New Royal Alberta Museum opens Oct. 3 with six free days of entry
(Edmonton) – Doors will open to the new Royal Alberta Museum (RAM), the largest museum in Western Canada, on Wednesday, Oct. 3, with six free…
Arts, Culture
Edmonton Ben Calf Robe School to be replaced with a new facility
(Edmonton) – The provincial government has committed to building a new Edmonton Catholic school that is focused on Indigenous culture and language. Ben Calf Robe…
Short film The Healing lends voice to Indigenous community
CALGARY – Sept. 7 – Tito Gomez of the Chippewa-Cree and Tohono O’odham First Nation partnered with Calgary-based Director Barb Briggs to create The Healing, a short…
Little Red River Cree Nation goes green
(September 10, 2018) – Little Red River Cree Nation has partnered with the Alberta government to install solar panel systems on two community buildings. The…
Northlands Indigenous Princess Alicia Cardinal’s reign comes to an end
by John Copley (ANNews) – K-Days 2018 took place from July 22-29 this year and featured the annual K-Days Pow Wow, a three-day competition powwow…
Feature artist for August 2018: Alex Janvier
(ANNews) – The stunning image on the cover of this month’s Alberta Native News at Cold Lake Air (1994) by the incomparable Alberta artist Alex Janvier. …
Poundmaker’s powwow draws large crowds
by John Copley (ANNews) – On August 4-5, the St. Albert-based Poundmaker’s Lodge Treatment Centres Society celebrated its 45th Anniversary with a traditional Powwow and…
K-Days features an exciting rodeo and competitive powwow
by John Copley (ANNews) – It all began on Thursday, July 19, when Canadian Olympic figure-skater and K-Days 2018 Parade Marshall Kaetlyn Osmond made her…
New funding boosts opportunities for Indigenous women and immigrant entrepreneurs
(August 7, 2018) – The Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women is one of 32 projects, approved for new funding from Alberta Status of…
Report Shows Increase in BC First Nation Language Learners, Urges Action
BRENTWOOD BAY, B.C. – A comprehensive survey of First Nations languages in B.C. reveals that all of the languages are facing severe threats to their…