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April 19, 2016.
Metis Nation of Alberta President Audrey Poitras says everything is open for discussion as executive and membership move forward on a new governance structure for the MNA.
The existing governing structure has been in place since 1984. Poitras says changes are necessary as the MNA pushes negotiations for self-government with the province and now the federal…
Work inspired by artist’s identity as young Cree woman
April 19, 2016. Cheyenne LeGrande’s twigs and beads piece, “Namatakiw,” is among the work featured as part of the 2016 Fine Art Graduates' Exhibition from the Fine Art Program at MacEwan University in Edmonton. The theme of 2016 is Artline and represents the connection between the…
Paul sentenced to 10 years for brutal sexual assault on girl
April 18, 2016. James Clifford Paul, 22, was sentenced to 10 years for brutally sexually assaulting a seven-year-old girl on the Paul First Nation. In delivering his sentence Monday in a Stony Plain courtroom, Judge Charles Gardner said that he struggled with his decision. While Paul was…
Partial evacuation of Paul First Nation
April 18, 2016. A wildfire on the Paul First Nation forced a partial evacuation of the community late Monday evening. All residents and visitors were advised to be ready to leave the area with little notice. An evacuation centre has been set up at the Ironhead Golf Course clubhouse in Wabamun and the…
April 14, 2016.
The provincial budget tabled Thursday in the Alberta Legislature offered little for Indigenous people.
Finance Minister Joe Ceci presented a budget that “includes a plan to carefully control government spending to achieve more than $600 million in savings over the next two years.”
Part of that savings comes in the budget for the Indigenous relations…
April 14, 2016. On Thursday evening, the McMurray Métis MNA Local 1935 hosted food, bannock and music at the Nistawoyou Friendship Centre to celebrate the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision which said the federal government has responsibility for Mets and non-status Indians. “This is a dream come true for Métis people,” said Gail Gallupe, president of the…
Missing boy found safely
April 13, 2016. A seven-year-old Morley boy reported missing by his mother was found safe Wednesday night. At approximately 7:25 p.m., the boy’s mother reported that sometime after 5:30 p.m. her son had gone missing while playing outside. The boy and the family dog had disappeared from the yard, which is a fairly remote…
April 13, 2016.
Pehonan is the area in which the Indigenous art park will be located within upper Queen Elizabeth Park and it is the name of Tiffany Shaw-Collinge’s winning piece.
Photo: Metis artist Tiffany Shaw-Collinge with her piece Pehonan: “The furthest back seat (at the top) references the deep past. It’s farthest from our reach…
MNA members to discuss governance structure
April 13, 2016. Region 3 members of the Metis Nation of Alberta will be meeting Wednesday in Calgary to provide input into the future governance model of the MNA. “We will be developing what the people have said,” said Marlene Lanz, president of the Region 3 and co-minister of registry and governance, so she…
April 12, 2016.
A former Chief, who also ran for the NDP in the 2015 federal election, is coming out against the Leap Manifesto.
On the weekend, at a New Democratic Party convention held in Edmonton, membership voted to have the controversial Leap Manifesto discussed by all riding associations.
“I don’t totally support the Leap Manifesto,” said Cameron Alexis, former…
April 12, 2016.
The party that ran the most Indigenous candidates ever in a federal election could be facing a tough time.
Cameron Alexis, former Alberta Regional Chief with the Assembly of First Nation and New Democratic Party candidate in Peace River-Westlock, says the party has to be concerned about what could be a divisive time as the controversial Leap Manifesto is discussed…
Treaty 6 history to be examined
April 12, 2016. The Amiskwaciy History Series continues on Thursday with "The History of Treaty Six" with Sylvia McAdam. McAdam (Saysewahum) is from the Treaty 6 lands and is a direct descendant of treaty people. She is nēhīyaw and nakawe and speaks fluently in nēhīyaw. McAdam has her Juris doctorate from the University…
April 11, 2016.
“There was a loss, but they weren’t lost,” said Samson Cree Nation Elder Roy Louis of the ceremonies practised by First Nations people. And now, Louis has been selected as a finalist for an Emerald Award for the work he has done for the water ceremony.
For the past four years, Louis has opened his land along the Battle River for Maskwacis Elder John Crier to…
Mulcair to be replaced as NDP leader
April 10, 2016. Delegates voted on Sunday to replace Thomas Mulcair as leader of the federal New Democratic Party. Mulcair received only 48 per cent support of the vote from about 1,800 delegates in a leadership review held in Edmonton. “This weekend, in the best traditions of our party, we…
April 7, 2016.
Like many children, Paulette Fox had imaginary friends.
“I would have conversations with buffalo when I was a little girl. I thought that was silly as I got older because nobody really talked about the buffalo,” said Fox, a member of the Blood Nation, who wears many hats including mother, scientist, consultant and bureaucrat.
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