Powerful ‘Pîkiskwe-Speak’ art installation is on display at Galerie Cité in Edmonton
By Regan Treewater (ANNews) – On a bitterly cold Edmonton evening, as the city’s urban arteries were clogged with hockey-fans and those bound for MacEwan…
Residential Schools
‘Children of God’ musical tells powerful story of Residential Schools: Mar. 3-24 in YEG
With Special Discounted Price for Alberta Native News Readers. (EDMONTON) – Children of God – a new musical written and directed by Corey Payette whose cast…
Are we on the road to reconciliation?
by Ennis Morris and ANNews staff writers (ANNews) – It might seem to be a disorganized mess but just because the road isn’t clear doesn’t…
Interim Board of Directors appointed for the National Council for Reconciliation
CNW – On December 14, 2017, Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs, announced the appointment of six members to the Interim Board of…
Under the Northern Sky: Remembering When
by Xavier Kataquapit (Under the Northern Sky) – I received a note from my sister Janie Wesley this past week that included an historic document….
NorQuest College increases its committment to Indigenous learners
by John Copley (ANNews) -This month NorQuest College was once again a hub of activity and the centre of attention when dozens of attending guests,…
National Gathering of Elders delivers important messages: Part III
By John Copley (ANNews) – This final segment of a three-piece article on the September 11-14, 2017 National Gathering of Elders (NGE) visits the final…
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…
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…
AFN welcomes Supreme Court Decision on the Rights of Former Residential Schools Students
OTTAWA, Oct. 6, 2017 /CNW/ – The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde said the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision ensures the rights…