Alex Janvier to receive Alberta University of the Arts’ first honorary MFA
Calgary, AB – Alberta University of the Arts (AUArts) will bestow an Honorary Master of Fine Arts to world-renowned artist and alum Alex Janvier (CM, AOE, RCA, LLD) at its…
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Spread your wings at Athabasca University
(AthabascaU) – When Carter Yellowbird was a teenager living in Maskwacis, AB., he took a leap of faith. As a member of the Samson Cree…
Alberta University of the Arts Speaker Series will explore art, media and Indigenous futures
Calgary, Alberta – Alberta University of the Arts (AUArts), the province’s newest university and the only one dedicated to art, craft and design education, will launch…
New start for Alexis Head Start students
February 5 , 2019 (Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation, AB) – Alexis’ youngest students got a peek at their new Head Start program space after it…
Interactive USask art project addresses decolonization and Indigenization
SASKATOON – The University of Saskatchewan (USask) is inviting participants to join two alumni in the live creation of an innovative art piece that aims…
University of Lethbridge elects Charles Weaselhead as 14th chancellor – first of Indigenous descent
(February 2019) – The University of Lethbridge Senate has elected Charles Weaselhead as the University’s 14th chancellor – the first time in the institution’s 52-year…
Language Revitalization Pole to be carved in recognition of the 2019 Year of Indigenous Languages
January 2019, Vancouver, B.C. – In recognition of the UN 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages, which officially launched January 28, 2019 in Paris, the First…
Exciting opportunity for female students interested in a summer resource development project
by John Copley (ANNews) – An opportunity of a lifetime awaits 16 female undergraduate students currently attending a post-secondary institution in Alberta or the Northwest…
Christi Belcourt and Isaac Murdoch create mural for MacEwan University
by Alexis Kienlen (University Affairs) – Renowned artists Christi Belcourt and Isaac Murdoch have created a unique, large-scale painting for MacEwan University’s kihêw waciston Indigenous Centre….
Amiskwaciy Academy celebrates with a seasonal feast
by John Copley (ANNews) – On December 13, the Edmonton-based Amiskwaciy Academy held the last of its 2018 special occasion and seasonal feasts with more…