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The Alberta government has pledged to create a new curriculum that will see kindergarten to Grade 12 students learn about the legacy of residential schools, about First Nation treaties, and receive the Aboriginal perspective.
The mayors of Edmonton, Calgary and Wetaskiwin have declared Years of Reconciliation for their cities.
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission will be on…
Emotions ran the gamut from forgiveness to anger to guilt to horror as honourary witnesses shared their reflections over the four-day national event of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
In an already emotionally charged statement, Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson broke down when he personalized the experience of children being taken from reserves and put into residential schools.
…After a week of milder weather in Edmonton, the opening day of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s final national event was met with snowfall.
“An Elder told me the snow came because it’s a form of cleansing,” said Assembly of First Nations Alberta Regional Chief Cameron Alexis, who addressed a packed hall at the Shaw Conference Centre.
Cleansing, healing, sharing, learning…
The general manager of Fort McMurray Métis Local 1935 is seeking the federal Liberal nomination for Fort McMurray-Athabasca. Kyle Harrietha recently announced his intention to seek the nomination noting he has “spent 16 years working for responsible and sustainable development — a just society that respects Aboriginal and minority rights, and accountable, fiscally responsible, transparent…
Black and white photographs by three University of Lethbridge art students will be featured in Iiht·ÌsÌnaakio’p (Camera), an art exhibition curated by Rob First Charger. The concept behind the photographic exhibition, with work by Rudy Black Plume, Star Crop Eared Wolf and Joel No Runner, is a reflection of historical and contemporary photographs created by Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal…
The Siksika Nation Fire and Rescue Team is among the 175 nominations for first responders received by the government for recognition in relation to the southern Alberta flood last June. More than 1,300 nominations have been received recognizing those who went above and beyond to help others in the wake of the floods, as part of Alberta’s Heroes of the Flood recognition program. Also receiving…
Keystone XL pipeline opponent California Democrat Senator Barbara Boxer says the pipeline would worsen the environmental effects of Canadian oil sands development by opening the door to industry expansion. When the U.S. State Department released its final environmental impact statement Jan. 31 – which concluded Keystone would be unlikely to alter greenhouse gas emissions – Boxer released a…
Former Indian Affairs and Northern Development Canada minister Jim Prentice is working with Enbridge to sell First Nations on the company’s Northern Gateway pipeline. “I am doing this because I believe that First Nations should be full partners in resource development and they should be owners of projects like the Northern Gateway,” Prentice said in a statement. “This project can bring jobs,…
The Health Co-Management Secretariat contends that the provincial government plays an important role in reducing the number of children who die in care. “There’s no quick fix, but we can do better, and it starts with improving the on-reserve health system in this province, which currently lags far behind the health system offered in the rest of Alberta,” said Peyasu Wuttunee, coordinator of…
A meeting with Alberta Health was cancelled by the Athabasca Chipewyan and Mikisew Cree First Nations because the government refused to provide an advance copy of a report on cancer to the local Nunee Health authority. The full cancer statistics report is set to go public in March. “We don’t want any surprises. We want to know exactly what was going on every step of the way entering this…
The Speech from the Throne, delivered by Lt. Gov. Donald Ethell, on March 3, committed the provincial government to “seeking clarity” from the federal government “on…improvements in Aboriginal consultation and care.” That commitment was immediately followed by the government pledging to “continue to advocate for important projects like Keystone XL, which are so vital to our long-term…
After three years of working with Fort McMurray youth, UNITY Charity has expanded its program in northern Alberta with UNITY Day Programs in Janvier, Anzac, and Fort Chipewyan. Founded in 2007, UNITY Charity engages youth 10 to 18 by implementing school and community programs designed to teach positive self-expression through beatboxing, breakdancing, spoken word, poetry, graffiti, and more.…
Though he only took up boxing a few months ago, Wyatt Brill can already boast about being a provincial champion.
The 16-year-old Métis, who lives in Slave Lake, captured a gold medal in his category at the recent Alberta Winter Games, which were jointly hosted by Banff and Canmore from Feb. 6-9.
Brill arrived at the boxing competition, held in Banff, not knowing how many…
Audrey Poitras is hopeful that a study recently released by the Rupertland Métis Centre for Research will impress upon the provincial government that investing in education for Métis people is critical.
“The Howe report… sends out a clear call for both community and government action,” said Poitras, president of the Métis Nation of Alberta.
The report, entitled Bridging the…
Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park recently brought home gold, an Alberta first in the Federal/Provincial/Territorial category within the Institute of Public Administration Public Sector Leadership Awards.
And Juanita Tallman, the interpretive supervisor, could not be happier. This is an important win for the First Nations Interpretations Internship Program, a pilot project that she…