alberta first nations

• National Indigenous Peoples Day a chance to celebrate rich history in Edmonton

  'When you see the children dancing, it brings happiness to me, to see our people finally standing up and saying it's OK to be Aboriginal, it's OK to be First Nation.'

  Canada

  Jun 21
  
• Alberta First Nations want consultation, benefits from oilsands carbon storage plans

  The six largest oilsands producers are looking at reducing emissions through carbon capture and storage, and several Alberta First Nations want to be part of the process.

  Environment

  Jun 8
  
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• How an Alberta First Nation is working to help ‘culturally significant’ Banff bison herd to suceed

  A report from Stoney Nakoda First Nation noted that projects such as the Banff bison reintroduction are an important part of truth and reconciliation.

  Canada

  Apr 24
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• ‘It’ll be very emotional’: Alberta Indigenous leader to spend his birthday meeting with Pope Francis

  Wilton Littlechild of Ermineskin Cree Nation is hoping the head of the Catholic Church will soon apologize for the church's role in residential schools.

  Canada

  Mar 23
• Historic University of Calgary proposal in the Cree language challenges how Indigenous cultures are studied

  The proposal, written entirely in the Cree language, was submitted to the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

  Perspectives

  Mar 21
• 169 potential unmarked graves found at St. Bernard’s Indian Residential School in northern Alberta

  The Kapawe’no First Nation said anomalies consistent with unmarked graves were found during a six-day search of the former St. Bernard's Indian Residential School grounds.

  Canada

  Mar 1
• Calls for action after fatal fires on First Nations: ‘Lives are at stake’

  Three people, including a six-year-old boy, from Siksika Nation were killed in a fire last weekend.

  Canada

  Feb 12
• Renewed interest in residential schools difficult for survivors at Calgary Stampede Elbow River camp

  Flags at the Elbow River camp at the Calgary Stampede are at half mast this year to mark recent discoveries of unmarked graves at former Canadian residential school sites.

  Canada

  Jul 15, 2021
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• Alberta-based non-profit fights to hold First Nation chiefs and band councils accountable

  BMAAC founder Rob Louie said the organization was created to help make a change on issues that have been plaguing communities for decades.

  Canada

  May 16, 2021
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• Métis Nation of Alberta has ‘monumental concerns’ with proposed curriculum

  "The tone of the curriculum carries a Eurocentric-American point of view that effectively eliminates the voice and history of the Métis Peoples in Alberta," Audrey Poitras said.

  Education

  Mar 31, 2021