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The Blood Tribe and Fort McKay First Nation have developed an employment partnership, creating viable training and employment opportunities. The Blood Tribe, Canada’s largest First Nation community in southern Alberta with approximately 12,000 members, has an available labour force which can be utilized in partnership with Fort McKay First Nation, a community of just over 650 members, located…
The Treaty 7 Management Corporation and supporting Chiefs have bestowed the Blackfoot name of Mak-Koyii-Sa-Pii (which means Wolf Charger) on Aboriginal Relations Minister Robin Campbell. Campbell was recognized on July 12 in Calgary with Piikani Nation Elder Reg Crowshoe conducting the special ceremony. In a news release, Campbell said he was “humbled more than I can say by this profound and…
TransCanada has announced it will move forward with its $12-billion Energy East pipeline project, which will carry Alberta crude to New Brunswick. The company said it will seek the necessary regulatory approvals in order to begin construction. If the proposed Energy East pipeline project meets regulatory approvals, 3,000 km of existing natural gas pipeline, beginning in Hardisty, will be…
The Joint Review Panel has recommend approval of Shell’s Jackpine mine expansion project. “We see from this approval that the JRP has prioritized oil industry profits before the health and well-being of our community and the environment. It’s truly appalling,” said Eriel Deranger, communication coordinator for the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, in a news release. In a 413-page…
An “oily” sheen on a stretch of the Athabasca River noticed on July 6 was brought to the attention of Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resources Development by Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam. Environmental officials informed the First Nation that the occurrence was due to natural causes, likely a large blue-green algae bloom, but Adams is not convinced and ACFN…
Despite protestations from the Fort McKay First Nation, the Alberta Energy Regulator has approved the Brion Energy (formerly Dover Opco) project application for the extraction of bitumen in an area adjacent to the Fort McKay reserve lands near Moose Lake. In an April hearing, Fort McKay requested a 20 km “no development buffer zone” around the Moose Lake reserve lands to protect the…
Games, culture mark Alberta Indigenous Games in St. Albert
Assembly of First Nations Regional Chief Cameron Alexis explains the protocol of carrying the Eagle Staff to the runners before they left on their 13 km run from the site of the last Alberta Indigenous Games in Edmonton to Poundmaker Lodge, in St. Albert.
Trini Minde started carrying the Eagle Staff. Also taking turns…
For the second time since its creation in 2008, the Nexen Chair in Indigenous Leadership at The Banff Centre has been awarded to an Indigenous woman with a passion for advancing Indigenous learning. Dr. Lois Edge takes over from Dr. Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux, whose work during her four-year term included ground-breaking research led by program director Brian Calliou.
“Dr. Edge has a…
It isn’t Idle No More that convinced Karen Pheasant to seek a position on the Edmonton Public School Board, but Pheasant is convinced that the grassroots movement will get Aboriginal people out in record numbers to cast their votes.
“I’m inspired by the way political movement is going for people that have normally been left out,” she said.
Pheasant is running for trustee for Ward…
A pilot project that is taking place now between the Kainai First Nation and the Alberta government is aimed at keeping the province’s waters safer.
The program, which involves the inspection of watercraft coming into Alberta, is being undertaken to help prevent the spread of unwanted species in the province’s lakes and rivers.
As part of the project, which was launched in late…
A Siksika First Nation chef whose Toronto restaurant is receiving overwhelming reviews will kick off the second season of Untamed Gourmet.
“I had received requests for different TV things, but production quality and the sensitivity to the subject matter … and their art really showed through on their first season and it was just something I really wanted to be a part of,” said Aaron Bear…
The Oskapewis walkers chose to walk west to Hinton from Ontario and Manitoba “to honour what treaty says, the land, the water, where the water comes from,” said Edmond Etherington.
The east and Ottawa, he says, are about politics.
“But in reality, are (our Chiefs) doing the right thing? Is it okay to give up to what the government wants us to do? That’s why I choose to walk away…
The Edmonton Police Service recently dedicated its new tipi as part of the department’s new Aboriginal Policing Strategy.
“This is something that we have been working on for a long time in a vision that has come to fruition, and I am very pleased and proud of what we are going to accomplish in the future,” said Constable Lisa Wolfe, who serves with EPS’s Aboriginal Community Liaison…
While Melvina Weasel Head was on the west end of the Siksika First Nation helping to sandbag other peoples’ homes as river water rose and rain poured in mid-June, her own house was flooding.
In 15 minutes, her son watched the water engulf the first floor and creep up the stairs to cover an inch on the second floor. Towels placed on the second floor helped prevent further damage.
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An Aboriginal woman is seeking a seat on the the City of Edmonton council.
Taz Audrey Bouchier recently announced her intention to seek the position for Ward 6.
“I chose Ward 6 because of the diversity of ethnicities, religions, and economic situations,” said Bouchier. “Also, because of my familiarity with the downtown core from the time I worked as the Institutional Elder for…