NorQuest College Chair provides $1 million gift to promote diversity and inclusion
EDMONTON – NorQuest College is proud to be recognized locally and nationally as an organization that is a leader in diversity and inclusion, leading by…
2018
27,000 Alberta Public Servants to take Indigenous Awareness Training
(June 2018) – New Indigenous training will help 27000 Alberta public servants better deliver programs and services to the Indigenous community. As the government moves…
Happy National Indigenous Peoples Day 2018!
(ANNews) – June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day. This is a time for all Canadians to recognize and celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures…
Feature artist for June 2018: Joane Cardinal Schubert
By Lorna Johnson (Red Deer) – The breathtaking image that appears on the cover of the June edition of Alberta Native News is a Self…
AFN marks the third anniversary of the TRC Calls to Action
(Ottawa, ON) – To mark the third anniversary of the release of 94 Calls to Action by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), Assembly of…
Volunteer with Edmonton’s Indigenous Peoples Festival
(Edmonton) – From June 20-22, 2018, Edmonton’s Indigenous Peoples Festival takes over Victoria Park in Edmonton’s River Valley. First Nation, Métis and Inuit peoples and…
Fort Edmonton Park Launches New Strategic Direction
(Edmonton) – Fort Edmonton Management Company (FEMCo) is embarking on an exciting new strategic direction for Fort Edmonton Park. “Fort Edmonton Park will become the…
Alex Janvier: Modern Indigenous Master – Opening June 16 at Glenbow
(Calgary) – Glenbow is honoured to present the largest and most comprehensive exhibition to-date to explore the incredible 65-year career of world-renowned Alberta artist Alex…
Paul First Nation begins construction of new Kindergarten to Grade 9 School
(ANNews) – On June 6, the Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Indigenous Services, congratulated Chief Arthur Rain, the Council, and the community of Paul First…
Incidence of epilepsy in Indigenous population double the national average
SASKATOON — University of Saskatchewan (U of S) researchers have discovered that the incidence of epilepsy in the Canadian Indigenous population is twice that of…