NSD61 Schools Support Grade 1 Student
Support and generosity continues to pour in for a six year old boy from Elizabeth Métis Settlement. Mason Marty, a grade 1 student at Elizabeth…
Articles by Alberta Native News
Homeward Trust calls for pooling of resources to help the homeless
Homeward Trust Edmonton recently hosted a half-day Aboriginal Community Update meeting at the inner city’s Coast Plaza Hotel. The session attracted about six dozen community…
Rocky Mountain House Powwow Committee is a labour of love
Travis Weber works near Rocky Mountain House and has volunteered many hours fostering a healthy relationship between the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal community in the area…
Hard work and talent pays off for young soccer player Kobe Blyan
Thanks largely to a fundraising campaign by SIRENS the Charity and FC Edmonton (pro football club), 15 year-old Edmontonian, Kobe Blyan, is off and running….
Featured Artist for March, 2014: Maxine Noel
The beautiful art on the cover of the March issue of Alberta Native News is entitled “Invite” by Maxine Noel. She is an extremely gifted…
Alberta Native News is celebrating 30 years of publishing
Alberta Native News is celebrating its 30th year of publishing with the launch of a new revamped website located at www.albertanativenews.com. The site’s homepage welcomes…
Creating Hope 2 Cope forum draws a full house
On March 7 the Creating Hope Society of Alberta (COHA) hosted a one day forum to address the topics of alcoholism, family violence and child…
Alberta and NWT bishops apologize: Now it’s time to pay the bills
One month ahead of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s arrival in Edmonton, another undertaking to help heal victims of Indian Residential School abuse has been…
Study links education gap to billions lost from the Alberta economy
On March 4, the Rupertsland Institute released the “Bridging the Aboriginal Education Gap in Alberta” report. Authored by internationally recognized economist and statistician Eric Howe, the study measures the…
First Nations remain skeptical of new education deal
First Nations education in Canada has been a subject of controversy, criticism and much debate in the last few years and a recent announcement by…