Blood Tribe and Canada celebrate key step on path of renewal and reconciliation
LETHBRIDGE, AB, July 5, 2018 /CNW/ – Today, the Government of Canada and the Blood Tribe have taken an important step to renew and strengthen…
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New Alberta Anti-Racism Grant Program now open for application
(July 2018) – As part of government efforts to address racism, Alberta’s Culture and Tourism Minister Ricardo Miranda has unveiled details of a new Anti-Racism…
Beautiful ‘Fireflies at Twilight’ mural is installed at Calgary’s Victoria Park
Calgary, AB – On July 4, Springboard Performance’s Fireflies at Twilight containR mural installation makes way to east Victoria Park. The installation created in honour…
Rise to the Challenge: Become a Big Brother or Big Sister
By Regan Treewater (ANNews) – We have all heard before that kids do not spell ‘love’ l-o-v-e, but t-i-m-e. Perhaps it sounds a bit cheesy…
Early Bird Registration is now open for Children are our Sacred Bundle conferences in Osoyoos and Calgary
(July 3, 2018) – ‘The Children Are Our Sacred Bundle Conference’ in both Osoyoos and Calgary are now open for early bird registration! The Osoyoos…
Canada highlights progress settling Agricultural Benefits Claims with Treaty 8 First Nations
OTTAWA, July 3, 2018 /CNW/ – The Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs, Carolyn Bennett, issued the following statement today: “I was truly honoured to…
Panel discussion highlights issues facing Indigenous women
By Regan Treewater (ANNews) – On May 22, Edmonton’s Citadel Theatre hosted a panel of distinguished discussants on the topic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous…
University of Alberta offers a unique writing course this fall
by John Copley (ANNews) – A unique three-month writing course, Treaty Poetics 494, will be introduced at the University of Alberta this coming September. The…
Art Gallery of Alberta welcomes 3 new Adjunct Curators
(Edmonton, AB) – The Art Gallery of Alberta is thrilled to announce the appointment of three Adjunct Curators: Franchesca Hebert-Spence, Adjunct Curator, Indigenous Art; Jessie Ray Short,…
Alberta Minister David Eggen: Education improvements in 2017 – 18
(June 2018) – With the K-12 school year coming to an end, Education Minister David Eggen issued the following statement highlighting several accomplishments made by…