Aaron Paquette – A positive voice for Edmonton’s City Council Ward 4
By John Copley (ANNews) – When Aaron Paquette announced that he was going to run for a seat on Edmonton City Council in the upcoming October…
Arts, Culture
NFB & imagineNATIVE seek interactive-project proposals by Indigenous artists in Canada
(August 22, 2017) – The National Film Board of Canada (NFB), in partnership with imagineNATIVE, is proud to continue supporting Indigenous artists in Canada’s interactive-media field. The…
Dahlia Drive brings Haida art collaboration to Edmonton Folk Fest
By Deborah Shatz (ANNews) -The 2017 Edmonton Folk Festival was once again a convergence of great music, a spectacular location on the hill at Gallagher Park near…
K-Days Pow Wow was a spectacular celebration
by John Copley (ANNews) – A partnership agreement initiated last year between the Alexis Nakota Sioux First Nation (ANSFN) and Edmonton Northlands saw the first-ever…
Join a reenactment of first meetings in historical Edmonton: Sept. 1 & 2
by John Copley (ANNews) – Edmontonians are invited to take part in a unique and fun-filled experience that will give them the opportunity to both…
Feature artist for July 2017: Tim Mohan
(ANNews) – The beautiful art on the cover of the July 2017 issue of Alberta Native News is by the extremely eclectic and talented contemporary…
Calgary Folk Fest brought vibrant energy, perfect weather and great music
by Laura Moser (ANNews) – The 2017 Calgary Folk Music Festival brought vibrant energy and perfect weather to Prince’s Island Park this past weekend. It…
K-Days Pow Wow was truly a stellar event
by John Copley (ANNews) – The 2017 K-Days Pow Wow was held from July 25 – 27. The stellar event attracted nearly 1,000 dancers, each…
Spectacular K-Days Pow Wow continues tonight and tomorrow!
by John Copley (ANNews) – Your ticket to K-Days 2017 includes Northlands’ first competition pow wow, a three day event that is embracing Indigenous…
NorQuest Panel discusses the celebration of Canada 150
By Regan Treewater (ANNews) – Since 1965 NorQuest College has trained the vocational professionals of Northern Alberta but it has only been within the last…