2019 Indigenous Day Live will be celebrated live in Calgary, Whitehorse and Winnipeg: June 22
(June 2019) – On June 22, Turtle Island will rock across the nation as well-known artists and new emerging talent unite to celebrate National Indigenous…
May 2019
Indigenous led group proposes majority ownership of Trans Mountain ‘Pipeline to Reconciliation’
May 30, 2019, Vancouver – If Project Reconciliation succeeds in purchasing a significant interest in the Trans Mountain pipeline and expansion project (TMX) on behalf…
Feds propose change to the oath of citizenship to recognize Indigenous rights
(Ottawa) – The government of Canada is taking to steps to change Canada’s Oath of Citizenship to include a clear reference to the rights of…
Treaty 6 Grand Chief Littlechild says the withdrawal of the land acknowledgement is a sign of disrespect
(May 28, 2019) – “Disrespecful,” stated Dr. Wilton Littlechild, Grand Chief of the Confederacy of Treaty 6 First Nations, when he read the announcement of…
NorQuest College celebrates Indigenous students and culture
(Edmonton) – On May 16, NorQuest College hosted its annual Indigenous Achievement Ceremony, a dynamic celebration of Indigenous students and Indigenous culture. The event brought…
AFN National Chief Says Exoneration of Chief Poundmaker is a Step Towards Reconciliation
OTTAWA, May 2019 /CNW/ – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde participated on May 23 in the exoneration ceremony for Chief Poundmaker…
Feature artist for May 2019: Delreé Dumont
By Regan Treewater (ANNews) – The beautiful art on the cover of this month’s Alberta Native News is by Delreé Dumont, a very talented contemporary…
Bearspaw First Nation celebrates Grand Opening of the Bearspaw Kananaskis Travel Centre
(May 2019) – On May 23, 2019, Seamus O’Regan, Minister of Indigenous Services, congratulated Chief Darcy Dixon and Bearspaw First Nation on the grand opening…
Canada and K’ómoks First Nation settle historic claim
(Courtenay, BC ) – On May 23, 2019, Marc Miller, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, and Chief Nicole Rempel of the K’ómoks…
IRC and FNMPC sign an agreement to unite their interests
(MAY 23, 2019 – Vancouver, BC) – The Board of Directors of the Indian Resource Council and the First Nations Major Projects Coalition have signed…