Poignant Short Film about an Alberta Indian Residential School will be screened at EIFF
(ANNews) – Indigenous filmmaker Jay Cardinal Villeneuve will be in Edmonton on September 30, 2018 to attend the premiere of his acclaimed film “Holy Angels”…
September 2018
NorQuest celebrates success of Indigenous Construction Career Centre
by John Copley (ANNews) – On Friday, September 7, NorQuest College hosted a Stakeholder Barbecue on the campus’ Parking Lot E on 108 Street and 102…
Yellowhead Tribal College celebrates grand opening in new home
September 20, 2018 (Edmonton, AB) – Edmonton’s only Indigenous post secondary education institution has made its new space in The Orange Hub. Yellowhead Tribal College…
The National Indigenous Cultural Expo is coming to Edmonton: September 28-30
(ANNews) – The National Indigenous Cultural Expo is Canada’s historic celebration of First Nation, Métis and Inuit culture, taking place from September 28-30, 2018 in…
Major gift announcement for Métis students at Concordia University in Edmonton
Edmonton, AB (September 14, 2018) — Today, the Rupertsland Institute and the Métis Education Foundation have announced a significant gift to support Métis student success…
ACAD offers free Dené revitalization language course to the Calgary community
Calgary, Alta. – The Alberta College of Art + Design (ACAD) and the Lodgepole Center, ACAD’s Indigenous resource space have partnered with the Tsuut’ina Nation…
New Royal Alberta Museum opens Oct. 3 with six free days of entry
(Edmonton) – Doors will open to the new Royal Alberta Museum (RAM), the largest museum in Western Canada, on Wednesday, Oct. 3, with six free…
Edmonton Ben Calf Robe School to be replaced with a new facility
(Edmonton) – The provincial government has committed to building a new Edmonton Catholic school that is focused on Indigenous culture and language. Ben Calf Robe…
Short film The Healing lends voice to Indigenous community
CALGARY – Sept. 7 – Tito Gomez of the Chippewa-Cree and Tohono O’odham First Nation partnered with Calgary-based Director Barb Briggs to create The Healing, a short…
Little Red River Cree Nation goes green
(September 10, 2018) – Little Red River Cree Nation has partnered with the Alberta government to install solar panel systems on two community buildings. The…