Over 200 students pay tribute to Alex Decoteau – Canada’s first Aboriginal police officer
On June 1, the Edmonton Police Service hosted their annual Alex Decoteau Run for over 200 school kids in Rundle Park to commemorate Canada’s first…
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Native Courtworkers support the TRC Recommendations
The Native Courtworker and Counselling Association of British Columbia (NCCABC) fully supports all 94 Recommendations released by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada in…
Bow Valley College executives are honoured to receive Blackfoot names
CALGARY — Sharon Carry, AOE, Bow Valley College President and CEO, and Anna Kae Todd, Vice President Academic and Chief Learning Officer, received Blackfoot names during a…
From dependence to independence: Danny Gaudet inspires UAlberta grads
(University of Alberta) By the time the early 1990s rolled around, the once proud traditional hunting and fishing community of Déline, located on the shores…
2015 Edmonton Folk Music Festival reveals exciting main stage lineup
Music lovers and festival fans are in for a real treat this summer. The lineup for the fabulous Edmonton Folk Music Festival was released Wednesday…
Read it here: Summary of the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
For over a century, the central goals of Canada’s Aboriginal policy were to eliminate Aboriginal governments; ignore Aboriginal rights; terminate the Treaties; and, through a…
First Nations Leadership Council urges Canada to implement all 94 TRC recommendations
Coast Salish Territory (Vancouver, BC) – On June 2, 2015 Justice Murray Sinclair provided the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s (TRC) Final Report, “Honoring the Truth, Reconciling…
Truth and Reconciliation Commission issues an immediate Call to Action
(OTTAWA, June 2, 2015) The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada released its findings and calls to action today, following a six year mandate…
Ottawa must heed the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action
(June 2, 2015, Ottawa, ON): Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde responded to the release of the findings of the Truth and…
Metis Nation: Excluded from TRC event – Again!
OTTAWA, June 1, 2015 /CNW/ – The Métis Nation, represented by the Métis National Council (MNC), is gravely disappointed that after six years of interventions…