Two Status of Women grants aimed at helping youth spot abuse and supporting survivors
(January 9, 2018) – Two Status of Women grants are helping educate central Alberta youth about abuse and are supporting survivors of family violence as…
Social Issues
60s scoop victims have a new voice in Alberta
By John Copley (ANNews) – Adam North Peigan is president of the 60s Scoop Indigenous Society of Alberta. Born in 1964, he was just an…
Climate Change Symposium: Solutions will require human intervention
By John Copley (ANNews) – Last month, Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta joined with Treaty 6 and 7 First Nations to hold a symposium…
Stories from the Bush: Traditional Teachings from a Lifetime Oskapiyos
By Dylan Lightbourn (December 2017) – In late 2012 Henry Laboucan, a sakaw îno (Bush Cree man) from Lubicon Lake, approached Randal Kabatoff, the sole…
NorQuest College increases its committment to Indigenous learners
by John Copley (ANNews) -This month NorQuest College was once again a hub of activity and the centre of attention when dozens of attending guests,…
National Gathering of Elders delivers important messages: Part III
By John Copley (ANNews) – This final segment of a three-piece article on the September 11-14, 2017 National Gathering of Elders (NGE) visits the final…
AFN says critical federal programs are failing First Nations citizens
OTTAWA, Nov. 22, 2017 /CNW/ – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde says the Auditor General of Canada’s fall 2017 report released yesterday…
Kohkom Kisewatisiwin Society coming together to share knowledge
By Rhonda Gladue (Edmonton) – Wisdom keepers. Teachers. Human rights and environmental Activists. Kohkom knowledge has always been held in high-esteem because it is a…
NWAC Responds to Latest Version of Bill S-3
(November 2017) – Following months of volleying between the Senate and the House of Commons and through the tireless lobbying efforts of Indigenous women and…
Indigenous Relations Minister Richard Feehan extends gratitude to Aboriginal Veterans
(November 8, 2017) – Alberta Indigenous Relations Minister Richard Feehan issued the following statement honouring National Aboriginal Veterans Day: “Today we honour the courage and…