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Three Alberta First Nations are staying the course and refusing to file their full audited financial statements with the federal government.
As of Jan. 8, Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, Sawridge First Nation, and Onion Lake Cree Nation had posted neither their audited financial statements nor their Chiefs and councils remuneration and expenses in accordance to the First Nations…
A point-in-time count of homelessness in Alberta’s seven largest municipalities shows a bleak picture of over-representation for the urban Aboriginal population.
But Fort McKay First Nation Chief Jim Boucher takes hope from Premier Jim Prentice’s first Speech from the Throne.
“Aboriginal people have important contributions to make to our cities, but sometimes the transition from…
Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi receives his first Métis sash from Marlene Lanz, president of Métis Nation Region 3.
Métis Nation Region 3 celebrates Métis Week
Beginning Nov. 16 with Louis Riel Day, Métis Nation 3 held a full week of festivities. Following the flag raising ceremony at noon at City Hall on Nov. 17, the city hosted a gathering at the Region 3 offices…
Artist and nurse Heather Clayton displays her years in the north through A Life in Portraits, an exhibition that runs until Dec. 17 at the Extension Gallery at Enterprise Square Atrium, in downtown Edmonton.
Pioneer nursing celebrated in art exhibit
Heather Clayton lived and worked as a nurse in the north from 1959 to the beginning of the 1970s, first in…
A pilot project on Kikino Métis Settlement will see Habitat for Humanity’s ownership model provide homes for four local families.
“Kikino is setting the stage for others to follow. Our objective is to help all of the Métis communities. We’re working out with our pilot projects the best way to go,” said Habitat for Humanity Edmonton President Alfred Nikolai.
The Kikino pilot…
Once more, First Nations are claiming that the federal government has failed to consult when giving the go ahead to industry.
And once more legal action is the result.
The Mikisew Cree Nation and Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation filed legal papers in Vancouver federal court in November asking for a judicial review of the federal government’s October decision to give the nod to…
Campaign to eliminate violence against Aboriginal women
First Nation Women’s Economic Security Council members Koren Lightening Earle (second from left) and Grace Auger with Associate Minister of Aboriginal Relations David Dorward (left) and president of the Alberta Native Friendship Centres Association Merle White kicked off the Moose Hide campaign. The campaign asks…
A recent trip by Premier Jim Prentice to meet with Aboriginal leaders in the Fort Chipewyan region has received mixed reaction.
Fort McKay First Nation Chief Jim Boucher lauds Prentice for traveling north on Nov. 10 and meeting with him and his council for close to two hours.
“I think it’s a very important signal from the premier that he’s very concerned about the relationship…
The Wood Buffalo Environmental Association has translated its newest informational video, which features the association’s community odour monitoring project, into Cree and Dene. The translation marks WBEA’s continued effort to better inform and engage with Aboriginal community members. Odours remain an issue in some communities within the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. In 2013 the…
In the 25 years that the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate has operated, its mandate has grown to better serve the children and youth, who receive designated government services. Most significantly, in 2012, the Child and Youth Advocate Act was proclaimed and established the Child and Youth Advocate as an independent officer reporting to the Alberta Legislature. In May 2014,…
According to 2013-14 standardized test results, the majority of First Nations students on reserves in Alberta are failing at reading, writing and math. The statistics were recently published by the federal Department of Aboriginal Affairs. In Alberta, the literacy score was 28 per cent among boys and 36 per cent among girls, while the math score was 21 per cent among boys and 19 per cent among…
Under new Chief Gordon T. Auger, Bigstone Cree Nation held a peaceful demonstration Oct. 30 to “draw attention to the lack of respect and acknowledgement for our rights to economic development within our own traditional territory.” The band says that extensive drilling and industrial development were permitted by the government without approval from the band or consideration of the band’s…
Cold Lake First Nation recently signed an agreement to purchase 900 acres from the Samson Cree Nation, which now makes the Denesuline First Nation the largest landowners in the Cold Lake region. Samson Cree Nation held the land for many years. “Cold Lake First Nation is moving forward with economic development plans and our group of companies are doing well. We are investing into tomorrow’s…
Information garnered from the Sherritt International’s Obed Mountain Coal Mine breach by scientist Bruce Maclean, of Maclean Environmental Consulting, is scheduled to be presented to Athabasca Chipewyan First Nations community members on Dec. 10. Maclean met with representatives from ACFN and Mikisew Cree Nation on Nov. 21 in Edmonton to discuss his findings. Initially, ACFN had Maclean look…
A sign placed along Highway 63 near Plamondon reading “Entering Treaty No. 8 Territory” was found cut in half by a road maintenance crew only three days after being erected. About 10 signs are slated to be put up in the traditional territory to mark the boundaries, raise awareness, and educate the general public. “My staff had worked hard, very hard to ensure that the rules were followed, and…