SCcyber E-Learning reaches FNMI communities across Alberta
Twelve years ago, educators in Central Alberta decided they wanted to do something that would provide better learning opportunities for Aboriginal youth and adults. The…
January 2014
Idle No More founders receive global honour
You know you’re on the way to accomplishing your goals when you receive global recognition for your cause as one of the most important news…
Nechi Survivor Program loses funding
In the world we live in, there are many stories of things gone wrong: stories of dysfunction, abuse, misery, sadness, depression, loss of spirit, and…
Maskwacis proudly returns to Alberta maps
Canada’s maps will have to be revised next year thanks to the initiative taken by the Samson Cree Nation, and the support it received from…
IRS records show over 4100 deaths of Aboriginal children
It should have come as a stunning shock when the Truth and Reconciliation Commission told Canadians earlier this month that more than 4100 Aboriginal children…
Fixing your Band’s housing crisis – Part Two
This is the second in a three-part series on First Nations Housing. Click Here for Part One of the Series. Housing is the toughest government…
Tsuu T’ina ring road will benefit all Calgarians
On Thursday, October 25, 2013 the membership of the Tsuu T’ina First Nation went to the ballot boxes and voted on a proposal to approve…
Aboriginal hockey stars head to Sochi Olympics
There has been a lot of speculation about who will be heading to the Sochi Olympics and the announcements have finally been made. At least…
Walking and singing for change
I noticed a story the other day in Wawatay News, an Aboriginal newspaper that serves northern Ontario, that featured coverage of a group of walkers…
Featured Cover Art for January, 2014: Bill Roy
Raven and the Moon © by Bill Roy