AFN honours Gord Downie and pays tribute to Reconciliation Legacy
GATINEAU, QC, Dec. 6, 2016 /CNW/ – The Assembly of First Nations today honoured Canadian artist and musician Gord Downie for his work on Reconciliation by…
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Cowichan to Host the 2017 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships
November 2016 – Through a coordinated effort with the Aboriginal Sport Circle, the Aboriginal Sport, Recreation and Physical Activity Partners Council (Partners Council) announced that…
‘I Am Not a Number’ teaches important lessons about Indian Residential Schools
(ANNews) – Teaching children about the Indian Residential School era is very difficult but it is vitally important. Indigenous educator Dr. Jenny Kay Dupuis and…
Feature artist for Nov. 2016: Tim Mohan
(ANNews) – The breathtaking art on the cover of the November issue of Alberta Native News is by the extremely eclectic and talented contemporary artist…
Statement by Minister Bennett, honouring the memory of Louis Riel
OTTAWA, Nov. 16, 2016 /CNW/ – Today, the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, released the following statement On behalf of the Government of…
Celebrate Metis Week in Alberta and beyond
by John Copley (ANNews) – Métis Week 2016 takes place across Canada from Sunday November 13 through Saturday, November 19 with a wide variety of…
Saddle Up this Summer at K-Days Rodeo
EDMONTON, AB (November 9, 2016) – Northlands and the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association (CPRA) are proud to announce the introduction of the K-Days Summer…
Book Review: Firewater – How alcohol is killing my people (and yours)
Review by John Copley (ANNews) – Harold R. Johnson is a lawyer, a crown prosecutor, and an author. His latest book, Firewater: How Alcohol is…
Enoch Cree Nation welcomes new bike park
By Terry Lusty (ANNews) – Enoch First Nation Chief and council, educators, administrators, and most importantly the youth, were beside themselves with excitement on September 30th…
Millbrook First Nation member selected as designer of Canada 150 circulation coin
MILLBROOK FIRST NATION, NS, Nov. 2, 2016 /CNW/ – After thousands of Canadians took part in a national contest to create circulation coin designs celebrating…