Indigenous Youth Leadership Conference coming to Bent Arrow Society in YEG: May 11
by John Copley (ANNews) – There’s an exciting inner-city youth conference taking place next month and it may be the one you just don’t want…
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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…
Report on Aboriginal youth suicides in Alberta – more resources are needed
Edmonton…The Alberta Provincial Office of the Child and Youth Advocate has completed an Investigative Review regarding the suicides of seven Aboriginal youth in 2013 and…
Canada has a Constitutional and Jurisdictional Responsibility to deal with the Métis Nation
April 14, 2016 (Ottawa, ON) – In a landmark ruling this morning, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) recognized and affirmed that the federal government’s…
April 14 ruling marks a significant victory for the Metis Nation
(April 14, 2016) Earlier today the Supreme Court of Canada released its judgement in Daniels v Canada. Click the following link to view the judgement: http://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/15858/index.do…
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…
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…
Under the Northern Sky: Federal budget brings down some barriers
by Xavier Kataquapit Recently in conversations with several First Nation Chiefs in Northern Ontario I learned that they are all dedicating a lot of time…
AFN says Federal Budget is a significant step in closing the gap for First Nations
(March 22, 2016): Today’s federal budget is a significant step in closing the gap in the quality of life between First Nations peoples and Canadians…
BBMA celebrates 15 years – Metis scholarship application deadline is March 31
by Theresa Majeran (Edmonton) – 2016 marks the 15th anniversary for the Belcourt Brosseau Métis Awards (BBMA) program. Its success has been remarkable. This year…