Celebrate Orange Shirt Day on September 30: Every Child Matters
by John Copley (ANNews) – The City of Edmonton, Indigenous communities, Edmonton Public Schools (EPSB) and Edmonton Catholic Schools (ECSD) and the Society for Safe…
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SICC changes name to Saskatchewan Indigenous Cultural Centre
(Treaty 6 Territory, Saskatoon, SK) – The Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre is changing its name to the Saskatchewan Indigenous Cultural Centre (SICC). This change reflects…
First Nation students start the school year in new schools
This year, as many as 1,970 students will be starting a new school year in one of the six new schools in First Nations communities. These…
Taking the fear out of success
(Edmonton) – Prior to attending NorQuest College’s First Nations, Métis & Inuit Summer Youth Leadership Program, 16-year-old Misty Carson of the Paul First Nation viewed…
Edmonton celebrates with a week of reconciliation activities
by John Copley (ANNews) – The Alberta Teacher’s Association and its various partners kicked off a Week of Reconciliation with an early morning Pipe Ceremony…
Rio Houle receives ECSD Superintendent’s Award of Excellence
by John Copley (ANNews) – He’s a laid back guy – chill they say these days. He’s easy to get along with and he’s both…
Participants gain valuable insight at inner city youth leadership conference
By John Copley (ANNews) – The May 11, 2016 Indigenous Youth Leadership Conference, hosted by Centre High Campus, Inner City High School and the Bent…
Running Thunder Dancers enlighten and captivate audiences of all ages
by John Copley (ANNews) – Perseverance usually pays off, just as it did earlier this month when the administration, teachers, students and parents at Crawford…
Amiskwaciy Academy celebrates renewal with a Spring feast
by John Copley (ANNews) – The annual spring feast organized and hosted by the Elders, staff, students and volunteers at Amiskwaciy Academy was another successful…
Anzac, Janvier and Fort McKay schools closed for remainder of the 2015/16 school year
(June 1, 2016) – After careful consideration, Northland School Division No.61 (NSD) has approved recommendations to close Anzac Community School, Bill Woodward School (Anzac), Father…