RCMP confirm the numbers: Over 1000 Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women
An RCMP report released this month confirms that Aboriginal women are much more at risk for becoming victims of violence than other women in Canada…
Social Issues
Chiefs are frustrated and angry about cancer study
It’s said that if you “fess-up” and admit the errors of your ways and tell the truth about your wrongdoings, you will find peace of…
Indigenous Women: Harper is on the wrong side of history
Indigenous women in Canada experience rates of violence more than three times that of non-Indigenous women and young Indigenous women are five times more likely…
Homeward Trust calls for pooling of resources to help the homeless
Homeward Trust Edmonton recently hosted a half-day Aboriginal Community Update meeting at the inner city’s Coast Plaza Hotel. The session attracted about six dozen community…
Creating Hope 2 Cope forum draws a full house
On March 7 the Creating Hope Society of Alberta (COHA) hosted a one day forum to address the topics of alcoholism, family violence and child…
Edmonton kokoms group to reclaim culture, traditions
There’s a new kid on the block in Edmonton. The Kokom Kisewatisowin Society (KKS), led by Elder Elsie Paul, is a group of retired…
A call to action for missing and murdered Aboriginal women
Harper’s “new” Conservatives don’t come across as being the type of Progressive Conservatives that once ruled this nation. In fact this type of governance is…