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It's been almost two decades since Manitoba Hydro put in place its first affirmative action policy, but by no means has the corporation grown complacent about its efforts to achieve a representative workforce.
The provincial Crown corporation, which currently employs more…
A group of students from the University of Calgary took learning to the next level during their mid-February reading week break.
Participants in the Canadian Roots Northern Exchange program spent time at the Enoch and Sucker Creek First Nations and Gift Lake Métis Settlement, engaging…
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Whoever wins the provincial election, the next Saskatchewan government has a lot of work to do on relations with First Nations, said Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations Grand Chief Perry Bellegarde.
Issues such as health care, education, justice and taxation issues…
Reno Nash was 13 years old when he walked across the Winspear stage in 2008 to receive an Alberta Aboriginal Youth Achievement Award. Two years later, his brother Joshua, then 16, stepped up for his own Youth Achievement Award. The two brothers are shining examples of teenagers doing something…
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Edmonton's own Gordon Russell, the Canadian Native Friendship Centre (CNFC) program director, has been inducted into the city's Sports Hall of Fame.
Following the induction ceremonies at Edmonton's annual civic awards banquet on March 24, the recreation director was "…
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Medical student John Brisebois never misses a chance to encourage Native students to consider a career in the health sciences. So he was pleased when asked to participate in the recent Native Awareness Days at the University of Alberta since it gave him a chance to talk about the…
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Two large Canadian corporations are reaping the benefits of being good neighbors.
Both Xerox and Sodexho are giants in their fields-the former in manufacturing and distributing copier machines, the other in the hospitality industry. Their corporate reach extends across…
Nationals to be held in Alberta
There could be as many as 80 teams taking part in this year's Canadian Native Fastball Championships.
The national tournament, which will be held in Whitecourt, Alta., will begin on July 31 and continue until Aug. 2. Organizers are confident they will reach…
New funding for the Gabriel Dumont Institute will provide more training and employment opportunities for Métis.
In June, GDI and its strategic partners announced two new initiatives.
The Aboriginal Apprenticeship Initiative, under the federal Strategic Partnership Fund, will receive $2…
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Metis Youth have their own role model program, now in its second year.
Five role models for the 2002 National Metis Youth Role Model Program will be announced at a conference in Vancouver April 26 to 28.
The program is similar to the National Native Role Model Program…
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Six men sit around a great drum chanting, making thunder, while behind them lightning starts to slash through the sky. The song leader, the men, and the drum are one. The heartbeat of Mother Earth is deeply felt.
When the song is finished, the men gaze at the coming…
Jane Ash Poitras enjoys a stellar career as an accomplished artist recognized the world over for amazing visual art. But her destiny for greatness wasn’t obvious when as an orphaned five-year-old she was taken into the loving care of her foster mother Marguerite Runck, a devout Catholic of…
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One way I like to relax and relieve stress is when I'm on the internet, or as most people would call it . . . the worldwide web. The number of teenagers who surf the web on a daily basis is amazing. You could be on a 'Teen Chat' website and be talking to other teenagers from around…
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One way I like to relax and relieve stress is when I'm on the internet, or as most people would call it . . . the worldwide web. The number of teenagers who surf the web on a daily basis is amazing. You could be on a 'Teen Chat' website and be talking to other teenagers from around…
The Regulated Nursing Workforce in Canada (2005) report estimates that of the 251,675 registered nurses in Canada, approximately 1,200 are Aboriginal.
Over the past four years, the University of Lethbridge has been redressing this shortage through its unique Support Program for Aboriginal…