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As long as federal funding does not reflect the true number of Métis residing in Alberta, Métis organizations will continue to lose out on important dollars.
“Alberta as a province holds the largest Métis population in the country. Therefore, when it comes to national funding formulas of any kind, it stands to gain the most, I suppose, when it comes to resource allocations,” Lorne Gladu…
Greg Berland and Christie-Dawn Ladouceur were two of the 62 Belcourt-Brosseau Métis Awards winners to be personally recognized at a supper and ceremony held at Edmonton’s Mayfield Inn on Sept. 22.
“The grant enabled me to cover costs for my tuition and books as an apprenticing automotive service technician,” said Berland. “Without it I don’t think I could have done it - maybe but at a…
Child care service providers from across the province still have little knowledge about Indian residential schools and the intergenerational impacts that feed into the startling statistic that the majority of children in care in Alberta are Aboriginal.
“You would be surprised. Even people that provide services don’t know and from what I understand, there’s a real lack of this…
The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation does not share Environment and Sustainable Resource Development Minister Diana McQueen’s enthusiasm for the new arms-length Alberta Environmental Management Agency.
“Not really much has changed … when you have the minister of Alberta environment over seeing, directing, even approving financing. She basically holds all of the strings for the entire…
The Red Deer Native Friendship Society is blaming racism and misunderstanding after its proposal for an Aboriginal cultural centre and affordable housing project in Red Deer’s northeast was shot down at a public hearing earlier in October.
“At the public hearing the underlying issues were racism and the use of classic NIMBY (not in my backyard), unrealistic issues,” said Tanya Schur,…
The first weeks of November saw the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation fighting battles on two fronts: in the beginning of the week in Fort McMurray at the Joint Review Panel hearing for Shell’s Jackpine mine expansion and then on Nov. 9 in the Alberta Court of Appeal in Edmonton.
“Now we’re…double arguing,” said Eriel Deranger, spokesperson for ACFN. “The issues of concerns that we (…
David Swann, former leader of the Alberta Liberals, has been appointed as party critic for Aboriginal Relations, as well as Agriculture and Rural Development, Health, Human Services. The party was reduced from nine seats to five seats in the 2011 provincial election. Liberal leader Raj Sherman is critic for the executive council.
Gysan Holdings, Inc. has acquired Dino Energy Investments Ltd., a company formed and subsisting pursuant to the laws of the British Virgin Islands. Dino Energy is a newly-formed oil and gas company and it recently entered into an agreement with a First Nation group in Alberta for the exploration, development and production of hydrocarbon resources on and under the First Nation’s…
Four companies recertified in 2012 through the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business’s Progressive Aboriginal Relations program: Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc., IBM Canada Ltd. and Syncrude Canada Ltd. recertified at gold; and BC Hydro progressed from silver to gold. Four new certifying companies, achieving silver standing, are BC Housing, Bruce Power, Nexen Inc., and Shell…
Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation and Northern Gateway School District have replaced their 1988 tuition contract after 18 months of negotiations. A new contract now regulates the school district’s service of teaching Alexis students at Darwell, Onoway and Alberta Beach. Kevin Andrea, Northern Gateway superintendent, told the Mayerthorpe Freelancer that the 1988 contract needed updating. “It…
The Office of the Child and Youth Advocate is undertaking a special report that will focus on youth, ages 17-21 years, who are leaving care or ending any child intervention involvement. During this transition period to independence, youth often seek the help of an advocate and the OCYA wants to hear what young people have to say and also hear from those who support them. In October, the OCYA…
The Banff Centre has given new names to two of its departments. “We are pleased to announce that our departments have new names – Indigenous Arts, and Indigenous Leadership and Management,” Sandra Laronde and Brian Calliou, directors of the respective departments, announced in a news release. “These new names reflect the international impact and reach of our programs, and our…
The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation has filed a constitutional challenge in the joint review process against Shell Oil Canada’s application for expansion of the Jackpine Mine tar sands project. A constitutional challenge based on Treaty 8 rights has never been fully argued in front of an Alberta joint review panel and the First Nation hopes to set new precedents that may mean changes to the…
On September 28, the Canadian government informed the Federal Court that release of the mandatory final boreal woodland caribou recovery strategy will be delayed once again. “Government failing to act means more caribou death in the woods. Everyone knows what must be done to save the vanishing caribou—it’s time to get on with the job of protecting Alberta’s boreal and foothills forests,” Cliff…
Fort McMurray and the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo have been home to many outstanding First Nations athletes.
But is there a No. 1? Who are the contenders?
The sport of boxing brought Wayne Bourque and Danny Lindstrom (Stonewalker).
Bourque, a Metis, with the nickname “The Flurry from Fort McMurray,” established himself as one of the premiere amateur boxers in…