Education and incentive are a winning combination to success
By Terry Lusty (ANNews) – Historically, employment in the workforce was never really an issue. Aboriginal people trapped, hunted, fished and gathered to support their…
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Southwest section of Calgary Ring Road to be renamed ‘Tsuut’ina Trail’
Calgary, Alberta July 10, 2017 – Today in Calgary, Lee Crowchild, Chief of the Tsuut’ina Nation along with government officials commemorated the start of construction…
Women Building Futures announces Family of Endowed Funds
(Edmonton, Alberta, May 24, 2017) – Women Building Futures (WBF) is pleased to announce the establishment of the WBF Family of Endowed Funds, the first…
Indigenous innovators lead the way in Solar Energy
by John Copley (ANNews) – On May 11, 2017 MacEwan University’s CN Theatre and the Solar Energy Society of Alberta (SESA) played host to a…
U of S launches engineering engagement program for Indigenous youth
SASKATOON – The University of Saskatchewan (U of S) has been awarded nearly $150,000 in federal funding to teach Indigenous youth about engineering principles underlying…
Alberta government helps Beaver First Nation with business
(ANNews) – The Alberta government has provided $675,000 to help Beaver First Nation purchase a bulldozer and expand its heavy equipment operation. On February 24,…
Unique training program will help Wood Buffalo rebuild
(ANNews) – More apprentices will be trained to support rebuilding the Wood Buffalo region, thanks to a partnership among four Alberta post-secondary institutions and support…
Traditional Sweat Lodge to open at Amiskwaciy Academy this month
by John Copley (ANNews) – Amiskwaciy Academy has just completed construction of a new outdoor traditional sweat lodge that the school’s Elder Francis Whiskeyjack said…
Alberta Aboriginal Construction Career Centre is off to a great start at NorQuest College
by John Copley (ANNews) – A NorQuest College Indigenous training, mentoring and employment initiative is proving to be even more successful than expected when the…
Syncrude takes on sponsorship role for Alberta Aboriginal Construction Career Centre
EDMONTON—Ensuring that all people have the opportunity to succeed in Alberta’s workforce is of major importance to NorQuest College’s commitment to Indigenous Peoples, individuals, families,…