‘Kayak to Klemtu’ wins imagineNATIVE Audience Choice Award
(October 2017) – imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival have announced The Air Canada Audience Choice Award, with a $1,000 cash prize presented by Air Canada,…
Culture
Alberta Education is distributing new resources to teach Indigenous history, cultures in schools
(October 24, 2017) – Alberta Education is providing teachers with new resources that include lesson plans to help bring First Nations, Métis and Inuit history…
Art Gallery of Alberta features Indigenous artists in two new exhibits
(Edmonton, AB)—The Art Gallery of Alberta, a centre of excellence for the visual arts in Western Canada is presenting two new exhibitions featuring contemporary Indigenous artists…
National Gathering of Elders featured important keynote forums
by John Copley (ANNews) – When four and a half thousand Indigenous Elders made their way into the spacious Hall ‘D’ meeting room at the…
National Gathering of Elders had a tremendous response in Edmonton
By Terry Lusty (ANNews) – The overwhelming number of delegates to the inaugural National Gathering of Elders said it all. Well over 4000 individuals converged…
Canada is making progress on its strategy for Indigenous languages legislation
By John Copley (ANNews) – Last December Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Canada would be co-developing an Indigenous Languages Act to preserve, protect and…
St. Albert Healing Garden captures the essence of reconciliation
by John Copley (ANNews) – The St. Albert Healing Garden, or as it is known in Cree, Kåkesimokamik, officially opened to the public on Friday,…
Historic gathering brings thousands of Elders together
By John Copley (ANNews) – On Monday, September 11, 2017 several thousand Indigenous Elders from Canada’s First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities sat down together…
Compelling art installation showcases 19 Indigenous artists and the meaning of reconciliation
by Regan Treewater (ANNews) – A compelling installation entitled ‘The Dream We Form By Being Together’ opened at the Borealis Gallery, housed at the Alberta…
Historic National Gathering of Elders begins today in Edmonton
by John Copley (ANNews) – Thousands of Indigenous Elders, community leaders and members of Canada’s First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities are gathering this…