NorQuest College opens Singhmar Centre for Learning in downtown Edmonton
by John Copley (ANNews) – The main floor atrium and the balconies of the four floors above the newly expanded NorQuest College in downtown Edmonton…
Culture
Feature artist for October 2017: Jane Ash Poitras
by Clint Buehler (ANNews) – “Before and After” by Jane Ash Poitras is the striking image on the cover of this month’s Alberta Native News….
St. Albert Healing Garden: ‘We’re taking the next steps’
(St. Albert) – A multi-faceted initiative, The St. Albert Healing Garden officially opened to the public on September 15 in a spiritual pipe ceremony and…
BBMA gala honours deserving Métis students and pays tribute to Herb Belcourt
by John Copley (ANNews) – On Saturday, September 23, 2017 the Belcourt Brosseau Métis Awards (BBMA) initiative celebrated yet another milestone and for the 16th…
Amiskwaciy Academy fall feast honours students, staff and community partners
by John Copley (ANNews) – Amiskwaciy Academy’s 2017 Fall Feast took place at the Kingsway Avenue-based school in Edmonton on Friday, October 6, and once…
‘Kayak to Klemtu’ wins imagineNATIVE Audience Choice Award
(October 2017) – imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival have announced The Air Canada Audience Choice Award, with a $1,000 cash prize presented by Air Canada,…
Alberta Education is distributing new resources to teach Indigenous history, cultures in schools
(October 24, 2017) – Alberta Education is providing teachers with new resources that include lesson plans to help bring First Nations, Métis and Inuit history…
Art Gallery of Alberta features Indigenous artists in two new exhibits
(Edmonton, AB)—The Art Gallery of Alberta, a centre of excellence for the visual arts in Western Canada is presenting two new exhibitions featuring contemporary Indigenous artists…
National Gathering of Elders featured important keynote forums
by John Copley (ANNews) – When four and a half thousand Indigenous Elders made their way into the spacious Hall ‘D’ meeting room at the…
National Gathering of Elders had a tremendous response in Edmonton
By Terry Lusty (ANNews) – The overwhelming number of delegates to the inaugural National Gathering of Elders said it all. Well over 4000 individuals converged…