Torsha’s hockey dream is coming true
Samson Cree Nation, March 5, 2014: Hockey is woven into the fabric of our lives here in Canada. It is common for children to become…
Arts, Culture
NSD61 students experience Kee Tas Kee Now Tribal Council Winter Camp
High school students from Little Buffalo School, Atikameg School and Cadotte Lake School stepped out of a classroom environment to experience land-based learning at the…
Treaty 6 partners with Fort Edmonton Park for authentic representation
On January 29, 2015 Fort Edmonton Park senior management and the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations signed an historic memorandum to work together to…
Featured Artist for February 2015: Timothy Mohan
The celestial art that appears on the cover of the February 2015 Alberta Native News is entitled “Turtle Series – Eclipse” and is the creation…
Under the Northern Sky: Outdoor rinks – one shovel at a time
On cold February days long ago, one of my favourite escapes was to the outdoor ice rink next to our old school in Attawapiskat. After…
Tragic highway crash kills visionary Treaty 7 artists
February 11, 2015 — A collision on a cold, windy Saskatchewan highway has cut deep into the heart of Canada’s arts community, now reeling with…
Edmonton Arts Council honours local Aboriginal artists
Two Aboriginal artists were among eight local artists honoured recently by the Edmonton Arts Council (EAC) – Todd Houseman and Will Belcourt. Houseman is a performer…
AFN launches Mental Wellness Continuum Framework
On a day dedicated to a national dialogue on Mental Health, January 28 – Bell Let’s Talk Day – the Assembly of First Nations (AFN)…
Featured Artist for January 2015: Andy Everson
The exquisite artwork that appears on the cover of the January 2015 edition of Alberta Native News is entitled Nimpkish Sunset by Northwest Coast artist…
Amiskwaciy Academy Winter Feast bids farewell to 2014
There’s always a good story somewhere out there to share and it won’t take long to find one if you walk through the doors of…