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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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…
NAIT honours Métis entrepreneur Doug Golosky
Three of Alberta’s prominent community leaders received honourary degrees during NAIT’s 52nd convocation ceremonies earlier this month – Naseem Bashir, president and CEO of Williams…
CCAB inducts Melvin Benson to Aboriginal Hall of Fame
The Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) and ESS Support Services Worldwide (a member of Compass Group Canada), recently announced the 2015 inductee into the…
INDSPIRE celebrates outstanding Indigenous achievers in Calgary: February 27
Indspire, the largest non-governmental funder of Indigenous education, will be celebrating the extraordinary achievements of 14 outstanding Indigenous Canadians in Calgary next month and 4…
ATEP graduate receives Edwin Parr award
November 4, 2014 – Deborah Gladue-McLeod, a graduate from the University of Alberta and Northern Lakes College Aboriginal Teacher Education Program (ATEP), is this year’s…
Mother and son to graduate together and make Laurier history
WATERLOO – When Lila Bruyere, 61, and Shawn Johnston, 37, receive their masters’ degrees during Wilfrid Laurier University’s fall convocation ceremony Oct. 31, they will become…
Blood Tribe police officer wins national Officer of the Year Award
Sergeant James Bennett of the Blood Tribe Police Service was named as one of two recipients of the Police of the Year Award handed out…
BBMA gala honours the accomplishments of Metis students
The 2014 Belcourt Brosseau Métis Awards gala took place in Edmonton’s DoubleTree by Hilton West Edmonton Hotel on September 20, marking the ninth year that…
New Jersey Devils sign Jordin Tootoo to a new contract
On October 7, 2014, The New Jersey Devils announced that they have signed forward Jordin Tootoo to a new contract. The announcement was made by…