Dreamspeakers Festival celebrates 25 years: April 26 – May 7
by John Copley (ANNews) – 2019 marks a milestone moment for the Edmonton-based Dreamspeakers Festival Society (DFS); this is the organization’s 25th Anniversary. From April…
Arts, Culture
‘Ancestors & Elders’ bring First Nations and Ukrainians together in a mesmerizing story of conciliation
By Regan Treewater (ANNews) – In a mesmerizing spectacle of stunning magnitude, Edmonton’s Northern Jubilee Auditorium stage ignited in a captivating collision of cultures and…
Métis Spring Festival 2019 gets underway in St. Albert from May 17-19
by John Copley (ANNews) – The 2019 Métis Spring Festival will take place in St. Albert’s Servus Centre during the weekend of May 17-19, 2019….
How has the SNC-Lavalin Affair affected the Relationship of the Métis Nation with the Trudeau government?
by MNC President Clément Chartier OTTAWA /CNW/ – Amidst the controversy over the SNC-Lavalin Affair, there has been a recurring suggestion that the resignation of…
Feature artist for February 2019: Timothy Mohan
(ANNEws) – The beautiful art that graces the front page of February 2019 Alberta Native News is by one of our favorite eclectic contemporary artists…
Spirit North empowers youth through the transformative power of cross-country skiing
By John Copley (ANNews) – When athlete and former international cross-country skiing competitor, Rebecca (Beckie) Scott, joined Spirit North in 2009, the idea was to…
Enoch Cree Hockey Assoc. to host initiation tournament and Rogers Hometown Hockey
by John Copley (ANNews) – A year ago the Enoch Cree Nation 440 Juniors came from behind to tie the score 3-3, before winning in…
Back by popular demand: Ukrainian Shumka Dancers Presents Ancestors & Elders
Edmonton, AB – Two cultures. Different legacies. New connections. Shumka presents ANCESTORS & ELDERS, exploring the power of tradition and truth, on March 8 2019,…
Red Deer Museum + Gallery shines a light on Canada’s Métis
by John Copley (ANNews) – When the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery (RDMAG) introduced the arrival of its latest major exhibition: Hiding in Plain…
Government of Canada introduces historic legislation on Indigenous languages
(Ottawa) – This month, the Government of Canada introduced historic legislation aimed at reclaiming, revitalizing, strengthening and maintaining Indigenous languages. Bill C-91, the Indigenous Languages Act, supports the…