Amiskwaciy Academy welcomes the new season with a sumptuous Spring Feast
by John Copley (ANNews) – On Friday 13, 2018, Amiskwaciy Academy celebrated the changing of seasons, welcomed the coming of spring and thanked the school’s many…
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Tax considerations of First Nations People in Canada
By Rob Picton, CA CPA, Partner, Kingston Ross Pasnak LLP (Edmonton) – Canada’s Income Tax Act (ITA) is a very complex document totaling over 3,000 pages. …
Pressure mounts between the provinces over the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion
(ANNews) – Controversy is mounting over the proposed expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, with a jurisdictional battle heating up between the BC and…
Marlene Poitras makes history as first female AFN Alberta Regional Chief
By John Copley (ANNews) – On Thursday, February 22, 2018 Alberta’s First Nations Chiefs met in Edmonton and cast their ballots in an election that…
Enoch Cree Nation celebrates sod turning for new school
(ANNews) – On April 10, Enoch Cree Nation celebrated a sod turning ceremony for Maskekosak Kiskinomatowikamik – their new Kindergarten to Grade 12 school. The…
Alberta Health Services apologizes for addressing letter to “Treaty Indian”
(ANNews) – Alberta Health Services is apologizing after sending a teenage Indigenous girl a letter addressed to “Treaty Indian.” In a written statement, Alberta Health…
Portage College opens permanent exhibition of works from Canada’s ‘Indian Group of Seven’
Lac La Biche, Alberta, April 2, 2018 — Portage College’s Lac La Biche campus is proud to announce the grand opening of Professional Native Indian…
Conference examines practices in Indigenous engagement and consultation
by John Copley (ANNews) – On February 20-21, 2018 the Sutton Place Hotel in downtown Edmonton provided the venue for the 11th Annual Western Indigenous…
National Inquiry to close April 20 – but formally requests two-year extension
(Vancouver) – The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls has submitted a formal request to the federal government for a 24-month…
Louis Bull Tribe goes green
(March 27, 2018) – The Government of Alberta has partnered with Louis Bull Tribe to install solar panel systems on two community buildings. The project…