First Nations Children Most Impoverished in Canada: Report
(Ottawa, ON) – While premiers and territorial leaders met in Saskatchewan last week to discuss the well-being of Indigenous children, youth and families, a new…
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Inviting the community to celebrate history, tradition and culture – visit Elbow River Camp
Calgary – At the end of Stampede 2018, the historical gathering place of First Nations people at Stampede Park introduced itself by a new name –…
St. Albert honours MMIW before celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day
by John Copley (ANNews) – On Sunday, June 23, St. Albert’s Lions Park was once again filled with National Indigenous Peoples Day (NIPD) celebrants, marchers…
Student Reconciliation Walk gives hope for the future
By Regan Treewater (Edmonton) – ‘Reconciliation’ should be a word at the forefront of every Canadian’s consciousness – but nowhere is this focus on understanding…
BGCBigs is recruiting mentors – to make a positive difference in the life of a child
by John Copley (ANNews) – Today we live in a complex world where permanent employment isn’t always available, where single parent families struggle to make…
UAlberta course teaches about Treaties
(ANNews) – A unique three-month writing course, A Poetics of Treaty, Creative Writing 494, will be held again at the University of Alberta this coming…
Xavier Kataquapit: Summer Time Blues
by Xavier Kataquapit (July 2019) – Like that old song says “there aint no cure for the summer time blues”. I remember very well what…
Sky legend comes alive at Telus World of Science in Edmonton
by Regan Treewater (ANNews) – Since 1984, Edmonton’s Telus World of Science (formerly the Edmonton Space and Science Center), has been opening young minds to…
Kuby Renewable Energy: Building a better future with solar power
by John Copley (ANNews) – They say good things come in small packages and that may be true when you’re talking about a birthday or…
Métis Spring Festival gets bigger and better each year
by John Copley (St. Albert) – The annual Métis Spring Festival took place May 17-19 this year when thousands of spectators joined the hundreds of…