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Maggie Hogson, a well-known activist in the area of residential school survivor healing, said the recently announced compensation package for former residential school students provides formal acknowledgment that the residential school system devastated the Native community over generations.
Hogson, who was a member of the Aboriginal Working Caucus that provided advice to…
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Maggie Hogson, a well-known activist in the area of residential school survivor healing, said the recently announced compensation package for former residential school students provides formal acknowledgment that the residential school system devastated the Native community over generations.
Hogson, who was a member of the Aboriginal Working Caucus that provided advice to…
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A compensation package for the survivors of residential schools announced in Ottawa Nov. 23 is receiving mixed early reviews in the Native community, with many former students, upon hearing details of the agreement, expressing a wide range of emotions, including frustration, anger and sadness.
The deal was hammered out by the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), the government…
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A compensation package for the survivors of residential schools announced in Ottawa Nov. 23 is receiving mixed early reviews in the Native community, with many former students, upon hearing details of the agreement, expressing a wide range of emotions, including frustration, anger and sadness.
The deal was hammered out by the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), the government…
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The big talent from Alberta was front and centre when the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards were presented on a snowy winter's night in Toronto Nov. 25.
Carl Quinn, the ladies of Asani, powwow group Painted Horse from the south, and the Northern Cree Singers all walked away with hardware. The Keeper of Tradition Award was presented to northern Alberta's Allan Beaver.
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The big talent from Alberta was front and centre when the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards were presented on a snowy winter's night in Toronto Nov. 25.
Carl Quinn, the ladies of Asani, powwow group Painted Horse from the south, and the Northern Cree Singers all walked away with hardware. The Keeper of Tradition Award was presented to northern Alberta's Allan Beaver.
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"Fanning the flame... nurturing knowledge and wisdom" was the theme of the 13th annual Dreamcatcher Aboriginal Youth Conference held at Grant MacEwan College City Centre campus from Oct. 14 to 16.
"I believe that's what it did for most; give them knowledge," said Carolynn Chartrand, the conference organizer. "Fanning the flame is encouraging them to move forward, and…
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"Fanning the flame... nurturing knowledge and wisdom" was the theme of the 13th annual Dreamcatcher Aboriginal Youth Conference held at Grant MacEwan College City Centre campus from Oct. 14 to 16.
"I believe that's what it did for most; give them knowledge," said Carolynn Chartrand, the conference organizer. "Fanning the flame is encouraging them to move forward, and…
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Louise Papaianni is proud of her Cree heritage and as such, is very pleased to be part of an project at the University of Alberta.
Though she grew up in Edmonton, Papaianni feels a deep responsibility to honor her Aboriginal mother's culture, and she is doing just that by helping research a Cree language project at the University of Alberta School of Native Studies.
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Louise Papaianni is proud of her Cree heritage and as such, is very pleased to be part of an project at the University of Alberta.
Though she grew up in Edmonton, Papaianni feels a deep responsibility to honor her Aboriginal mother's culture, and she is doing just that by helping research a Cree language project at the University of Alberta School of Native Studies.
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Only one Albertan earned a championship at the International Indian Finals Rodeo (IIFR) held in North Battleford Oct. 13 to 16.
Vanessa Chalifoux won all four days of junior barrel racing competition and posted a junior girls barrel racing low time of 13.53 seconds.
Some of the best rodeo competitors from across North America competed in 11 different rodeo events.…
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In conjunction with the company's 25th anniversary celebrations, Peach Hills Trust paid tribute to the talents of the 23rd annual Native art contest winners during a ceremony at the Shaw Conference Centre on Oct. 27.
The contest was established in 1982 to promote the work of Native artists throughout Canada.
"First Nations art has always been something that's been…
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In conjunction with the company's 25th anniversary celebrations, Peach Hills Trust paid tribute to the talents of the 23rd annual Native art contest winners during a ceremony at the Shaw Conference Centre on Oct. 27.
The contest was established in 1982 to promote the work of Native artists throughout Canada.
"First Nations art has always been something that's been…
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The young, and the young at heart, gathered at the Amiskwaciy Academy on Oct. 28 for an evening of music, dance and comedy. The night's entertainment, including a silent auction, was a fundraising effort designed to support the Native Seniors Centre.
Funds raised at the event will go towards 20th anniversary celebrations planned for October 2006.
"We are fundraising…
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The young, and the young at heart, gathered at the Amiskwaciy Academy on Oct. 28 for an evening of music, dance and comedy. The night's entertainment, including a silent auction, was a fundraising effort designed to support the Native Seniors Centre.
Funds raised at the event will go towards 20th anniversary celebrations planned for October 2006.
"We are fundraising…