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Dancing was part of the celebrations for Aboriginal Awareness Week at the University of Calgary.
First Nations Student Association presents Aboriginal Awareness Week
The FNSA at the University of Calgary presented a week in March of on-campus activities and events that showcased Aboriginal culture, pulling together community members and students. The week…
Deloria Many Grey Horses Violich of the Kainai First Nation is one of 12 recipients of the inaugural Indigenous Educator Awards.
“I feel really honoured and blessed,” said Violich. “It is an exciting time for the Indian community, being provided the space to have your own culture.”
If there is one thread that runs through Violich’s work, it is the importance of maintaining ties…
Artist-in-residence shares gifts
Holly Rae Yuzicapi, from the Standing Buffalo Dakota Nation in Southern Saskatchewan, worked with 24 junior high students from several Edmonton Public Schools as part of an Aboriginal Art workshop themed Share Your Story. Yuzicapi is the EPS artist-in-residence. The workshop allowed Aboriginal students to have an enriching artistic…
A panel of judges had a tough time picking just one winner in each category from an impressive array of worthy nominees in the annual ROOPH - Recognizing Outstanding Organizations and People in Housing – awards.
The Outstanding Service for the Aboriginal Community awards is an important part of the ROOPH Awards and Homeward Trust Edmonton has integrated Aboriginal partnerships in all…
By September, Siksika First Nation members could be returning to the polls to vote on a second referendum dealing with the land designation for the Hidden Valley Golf Resort.
This time around, though, council will be asking for a two to three year extension on the present designation and not the original revocation and designation that would have seen the land maintain designation for…
The province has signed an agreement with the Métis settlements committing to $85 million over the next 10 years.
“The cornerstone of the whole accord … is to ensure that the eight Métis settlements are economically viable, self-sustaining communities,” said Randy Hardy, president of the Métis Settlements General Council. “What we’re looking for is having our lands and traditional areas…
One First Nation is not signing its annual funding contribution agreement with the federal government and another is signing under duress.
And both Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam and Onion Lake Cree Nation Chief Wallace Fox are calling the federal government’s actions “extortion.”
At the heart of the issue is the government’s decision to roll the laws included…
A breach in March at Suncor Energy in northern Alberta underscores the message Chiefs from Canada and the United States are delivering. It also underscores that patience is running out.
“It’s going to be a long, hot summer meaning the people are restless and the people are tired of being dictated to and I think you’re going to see a lot of demonstrations this summer as the time unfolds…
So King Ralph.. Premier Klein... Bluebird has passed away yesterday..
My dad said his Blackfoot Indian name was Bluebird.... Because he passed out in the back of a school bus when he was drinking with the boys in his pre-premier days.
Ralph spoke fluent Blackfoot and loved our people...He even married a Blackfoot woman Colleen.
My dad also told me that he was at…
Tsuu T'ina Nation Chief and Council were saddened today to learn of the passing of former Premier Ralph Klein.
"On behalf of our Nation members we share in the feeling of loss as our Nation and all Albertans lose a good friend," offered Chief Roy Whitney.
He added, "Our Nation's relationship with former Premier Klein began during his tenure as Mayor and continued during his time…
Since she is six-feet tall, Malayah Bruno tends to stand out on the basketball court.
And though the 16-year-old Cree/Blackfoot has one season of high school ball remaining after her current one, a handful of universities have already expressed interest in having her attend their schools.
Bruno, who is in Grade 11, is starring with the Calgary-based St. Mary’s Saints. This marks…
Thanks to an Edmonton-based Dene woman a new computer engineering game and career website is now available to youth everywhere.
Jessica Vanderberghe, a 35-year-old professional engineer, was the project lead for the game/website called EnGenious, which has been launched by the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA).
EnGenious was launched…
A class assignment in the University of Alberta’s Native Studies program has evolved into the latest online teaching tool for children learning the Cree language. Little Bear’s Day and The Seasons are the first in what Caylie Gnyra hopes will become a large collection of e-books available free online for classroom use from kindergarten to Grade Six.
Gnyra, 29, is the U of A student…
When Cindy Lee Auger learned she had been recognized for her exemplary contribution to education, she was shocked and pleased.
The former Northland School Division teacher’s aide won the Alberta School Board Association’s President’s Award.
Auger is in now in her last year of courses which will see her earn her teaching degree through the Aboriginal Teacher Education Program. The…
Ten years ago, a group of Aboriginal women gathered and formed the Aboriginal Women’s Professional Association.
“(They) had a visioning session, talking about what’s needed, based on their own experiences and those of their extended families, and what kinds of programs were needed,” said Executive Director Jori Hunter.
Today, the AWPA is 400-plus members strong. The motto of the…