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Over 250 performers, dancers and drummers celebrated Aboriginal culture at the 2nd annual Heritage Park Powwow.
Treaty 7 hosts pow wow at Heritage Park
Treaty 7 Management Corp. hosted its second annual “Sharing our Culture” pow wow at Heritage Park Historical Village on Sept. 15. The pow wow showcases the history and culture of…
Generations share their culture
Eli Green and his grandson Noah Green were among the performers to entertain at the new Boyle Street Plaza in the inner city for Alberta Culture Days in September.
New exhibit at Telus World of Science
A permanent exhibit at Telus World of Science, created by a University of…
During Bigstone Cree Treaty Days, Randall Noskiye (left) and Alvin Young smoked whitefish they caught in North Wabasca Lake. Two days of celebration took place Aug. 14 and 15 on Reserve A in Desmarais.
Fort McKay First Nation and Savanna Energy Services Corp. have formed the Fort McKay-Savanna Energy Services Limited Partnership. The partnership will provide drilling, well-servicing and coring services and oil field rental equipment in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. Owned between Fort McKay and Savanna, the partnership will be positioned to provide drilling and related services…
Métis writer Jacqueline Guest is among the five finalists in CODE’s Inaugural Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature. Her book, Free Throw, published by Random House of Canada Ltd., is in competition with As Long as the Rivers Flow by James Bartleman, Shadows Cast by Stars by Catherine Knutsson, As I Remember It by Tara Lee Morin and Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese. “These…
The Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Lethbridge has launched a new degree program with a focus on Native American Art: the Bachelor of Fine Arts (Native American Art). It is one of only three such programs in Canada and reflects the importance of Aboriginal art and culture in this region and across North America. Developed in collaboration by the Department of Art and the Department…
Information released by the province earlier this month indicates that approximately 950 people were provided with long-term accommodations in neighbourhoods on Siksika First Nation and High River and an additional 850 people may be moving into temporary neighbourhoods shortly, depending on housing registry needs. Almost $70 million in immediate support was distributed through pre-loaded debit…
The Dene Tha’ and Tall Cree First Nations will have greater access to high-speed Internet through two Final Mile Rural Community Program grants. The Tallcree First Nation will receive $109,200 to install broadband equipment on two towers, while the Dene Tha’ First Nation will get $163,500 to install a new tower and broadband network equipment. The province’s Final Mile Rural…
The latest statics on child poverty released by the province indicate that Aboriginal children are included in the group most vulnerable to experience poverty and financial insecurity. Thirty per cent of Aboriginal children and 21.2 per cent of visible minority children aged five to 18 years live in poverty. Aboriginal (at 19.2 per cent) and visible minority (at 15.8 per cent) individuals have…
The latest statics on child poverty released by the province indicate that Aboriginal children are included in the group most vulnerable to experience poverty and financial insecurity. Thirty per cent of Aboriginal children and 21.2 per cent of visible minority children aged five to 18 years live in poverty. Aboriginal (at 19.2 per cent) and visible minority (at 15.8 per cent) individuals have…
The Confederacy of Treaty 6 is among 50 plus organizations pushing the auditor general to launch a wide-ranging probe into the state of Alberta’s pipelines. The call comes following the release of results of what the government is claiming to have been a “comprehensive third-party review,” which concluded that Alberta is a leader in establishing best practices to manage the industry…
First Nations recently announced they will be undertaking a campaign in opposition to Coalspur’s Vista project southeast of Hinton, which could become the largest thermal coal mine in Canada. Whitefish Lake First Nation, the Foothills Ojibway, the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation, and the Ermineskin Cree Nation will start an “international awareness campaign” in both Canada and Australia, where…
The Fort McKay First Nation has filed for permission to the Court of Appeal of Alberta to appeal the approval granted by the Alberta Energy Regulator to Athabasca Oil Corp.’s Dover Commercial Project. At issue, in particular, is Fort McKay’s desire for a 20-km buffer zone around traditional territory, which would include Moose Lake reserve, Gardiner Lake and Namur Lake. The AER rejected that…
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Interpretive Centre was the site early August of uniquely artistic kites. The Flying Buffalo Project featured kites made of canvases painted by 12 First Nations artists in Canada and the United States. Organized by SkyWindWorld, the Flying Buffalo Project is visiting numerous North American sites in its quest to highlight the historical importance of the buffalo…