Metis Family Jiggers are great dancers and superb ambassadors
When Jolene Langford first donned her dancing clothes she was about seven years old. “I was very nervous back then, and even today I am…
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Safety Tips for the Holiday Season
The holiday season is a busy time; cooking, cleaning, entertaining, decorating, traveling, rushing about and ultimately, sharing time with loved ones. Unfortunately, holidays are a…
Lethbridge College student is awarded Alberta equity scholarship
A student from Lethbridge College is the recipient of the 2014 Alberta Equity Scholarship, an initiative of the Alberta media stations of the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group….
Art in the Heart Exhibit features inner city artists at Edmonton City Hall
Edmonton City Hall has been a busy place during the month of December with various activities and events occupying the main floor. School children from…
Andy Everson’s artwork etched forever into gold and silver coins
The intricate designs of K’omoks First Nation artist Andy Everson have been delighting his home community and art lovers all across Canada for decades and…
Andy Everson: On Christmas and the Winter Solstice
Up until this point, the days have been getting shorter and shorter. The warmth of the summer air has given way to the chill of…
Under the Northern Sky: A Christmas wish for you
Here we are heading into the New Year of 2015 and ready to celebrate another Christmas. When I was younger and still drinking, the holidays…
Idle No More warns AFN chiefs to be wary of Harper’s termination plans
As Indian Act chiefs gathered in Winnipeg this month to select the Assembly of First Nation’s next national Chief, the grassroots Idle No More movement…
Centre High event focuses on Indigenous Literacy
It was a mid-week evening event (December 10) and the first of its kind for downtown Edmonton’s Centre High Campus (CHC). The guests were outstanding,…
Treaty 8 Grand Chief Steve Courtoreille is embracing the challenges
Mikisew Cree First Nation Chief Steve Courtoreille was re-elected to his second term in office this past summer. And last month, he was named Grand…