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Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation is accusing the Alberta government of racism.
“The Alberta government has never ever put a red light on any projects that are being put forward by any major corporation or company in regards to oil and gas development. Because it’s the First Nations that come up with one, this is the only known project that was ever given the red…
These dresses were among the 100 or so to be hung around the University of Alberta campus in Edmonton and along Saskatchewan Drive as part of the REDress Project. The project, created by Jaime Black, a Métis artist from Winnipeg, is meant to draw attention to the high number of missing and murdered Aboriginal women in the country. The dresses hung from March 5-9.
This year marks a milestone for the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies outreach program, Through the Lens, which has touched close to 600 participating students and boasts a collection of 1,800 photographs. For 15 years, Through the Lens has immersed high school students in the creative process of traditional and digital photography and encouraged them to experiment and learn about…
Rural Alberta Development Fund has awarded $900,000 to an agricultural education program aimed at providing students with entrepreneurial, leadership and business management skills. Led by the Fort Vermilion School Division, the Rocky Lane School Agricultural Program will offer off-campus learning opportunities through the operation of a farm/ranch as part of the provincial curriculum, while…
The Métis Nation of Alberta and the University of Lethbridge have established a $1 million endowment fund for Métis students. The endowment was created by a donation of $500,000 from the MNA’s Métis Education Foundation and matching contributions from the U of L. It will be endowed in perpetuity as a $1 million fund that will be called “Métis Education Foundation - Métis Scholar Awards.” In…
The Driftpile Cree Nation and PTI Group have signed an exclusive business relationship and strategic alliance agreement. PTI will work with Driftpile Cree Nation to provide workforce accommodations and catering services to companies operating in the Lesser Slave Lake Area. PTI and Driftpile will also collaborate on developing training and employment opportunities for those interested in a…
The Elizabeth Métis Settlement and Habitat for Humanity Edmonton have signed a first-of-its-kind agreement to provide the Habitat program to MÈtis families on the settlement. Skyrider Developments will build three of the four duplexes and provide the duplexes at a greatly reduced rate to settlement members who will then donate the homes to HFHE. The fourth duplex will be built by HFHE who will…
First Nations from Alberta and the Northwest Territories recently added their names and support to a formal declaration opposing the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline and supertankers project. The Save the Fraser Declaration, created by Yinka Dene Alliance, which is made up of six Nations in northern British Columbia, is a formal legal declaration that protects the critical salmon rivers and…
While applauding the recently announced Joint Canada-Alberta Implementation Plan for Oil Sands Monitoring, Fort McKay Métis President Ron Quintal has told the Edmonton Journal that consultation with local communities is needed. “What should happen, in alignment with this monitoring system, is there should be an independent board, or independent group structured, of local Aboriginal…
The Métis Nation of Alberta has been granted leave to appeal in the Hirsekorn case. The decision was released Jan. 23 by Madame Justice Constance Hunt of the Alberta Court of Appeal in Calgary. The R. v. Hirsekorn case was initiated as a test case as part of the Métis Nation’s strategy to further Métis harvesting rights. “In her reasons for judgement, Justice Hunt clearly recognizes that this…
The University of Alberta started a unique certificate program for Aboriginal sport and recreation this past fall.
“The program has already had students enrolling in the certificate program, which has provided excitement,” said Tara-Leigh McHugh, assistant frofessor for the faculty of Physical Education and Recreation.
The Aboriginal sports and recreation certificate program is a…
The medal count will in all likelihood be down.
And though it will not have as many participants as last time, Jerry George, the chef de mission for the Alberta North squad, believes his side is still capable of registering a second-place finish at this year’s Arctic Winter Games.
The games, which will be staged in Whitehorse, are scheduled for Mar. 4-10.
Alberta North will…
Rupertsland Institute has begun another free transition program in the hopes of getting more Métis students into the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology.
The Health Sciences Transition Program began in February and goes through until September. It is aimed at Métis ages 18-30, who are interested in a post-secondary health- related program at NAIT. Those that successfully complete…
A new video explaining the triage process has been created through a partnership between Maskwacis Health Services, Maskwacis Radio, Aboriginal Health Service/Aboriginal Health (Media Services) and the Wetaskiwin Hospital ER.
“The video is a culturally appropriate teaching tool that has been developed for the Cree population to help them better understand the triage process,” said Tracy…
David Tuccaro, from the Mikisew Cree First Nation, has been inducted into the Aboriginal Business Hall of Fame for 2012.
“Awards are not the reason for achieving success in entrepreneurialism, but rather the idea is to work hard and give back to your community,” said Tuccaro.
Growing up in Fort Chipewyan, Tuccaro started out working in the oil sands industry, which contains one…