed to Conservative Party leader Stephen Harper.
Phil Fontaine was responding to reports from two senior members of the Conservative Party that had them giving conflicting statements about the agreement reached in Kelowna at the First Ministers Meeting with Aboriginal leadership in November…
Portage College students receive MNA funding
Sixteen students from Portage College, in Lac La Biche, received scholarships of $1,500 each from the Métis Nation of Alberta. The money comes from the recently established $500,000 endowment fund created by the group for Portage College students of Métis descent. The endowment is a contribution of the Métis Education…
Photo: Lyndia Peters
Street Speaks mural at City Hall
A youth at the Marion Centre in downtown Edmonton works on one of nine…
The Frontier Centre for Public Policy’s newest proposal “is a call for Indigenous leaders to engage with community and the government” on discussions for relocating “non-viable” First Nations communities closer to urban centres.
FCPP, an independent non-profit organization, is not suggesting that the federal government force First Nations to move, stressed Joe Quesnel, author of the…
Nicole Baker is breaking a trend. The Aboriginal woman is now in her first year at the University of Alberta working toward a Bachelor of Science degree with Honours in Applied Physics.
In a society that thrives on science, engineering and technology, few students pursue a career path designed for these specific industries, and even fewer women and yet fewer Aboriginals.
Baker…
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An opportunity to share Blackfoot culture online with students across the province has representatives at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Interpretive Centre and Writing-On-Stone Provincial Park excited.
"We have many students who can't come to our site because of distances and finances," says Jim Martin, education specialist at Head-Smashed-In, located near Fort Macleod in…
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There's no stopping hiphop group REDDNATION (RN), or powwow group Northern Cree, as they continue to make waves in the music industry.
Northern Cree has been nominated for a third time to receive a Grammy Award in Hollywood next month, while RN has already picked up awards here in Canada.
RN group members ILL LOGIKAL, MADJIKAL, PHENOM and ANASAZ attended the…
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A report by an Edmonton-based group says the root causes of a serious social problem must be addressed if lives are to be saved.
"You can create as many programs as you want for Aboriginal women, but it's men who are murdering them," states the report released by the Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women (IAAW).
That sentiment is especially poignant at a…
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Premier Ed Stelmach's blending of Aboriginal Affairs with Intergovernmental and International Affairs in his new cabinet may not be a bad thing, says one Aboriginal politician.
Alden Armstrong, president of the Metis Settlements of Alberta said "the mandate letters that were issued by Premier Stelmach promote clarity and accountability across all ministries." He added the…
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When the Alberta government told Caslan School principal Tim Murphy that his school wasn't a success he challenged that notion.
"What is success? How do you define it?" he asked.
Murphy felt that his Metis students faced challenges that many other students didn't have to overcome.
"A lot of the kids here are dealing with fetal alcohol syndrome. A lot of them…
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Staff and clients of the Bent Arrow Traditional Healing Society will sorely miss their mentor, Shauna Seneca, but husband Brad Seneca and his managers vow to carry on her vision of helping to heal Aboriginal people.
Shauna passed away suddenly on Dec. 14 from a blood clot following knee surgery, leaving the city to grieve her unexpected passing. Even Mayor Stephen Mandel…