Mikisew Cree Nation signs agreement with Suncor’s East Tank Farm Development
CALGARY, ALBERTA–(Marketwired – Oct. 17, 2016) – Suncor and Mikisew Cree First Nation (MCFN) today announced the signing of a participation agreement for the purchase…
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Father Jim Holland honoured with a headdress ceremony
By Terry Lusty (ANNews) – October 2, 2016 will likely be a day that Father Jim Holland, parish priest at Edmonton-based Sacred Heart Church of…
Amiskwaciy Fall Feast honours community and individual achievers
by John Copley (ANNews) – The new school year is underway and throughout the Capital region, area schools are planning their schedules, setting their goals…
BBMA celebrates 15th Anniversary of honouring deserving Métis students
by John Copley The 2016 Belcourt Brosseau Métis Awards (BBMA) gala set a new attendance record this year when more than 650 guests made their…
AFN Chief Perry Bellegarde Travelling to Proposed Site C Dam Territory in Northern BC
OTTAWA, Oct. 21, 2016 /CNW/ – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde will visit Treaty 8 territory threatened by the proposed Site C…
Cold Lake First Nation pays tribute to former Premier Jim Prentice
(October 2016) – Cold Lake First Nation Chief Bernice Martial paid tribute to cabinet minister and former Alberta Premier Jim Prentice while expressing her sadness…
Two More Years: Canadian Finals Rodeo will stay in Edmonton through 2018
EDMONTON, AB (October 19, 2016) – Northlands in partnership with the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association is proud to announce that the 43rd Annual Canadian Finals…
Under the Northern Sky: Here’s to your health
by Xavier Kataquapit (October 2016) – With winter on the way I see a lot of people out and about in town wanting to connect…
Feature artist for Oct. 2016: Aaron Paquette
(ANNews) – The cover of this month’s Alberta Native News is a beautiful painting called “Protecting” by Aaron Paquette. It is part of a stunning…
First Nations and other leaders saddened by the death of Jim Prentice
Coast Salish Territory/Vancouver – First Nations leaders were shocked and saddened to hear of the tragic death of former Alberta Premier and Federal Minister of Indian Affairs,…