Aboriginal Art Festival is coming to Quaaout Lodge: April 17 – 19
Excitement is mounting as the final touches are being made for an exciting art festival that will be held next month at the beautiful Quaaout…
Arts, Culture
Alex Janvier named as signature artist for Rogers Place public art
Internationally acclaimed artist Alex Janvier is the signature artist for the Rogers Place Winter Garden. The artwork, Tsa tsa ke k’e (Iron Foot Place), evokes…
Torsha’s hockey dream is coming true
Samson Cree Nation, March 5, 2014: Hockey is woven into the fabric of our lives here in Canada. It is common for children to become…
NSD61 students experience Kee Tas Kee Now Tribal Council Winter Camp
High school students from Little Buffalo School, Atikameg School and Cadotte Lake School stepped out of a classroom environment to experience land-based learning at the…
Treaty 6 partners with Fort Edmonton Park for authentic representation
On January 29, 2015 Fort Edmonton Park senior management and the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations signed an historic memorandum to work together to…
Featured Artist for February 2015: Timothy Mohan
The celestial art that appears on the cover of the February 2015 Alberta Native News is entitled “Turtle Series – Eclipse” and is the creation…
Under the Northern Sky: Outdoor rinks – one shovel at a time
On cold February days long ago, one of my favourite escapes was to the outdoor ice rink next to our old school in Attawapiskat. After…
Tragic highway crash kills visionary Treaty 7 artists
February 11, 2015 — A collision on a cold, windy Saskatchewan highway has cut deep into the heart of Canada’s arts community, now reeling with…
Edmonton Arts Council honours local Aboriginal artists
Two Aboriginal artists were among eight local artists honoured recently by the Edmonton Arts Council (EAC) – Todd Houseman and Will Belcourt. Houseman is a performer…
AFN launches Mental Wellness Continuum Framework
On a day dedicated to a national dialogue on Mental Health, January 28 – Bell Let’s Talk Day – the Assembly of First Nations (AFN)…