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Kwii-anishinaabemtooway na gdi-binoojiinmag nongo?-Will you speak the language to your children today?-is the theme of the 12th annual Anishinaabemowin Teg Language Conference, taking place March 30 to April 2. Through the conference, to be held at the Kewadin Casino and Convention…
In Calgary in 2013
Calgary companies including Shell, Suncor, Enbridge and BMO Financial showed their ongoing support of initiatives that focused on the training and education of Aboriginal students. Young Aboriginal students exhibited leadership by fundraising for local…
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Two British Columbians are among the 14 recipients of this year's National Aboriginal Achievement Award.
Chief Clarence Louie of the Osoyoos Indian Band received an award in the Community Development category and artist Susan Point was awarded the Arts and Culture prize.…
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There was a sense of accomplishment in the air as family members and friends sat down to a dinner and entertainment on Sept. 27 at the Montana Band Recreation Centre in Hobbema. They were gathered to celebrate the graduation of more than 140 students from Maskwachees Cultural…
“Powerful use of iconography to tell a story,” said the jury of the work undertaken by Aaron Paquette and Sylvie Nadeau to re-envision the Grandin Murals. (Photo: Instagram)
Grandin Murals recognized for “respectful” work
December 1, 2015.…
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"The Tradition Begins," say the posters in the Lebret Eagledome's lobby. The Lebret Eagles haven't yet been in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League for three years, but the province's first Native owned and operated junior hockey club has met and exceeded a lot of expectations.…
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"The Tradition Begins," say the posters in the Lebret Eagledome's lobby. The Lebret Eagles haven't yet been in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League for three years, but the province's first Native owned and operated junior hockey club has met and exceeded a lot of expectations.…
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The most famous summer volleyball camp in Alberta is in its 23rd year of operation in Jasper National Park.
Kids come from across the province learn techniques, meet people and have fun.
Jeffrey Waspcolin (J.J.), 13, and 11-year-old Violet Tsonchoke from Assumption,…
A University of Victoria law student has garnered Canada's premier social sciences and humanities doctoral award & the Trudeau Scholarship.
Dawnis Kennedy is an Anishinabe woman currently completing a master of Laws degree at UVic. She is one of 15 Canadian students to be named a 2006…
Twenty-six youth were recently recognized through the ATCO Pipelines Aboriginal Education Awards Program, with ceremonies held in Edmonton and Calgary. The ATCO program is aimed at supporting Aboriginal students from Aboriginal communities near ATCO facilities. These awards, bursaries and…
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In her dreams, Mary Ellen Turpel is a hawk soaring in an open blue sky
above the Canadian wilderness.
Soaring to great heights is something Turpel, Canada's most
accomplished Aboriginal lawyer, has done most of her 32 years.
Just check her curriculum…
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The most famous summer volleyball camp in Alberta is in its 23rd year of operation in Jasper National Park.
Kids come from across the province learn techniques, meet people and have fun.
Jeffrey Waspcolin (J.J.), 13, and 11-year-old Violet Tsonchoke from Assumption,…
The Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technology has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Saskatoon Health Region to provide more jobs for grads in the health field. “It formalizes and furthers our relationship so we can work together and it will benefit everyone in Saskatchewan,…
The University of Regina has received $150,000 from Scotiabank to establish the Scotiabank Aboriginal Entrance Award. It will be available to first-year, undergraduate Aboriginal students in the Fall of 2016. Students in good academic standing with demonstrated community…
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It is people such as Eva Stang, who has been employed for two-and-a-half years at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT), who set a standard for others to follow when it comes to customer service.
Her work on behalf of Aboriginal students was honored at NAIT's…