Métis Spring Festival gets bigger and better each year
by John Copley (St. Albert) – The annual Métis Spring Festival took place May 17-19 this year when thousands of spectators joined the hundreds of…
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Amiskwaciy Academy highlights achievements of 14 new graduates
by John Copley On Thursday June 6, 2019 graduating students at Amiskwaciy Academy in Edmonton gathered in the Edmonton Inn’s Wild Rose Ballroom with their peers,…
Dreamspeakers Festival: A wonderful celebration of Indigenous arts, film and culture
By Regan Treewater (ANNews) – This was a landmark year for the Dreamspeaker’s Film Festival and Rubaboo Arts Festival, as the two partnered for an…
Feature artist for May 2019: Delreé Dumont
By Regan Treewater (ANNews) – The beautiful art on the cover of this month’s Alberta Native News is by Delreé Dumont, a very talented contemporary…
Maskwacis High School students to build Elder’s Village
by John Copley (ANNews) – A new and exciting pilot program announced by Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) in late April got underway on the Ermineskin…
Forward Summit paves a path for economic reconciliation
by John Copley (ANNews) – The Forward Summit was initiated and hosted by five founding partners: Connect Partnership Group, Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business, Alberta…
Ben Calf Robe Powwow moves to Edmonton’s Clarke Stadium: May 11
By John Copley (ANNews) – Spring is upon us and with it the beginning of the rodeo and pow wow seasons – and the…
Xavier Kataquapit: Our Lady of Paris
by Xavier Kataquapit (April 18, 2019) – In Paris this week, the roof of the Notre Dame Cathedral caught fire and brought sections of it…
Under the Northern Sky: Opioids Keep Taking Lives
by Xavier Kataquapit (www.underthenorthernsky.com) – I am hearing way too often about wonderful young people right up here in Northern Ontario passing away because they…
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…