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A non-treaty First Nation would like to see the Calgary Stampede acknowledge the contributions of the Cree in the development of southern Alberta.
Joe Fromhold, CEO with the Asini Wachi Nehiwawak Mountain Cree band, says the Cree have as a rich history in the south as does the Blackfoot, which are embraced fully by the Calgary Stampede.
“(The Calgary Stampede) is putting up a……
Alberta First Nations were more than faces in the 45,000 strong that rallied on the Mall in Washington on Feb. 17. They were also voices heard by American politicians.
“It was certainly worth our going,” said Melina Laboucan-Massimo, climate and energy campaigner with Greenpeace Canada.
Laboucan-Massimo, of the Lubicon Cree Nation, and Crystal Lameman, of the Beaver Lake Cree…
The newest Chief for the Lubicon Lake Nation is expecting his election victory to be challenged in federal court.
“We’re expecting appeals or some kind of court challenge,” said Billy Joe Laboucan, who was acclaimed Chief in a Feb. 15 election. Five councillors were chosen by secret ballot – the first time an election has not been by a show of hands – with nine candidates running for…
The answer that brought Tom Flanagan’s career to a skidding halt was unintentional, but the question was part of a larger strategy.
“It was kind of planned, but we didn’t know what to expect going into this….He’s coming to our community and we can’t not doing anythind,” said Arnell Tailfeathers, who posted on YouTube Flanagan’s response to a question about child pornography. The resulting…
The Aboriginal Council of Lethbridge along with the Aboriginal Opportunities Employment Centre hosted the 3rd Annual Career and Resource Fair “Creating Opportunities” on Feb. 5. AOEC, which opened its doors in May 2010, has provided employment services to over 800 urban Aboriginal people living in Lethbridge. “Based on the feedback of the people who attended our Job Fair in 2012, many are…
CBC veteran Carolyn Warren will begin her new position as vice president, arts, with The Banff Centre in mid-March. Warren will oversee The Banff Centre’s multidisciplinary arts programming areas, including Indigenous arts, music, theatre arts, film and media, and literary and visual arts. “Carolyn’s broad knowledge of Canadian culture, and passion for connecting the arts with audiences…
Andrea Amelinckx, Dr. Michelle Hogue and Dr. Blythe Shepard were approved as academic staff members by the General Faculty Council body to serve on the Aboriginal Education Committee that represents important stakeholders from the University of Lethbridge and First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities. The three new members join ex officio members Dr. Judith Lapadat (chair), Dr. Mike Mahon (…
The Coastal First Nations will not be participating in the Joint Review Panel on the proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline in Prince Rupert citing financial restraints. “It seems the only party that can afford this long and extended hearing process is Enbridge and, perhaps, the federal government. The average citizen can’t afford to be here and the Coastal First Nations cannot afford to be here…
Aboriginal artists and organizations had until the middle of this month to fill out a survey relating their experiences with current arts funding. The survey, funded through the Alberta Creative Development Initiative, was developed by Sherri Chisan, of Blue Quills First Nations College, and Calgary-based arts management consultant Sally Truss. The goal of the survey is to determine how well…
The Alberta government has partnered with the Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation for the construction of new highway lanes, two pedestrian underpasses, and bridges and culverts over Goose Creek and Pelican Creek through the Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation, west of Valleyview on Highway 43. Construction is expected to start this month. Petrowest Construction LP was chosen by the Sturgeon Lake Council to be…
Fort Chipewyan will be one of 20 communities in which the Alberta government will host public sessions to hear Albertans’ thoughts on water. Public sessions, which will also take place in Fort McMurray and Slave Lake, get under way Feb. 19. The facilitated discussions will focus on four priority areas: healthy lakes; water use in hydraulic fracturing; drinking water and wastewater systems; and…
On Feb. 6, a three-member panel of the Alberta Court of Appeal in Calgary heard the first Métis harvesting rights case to be considered by an appellate court since the landmark Powley case over a decade ago. The case – R. v. Hirsekorn – dates back to the Stelmach government’s 2007 cancellation of a Métis harvesting agreement that implemented the Powley decision in Alberta. Following the…
One step down from the National Hockey League, Colton Yellow Horn is showing he has what it takes.
Called up to play on Feb. 7 with the Manchester Monarchs, Los Angeles Kings’ American Hockey League affiliate, Yellow Horn notched an assist in his first game.
It’s a career chance Yellow Horn, 25, was hoping for.
“With the NHL coming back now there’s a lot of shifting going…
A new community centre that will be built in Slave Lake is expected to benefit residents of the Sawridge First Nation as well as many Aboriginals in surrounding area.
Officials with the Lesser Slave Lake Regional Tri-Council announced in late November that a dozen energy companies would be donating $6.4 million in order to help build a new community centre in Slave Lake.
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Many of Edmonton’s homeless people face the same stumbling block every day: how to get the support they need when they don’t possess valid identification. To access medical care, the Food Bank or rental accommodation, identification is a necessity.
A brochure recently introduced by the United Way and Boyle Street Community Services gives support workers a new step-by-step tool to guide…