Haida Gwaii totem tour raises money for Stollery Kids in Edmonton
Reaching out to help children in need is a never-ending cycle and Canada Day in downtown Edmonton drove home this point. Thirty-eight cyclists zipped into…
Health
Some Alberta First Nations are critical of a new oilsands biodiversity report
A report showing plant and animal life in the oilsands region is flourishing at more than 80 per cent compared to undisturbed areas is raising…
Site C Dam is final straw for BC’s Treaty 8 First Nations
VANCOUVER, BC/ Troy Media/ – The B.C. government cannot expect support from First Nations for its much-touted liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects if the province…
Study suggests link between oilsands and Fort Chip illnesses
The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) and the Mikisew Cree First Nation (MCFN), in collaboration with researchers from the University of Manitoba, have released a…
TRC event was filled with tears and testimony
In a genuine effort to uncover the actual truth of what happened in Canada’s Indian residential schools, and how to advance various forms of reconciliation,…
Chiefs are frustrated and angry about cancer study
It’s said that if you “fess-up” and admit the errors of your ways and tell the truth about your wrongdoings, you will find peace of…
Mikisew Cree Chief angry by Alberta gov’t release of cancer stats
Fort Chipewyan, Alberta: The Chief of the Mikisew Cree First Nation is once again very upset with the government of Alberta’s recent release of cancer…
NSD61 Schools Support Grade 1 Student
Support and generosity continues to pour in for a six year old boy from Elizabeth Métis Settlement. Mason Marty, a grade 1 student at Elizabeth…
Creating Hope 2 Cope forum draws a full house
On March 7 the Creating Hope Society of Alberta (COHA) hosted a one day forum to address the topics of alcoholism, family violence and child…
Final TRC National Event: March 27-30 in Edmonton
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) and the City of Edmonton recently announced that the seventh and final TRC National Event will take…