Centre High event focuses on Indigenous Literacy
It was a mid-week evening event (December 10) and the first of its kind for downtown Edmonton’s Centre High Campus (CHC). The guests were outstanding,…
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Metis Nation meeting labour market needs of Canadian economy
Findings from the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey released on December 10, 2014 show encouraging progress on Métis employment but also significant gaps with the general…
Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs renews its call for immediate investment in First Nation education
The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs is renewing its high priority call for immediate investment from the government of Canada into the education of First Nation…
Students pay homage to Canada’s fallen soldiers
With their eyes closed and heads bowed, students from St. Albert’s Bertha Kennedy School, spent a minute in remembrance and prayer as they stood in…
Everyone has a responsibility to prevent and eliminate violence against women and girls
(Ottawa, ON) – In recognition of the United Nations’ International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women acknowledged globally every November 25, Assembly of…
Blackstock: We must end discrimination against First Nations children
Dr. Cindy Blackstock was in Edmonton last month to speak at the Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund regarding ending discrimination against First Nations children….
Treaty 6 job fair features employment partnerships and career opportunities
Last month, Treaty Six Aboriginal Skills, Employment and Training Strategy (ASETS) agreement holders and partners hosted “the largest job fair in Alberta organized by First…
BC Hydro blazes a trail of positive workforce initiatives
Canada’s Aboriginal peoples want to share in an equitable future with the rest of the country and for several decades have been utilizing every resource…
Opportunity abounds for Aboriginal communities near oil sands projects
When Pimee Well Servicing approached Cenovus Energy with a proposal for a new oil well service rig in early 2013, both parties could see potential…
ATEP graduate receives Edwin Parr award
November 4, 2014 – Deborah Gladue-McLeod, a graduate from the University of Alberta and Northern Lakes College Aboriginal Teacher Education Program (ATEP), is this year’s…