Third Annual Orange Shirt Day celebration at Edmonton City Hall Friday, September 28
Edmonton, AB – The Society for Safe and Caring Schools & Communities is expecting a full house at Edmonton City Hall for the third annual Orange…
Residential Schools
Poignant Short Film about an Alberta Indian Residential School will be screened at EIFF
(ANNews) – Indigenous filmmaker Jay Cardinal Villeneuve will be in Edmonton on September 30, 2018 to attend the premiere of his acclaimed film “Holy Angels”…
Settlement of Sixties Scoop Class Action
TORONTO, Aug. 9, 2018 /CNW/ – The courts have approved a settlement between representatives of certain survivors of the Sixties Scoop and the Federal Government…
2018 Orange Shirt Day Logo Contest Winner Announced
(July 31, 2018) – The Society for Safe and Caring Schools & Communities is pleased to announce the winner of the annual Orange Shirt Campaign…
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…
AFN marks the third anniversary of the TRC Calls to Action
(Ottawa, ON) – To mark the third anniversary of the release of 94 Calls to Action by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), Assembly of…
Historic ceremony celebrates the creation of the Maskwacîs Cree school system
(Maskwacîs ) – On May 18, 2018, the four Maskwacîs Cree First Nations signed an official agreement with the Government of Canada, establishing a new Maskwacîs…
Feature artist for April 2018: George Littlechild
(ANNews) – The evocative image on the cover of this month’s Alberta Native News is “Mixed Blood Joe” by the very talented contemporary artist George…
‘Children of God’ brings a tale of abuse and resilience to the stage
by John Copley (ANNews) – The audience hears the faint sound of a distant drum, the lights slowly begin to brighten and the stage opens…
Children of God – a powerful production of truth telling and resilience
by Deborah Shatz (ANNews) – The Citadel Theatre’s production of Children of God by playwright Corey Payette is a haunting reminder that terrible human rights…