New Alberta Anti-Racism Grant Program now open for application
(July 2018) – As part of government efforts to address racism, Alberta’s Culture and Tourism Minister Ricardo Miranda has unveiled details of a new Anti-Racism…
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Beautiful ‘Fireflies at Twilight’ mural is installed at Calgary’s Victoria Park
Calgary, AB – On July 4, Springboard Performance’s Fireflies at Twilight containR mural installation makes way to east Victoria Park. The installation created in honour…
Early Bird Registration is now open for Children are our Sacred Bundle conferences in Osoyoos and Calgary
(July 3, 2018) – ‘The Children Are Our Sacred Bundle Conference’ in both Osoyoos and Calgary are now open for early bird registration! The Osoyoos…
University of Alberta offers a unique writing course this fall
by John Copley (ANNews) – A unique three-month writing course, Treaty Poetics 494, will be introduced at the University of Alberta this coming September. The…
Successful 2018 Metis Spring Festival sets new attendance records
by John Copley (ANNews) – St. Albert’s Servus Place once again provided the ideal venue for what turned out to be an attendance breaking event…
Amiskwaciy Academy honours its 2018 grads
by John Copley (ANNews) – Amiskwaciy Academy celebrated the achievements of the 14 students who make up the school’s 2018 Graduating Class during a celebration…
Bow Valley College and The City of Calgary commemorate Canada Day with a Powwow
CALGARY – Bow Valley College’s Iniikokaan Centre and The City of Calgary have teamed up again to host the Canada Day Indigenous Showcase & Powwow at…
Statement by Ministers Carolyn Bennett and Jane Philpott on National Indigenous Peoples Day
OTTAWA, June 21, 2018 /CNW/ – The Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs, and the Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Indigenous Services…
Minister Richard Feehan affirms Alberta’s commitments to Indigenous people
by John Copley (ANNews) – In a recent interview leading up to the June 21 Summer Solstice and National Indigenous Peoples Day (NIPD), Alberta’s Minister of Indigenous…
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley wishes everyone a Happy National Indigenous Peoples Day
(Alberta) – On June 21, National Indigenous Peoples Day, Premier Rachel Notley issued the following statement: “At the summer solstice – a day significant to…