SOS Registration

Registration for the three-day Sisters in Spirit Gathering took place Monday. The event is being held at West Edmonton Mall, with families of the murdered and missing Indigenous women in attendance. The hope, says organizer Karen McCarthy, is to plan steps in moving forward in dealing with the issue.
(Photo: Hazel Martial)

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Treaty 6 Grand Chief Tony Alexis told the breakfast crowd at the second day of the Sisters in Spirit Gathering in Edmonton to exercise their sovereign right and vote in the upcoming federal
election. Both the NPD and Liberals have committed to holding a national public inquiry into murdered and missing Indigenous women while the Conservatives have continued to refuse.  (Photo: Hazel Martial)

September 28, 2015. Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde says the Munk Debate on Canada's foreign policy with federal party leaders demonstrates the need for greater inclusion and focus on First Nations and Indigenous priorities in the last weeks leading up to the federal election. "Indigenous rights are human rights, and federal leaders must show commitment to action with First Nations and Indigenous peoples globally," said Bellegarde. The AFN is convening an open forum on First Nations and the 2015 federal election on Oct.

September 28, 2015. The first all-candidates forum in the Fort McMurray-Cold Lake riding was notably missing more than half the field, including Conservative incumbent David Yurdiga. Nearly 70 high school students quizzed NDP candidate Melody Lepine and Liberal candidate Kyle Harrietha on issues ranging from post-secondary education, environmental and economic issues, to helping Syrian refugees and fighting terrorism. The topics of taxes and pipelines led to the future of Fort McMurray and the oilsands.

September 29, 2015. Today and tomorrow the Alberta RCMP Missing Persons and Unidentified

Reconciling Edmonton is an archival project that uses three different media of art to tell the story of how Aboriginal peoples and settlers lived together.  

“As part of the Reconciliation in Solidarity Edmonton group, it’s a project that shows that reconciliation is a process that has been happening for a long time in Edmonton,” said Miranda Jimmy, Aboriginal relations project coordinator for the
city of Edmonton.

The province cannot afford to wait for the federal government to take the lead when it comes to improving the child welfare system for Alberta’s Aboriginal people, says child and youth advocate Del Graff.

September 25, 2015. Homeward Trust has awarded the management of Hope Terrace permanent supportive housing project to Bissell Centre.  Hope Terrace is a unique program, which will support individuals who

September 25, 2015. Shannon Phillips, Minister Responsible for the Status of Women, will be delivering remarks on Sept. 29, for Spirit of Our Sisters gathering in Edmonton. The national gathering will create a forum for various stakeholders to collaborate and identify strategies for next steps in moving forward.