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…
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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…
New partnership opens doors to training programs for Poundmaker’s Lodge clients in recovery
by John Copley (ANNews) – Poundmaker’s Lodge and Treatment Centres has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with St. Albert Further Education (STFE) that will enable…
Métis Spring Festival 2019 gets underway in St. Albert from May 17-19
by John Copley (ANNews) – The 2019 Métis Spring Festival will take place in St. Albert’s Servus Centre during the weekend of May 17-19, 2019….