Fort McKay First Nation begins legal action to protect culturally sacred Moose Lake area
Fort McKay, AB – Fort McKay First Nation has filed a law suit against the Government of Alberta for a decision that opens the door to…
Arts, Culture
First Nation students from Saskatchewan head to the Spelling Bee Nationals
by John Copley (ANNews) – Believe and achieve: those are the words that provided the theme for the first ever First Nations Provincial Spelling Bee…
April 30 – Art, Science and Indigena mix at the Art Gallery of Alberta: A Parallel Excavation
Art and science mix in the Art Gallery of Alberta’s Spring/Summer exhibitions, starting April 30. Ociciwan Contemporary Art Collective presents an exhibition of new works…
Feature artist for April 2016: Maxine Noel
by John Copley (ANNews) – The Bearclaw Gallery is currently in the process of hosting two very important but short term exhibitions that art patrons…
Ben Calf Robe celebrates its landmark 35th Annual Powwow on May 7
by John Copley (ANNews) – Spring is upon us and with it the beginning of the rodeo and powwow seasons. The first of many events…
Feature artist for March 2016: Alex Janvier
by John Copley The gorgeous image that graces the cover of the March edition of Alberta Native News is by the incomparable Cold Lake First…
Community responds: Métis festival will take place at Servus Place May 21-22
by John Copley (ANNews) – Last month we reported that the 2016 Métis Spring Festival scheduled to take place in St. Albert had been cancelled…
UAlberta Industrial Design student nabs first provincial Indigenous Graduate Award
(Edmonton) – Aboriginal fashion designer and Arts student Derek Jagodzinsky (’10 BDes) has been awarded the first ever Indigenous Graduate Award, a newly-established $15,000 Government…
Dancing for my father, Singing for my son
By Terry Lusty For the art community, especially the Indigenous art community, the three days of March 3 through 5th in Edmonton proved a most…
Gathering place for Aboriginal students celebrated at Augustana Campus, UAlberta
(Camrose, AB) – Wahkohtowin Lodge, a gathering place for Aboriginal students at the University of Alberta’s Augustana Campus, has officially opened, offering a space where…