Report on violence against Indigenous Women supports need for National Public Inquiry
OTTAWA, Feb. 26, 2015 /CNW/ – Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde said the research study released today by the Legal Strategy…
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NSD61 students experience Kee Tas Kee Now Tribal Council Winter Camp
High school students from Little Buffalo School, Atikameg School and Cadotte Lake School stepped out of a classroom environment to experience land-based learning at the…
Don’t delay: BBMA scholarship application deadline is March 31
If you are a serious student of Metis ancestry who needs financial assistance in order to complete your education, it’s time to send in your…
Guest speakers add pizzazz to Treaty 6 Educator’s Conference
The Fourth Annual Treaty Six Educator’s Conference played to a full house on January 29-30, 2015 when more than 625 delegates gathered in Edmonton to…
Andrew Leach: Bands shouldn’t run ‘mom & pop’ businesses – Part 3
(Part 3 of a 3 part series) Many First Nations lose way too much money trying to run ‘mom and pop’ businesses. Band-controlled entities shouldn’t…
Treaty 6 partners with Fort Edmonton Park for authentic representation
On January 29, 2015 Fort Edmonton Park senior management and the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations signed an historic memorandum to work together to…
Featured Artist for February 2015: Timothy Mohan
The celestial art that appears on the cover of the February 2015 Alberta Native News is entitled “Turtle Series – Eclipse” and is the creation…
Oteenow offers successful employment strategies
Alberta has one of the most vibrant economies in the country and despite several months of low oil prices and a shrinking Canadian dollar, business…
Treaty Six Educator’s Conference draws a full house
“Sharing knowledge is a wonderful and necessary thing and I admire every educator in this room today,” stated Confederacy of Treaty 6 First Nations Grand…
Women Building Futures offers new training opportunities for women
Several years ago Alberta’s construction industry recognized the significant role that women can play to ensure a full capacity workforce and thus enhance the vibrancy…