Treaty 8 wishes Premier Redford their best
Edmonton, Alberta – With Alberta Premier Alison Redford announcing her resignation on March 19, 2014, the Chiefs of Treaty No. 8 [Alberta] wish to extend their…
2014
Indigenous Women: Harper is on the wrong side of history
Indigenous women in Canada experience rates of violence more than three times that of non-Indigenous women and young Indigenous women are five times more likely…
Mikisew Cree Chief angry by Alberta gov’t release of cancer stats
Fort Chipewyan, Alberta: The Chief of the Mikisew Cree First Nation is once again very upset with the government of Alberta’s recent release of cancer…
NSD61 Schools Support Grade 1 Student
Support and generosity continues to pour in for a six year old boy from Elizabeth Métis Settlement. Mason Marty, a grade 1 student at Elizabeth…
Homeward Trust calls for pooling of resources to help the homeless
Homeward Trust Edmonton recently hosted a half-day Aboriginal Community Update meeting at the inner city’s Coast Plaza Hotel. The session attracted about six dozen community…
Rocky Mountain House Powwow Committee is a labour of love
Travis Weber works near Rocky Mountain House and has volunteered many hours fostering a healthy relationship between the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal community in the area…
Hard work and talent pays off for young soccer player Kobe Blyan
Thanks largely to a fundraising campaign by SIRENS the Charity and FC Edmonton (pro football club), 15 year-old Edmontonian, Kobe Blyan, is off and running….
Featured Artist for March, 2014: Maxine Noel
The beautiful art on the cover of the March issue of Alberta Native News is entitled “Invite” by Maxine Noel. She is an extremely gifted…
Alberta Native News is celebrating 30 years of publishing
Alberta Native News is celebrating its 30th year of publishing with the launch of a new revamped website located at www.albertanativenews.com. The site’s homepage welcomes…
Creating Hope 2 Cope forum draws a full house
On March 7 the Creating Hope Society of Alberta (COHA) hosted a one day forum to address the topics of alcoholism, family violence and child…