Kehewin Cree Nation Celebrates Sod-Turning for a New Water Treatment System
KEHEWIN CREE NATION, TREATY 6 TERRITORY, AB, Aug. 27, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ – The Government of Canada is committed to working in partnership with First Nation…
2018
Loon River First Nation opens new truck stop
(August 23, 2018) – Loon River First Nation has used an Alberta government grant to help construct a full-service truck stop, creating jobs and helping…
Diabetes Workshop will be held at River Cree: Sept. 12 & 13
(ANNews) – Diabetes Canada and Enoch Cree Nation Health Services are jointly hosting the Third Annual Diabetes Workshop on September 12 and 13, 2018 at…
Northlands Indigenous Princess Alicia Cardinal’s reign comes to an end
by John Copley (ANNews) – K-Days 2018 took place from July 22-29 this year and featured the annual K-Days Pow Wow, a three-day competition powwow…
National Inquiry announces dates for final four public hearings
Vancouver, B.C. – On August 22, 2018 the Commissioners of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls announced the schedule for…
BC First Nations being devastated by Wildfire Season of 2018
Coast Salish Traditional Territory/Vancouver: BC First Nations leaders are calling on the federal and provincial governments to provide immediate and on-going supports needed by the…
Feature artist for August 2018: Alex Janvier
(ANNews) – The stunning image on the cover of this month’s Alberta Native News at Cold Lake Air (1994) by the incomparable Alberta artist Alex Janvier. …
Poundmaker’s powwow draws large crowds
by John Copley (ANNews) – On August 4-5, the St. Albert-based Poundmaker’s Lodge Treatment Centres Society celebrated its 45th Anniversary with a traditional Powwow and…
K-Days features an exciting rodeo and competitive powwow
by John Copley (ANNews) – It all began on Thursday, July 19, when Canadian Olympic figure-skater and K-Days 2018 Parade Marshall Kaetlyn Osmond made her…
Settlement of Sixties Scoop Class Action
TORONTO, Aug. 9, 2018 /CNW/ – The courts have approved a settlement between representatives of certain survivors of the Sixties Scoop and the Federal Government…