‘Kayak to Klemtu’ wins imagineNATIVE Audience Choice Award
(October 2017) – imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival have announced The Air Canada Audience Choice Award, with a $1,000 cash prize presented by Air Canada,…
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National Inquiry to reschedule Yellowknife hearings in January 2018
VANCOUVER BC- The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls has announced that it is moving forward with planning the Yellowknife Community…
Report Reveals Large Partnership Gaps Between Corporate Canada And Indigenous Communities
SASKATOON, Oct. 24, 2017 /CNW/ – A new report commissioned by Indigenous Works and prepared by R.A. Malatest & Associates Ltd. reveals an alarming finding: 85 percent of Canadian…
Alberta Education is distributing new resources to teach Indigenous history, cultures in schools
(October 24, 2017) – Alberta Education is providing teachers with new resources that include lesson plans to help bring First Nations, Métis and Inuit history…
Clearing the air: Partners take steps to improve air quality in Fort McKay
by Monica Hermary (AER) – Flying towards Fort McKay over the dense mass of trees, your eye can’t help but follow the curving Athabasca River…
‘RUMBLE: The Indians who rocked the world’ has its TV premiere on Nov 5
TORONTO (October 23, 2017) – On the heels of its award-winning festival circuit run and North American theatrical release, the critically acclaimed Canadian documentary RUMBLE:…
David Tuccaro to receive an honourary doctorate from BCIT
(October 2017) – David Gabriel Tuccaro, President, CEO and Founder of Tuccaro Inc., one of Canada’s leading private Indigenous group of companies, will be receiving an…
AHS influenza immunization program begins Monday October 23
EDMONTON – Starting Monday (Oct. 23, 2017), Albertans have the opportunity to protect themselves and others against influenza through Alberta’s annual influenza immunization program. Offering…
Nat’l Inquiry into Missing & Murdered Women hears from families in Winnipeg until Oct 20
(ANNews) – The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG2S) is conducting community hearings across Canada. They are in Winnipeg right…
Art Gallery of Alberta features Indigenous artists in two new exhibits
(Edmonton, AB)—The Art Gallery of Alberta, a centre of excellence for the visual arts in Western Canada is presenting two new exhibitions featuring contemporary Indigenous artists…