Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters Announces Terry Crews as Special Guest Speaker
EDMONTON, AB – Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters (ACWS) is excited to announce a special guest speaker, Terry Crews. Mr Crews is an actor, activist and former…
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Assembly of First Nations Calls for Criminalization of Forced Sterilization of First Nations Women
(Ottawa, ON): Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde is calling for changes to the laws of Canada and specifically the Criminal Code of Canada to…
Amiskwaciy Academy pays tribute to Indigenous veterans during 2018 Remembrance Day ceremony
by John Copley (ANNews) – On Friday, November 9 Edmonton-based Amiskwaciy Academy honoured the sacrifices made by Canada’s veterans, both in times of war and…
Six contemporary Indigenous artists to be featured at Art Gallery of Alberta: Dec. 1 to Mar. 24
(ANNews) – The Art Gallery of Alberta presents the third in a series of four exhibitions featuring works by six contemporary Indigenous, First Nations, Inuit…
Saddle Lake forum will feature innovative sustainable industries: November 26 & 27
(ANNews) – An important forum titled, “A Strategic Path to Sustainable Economic Independence” will take place at the St. Paul Recreation Centre on November 26…
Canada celebrates International Inuit Day: Nov. 7
OTTAWA, Nov. 7, 2018 /CNW/ – A Joint Statement celebrating International Inuit Day was released from the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, the Minister of Indigenous…
Guest speakers debate pipeline expansion during ATA conference
by John Copley (ANNews) – On October 13, 2018 two educated and intelligent women stepped up to the podium in a ballroom at the River…
Take part in the Land-based learning symposium at NorQuest College: November 5 & 6
by Elliott Young (Edmonton) – In Canada, land-based learning education has been practiced by First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities since time immemorial. Today, there…
Redpatch – A Metis perspective of WWI – is coming to Edmonton November 1 – 11
(EDMONTON) – Redpatch is a must-see show that tells the story of the First World War from the perspective of a Metis solider on the Western Front. Featuring…
Feature artist for Oct. 2018: Alan Syliboy
(ANNews) – The beautiful image on the cover of this month’s Alberta Native News is by the incomparable Alan Syliboy, entitled “Woman with Blue Spirits…