Community responds: Métis festival will take place at Servus Place May 21-22
by John Copley (ANNews) – Last month we reported that the 2016 Métis Spring Festival scheduled to take place in St. Albert had been cancelled…
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UAlberta Industrial Design student nabs first provincial Indigenous Graduate Award
(Edmonton) – Aboriginal fashion designer and Arts student Derek Jagodzinsky (’10 BDes) has been awarded the first ever Indigenous Graduate Award, a newly-established $15,000 Government…
Alberta and Metis Settlements announce new consultation policy
(April 6, 2016) – The Alberta government is taking action to ensure Metis Settlements have a greater say in land management decisions that may impact…
Dancing for my father, Singing for my son
By Terry Lusty For the art community, especially the Indigenous art community, the three days of March 3 through 5th in Edmonton proved a most…
Gathering place for Aboriginal students celebrated at Augustana Campus, UAlberta
(Camrose, AB) – Wahkohtowin Lodge, a gathering place for Aboriginal students at the University of Alberta’s Augustana Campus, has officially opened, offering a space where…
Under the Northern Sky: Federal budget brings down some barriers
by Xavier Kataquapit Recently in conversations with several First Nation Chiefs in Northern Ontario I learned that they are all dedicating a lot of time…
NWAC president addresses the UN Commission about the plight of Indigenous Women in Canada
Dawn Lavell-Harvard, President of the Native Women’s Association of Canada, attended the sixtieth session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, which began…
AFN says Federal Budget is a significant step in closing the gap for First Nations
(March 22, 2016): Today’s federal budget is a significant step in closing the gap in the quality of life between First Nations peoples and Canadians…
BBMA celebrates 15 years – Metis scholarship application deadline is March 31
by Theresa Majeran (Edmonton) – 2016 marks the 15th anniversary for the Belcourt Brosseau Métis Awards (BBMA) program. Its success has been remarkable. This year…
Bear Hat Little Cree Women on exhibit at Art Gallery of Alberta
by John Copley (ANNews) – If you are an artist, agent, art lover or simply a student with an assignment to write, there’s no better…