Piikani

• ‘Very significant’: Whoop-Up Days 2022 looks to showcase more Blackfoot culture

  After partnering with the Blackfoot community, the 2022 edition of Whoop-Up Days at Exhibition Park in Lethbridge will see some new additions, including the first-ever powwow.

  Perspectives

  Aug 24, 2022
  
• Indigenous family and youth centre bringing home and hope to southern Alberta

  The Noh Koh Waa Family & Youth Centre from the Shinah House Foundation is a place to call home for those who may be falling through the cracks.

  Features

  Jun 28, 2022
  
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• Lethbridge College showcases wind turbine program to prospective Indigenous students

  Lethbridge College looked to blow away around 30 prospective students on Wednesday during an experiential learning day.

  Education

  Mar 16, 2022
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• A political divide on the Piikani Nation led to ongoing court proceedings

  Currently there are two separate councils claiming to be the rightful leaders of the Piikani First Nation and it's all being played out in two separate court cases.

  Politics

  Feb 22, 2022
• Celebration held for Blackfoot Women’s Empowerment project in Lethbridge

  The goal of the group is to create change while empowering Blackfoot women as entrepreneurs, giving them the resources to pursue financial security and freedom.

  Perspectives

  Jul 26, 2021
• Piikani Nation members want more involvement in Alberta’s public coal consultations

  A concerned group of Piikani Nation members say they are looking for answers ahead of public consultations on coal mining in Alberta. 

  Environment

  Mar 25, 2021
• Newly-established Piikani radio station delivering needed programming to reserve

  According Plain Eagle, the previous station closed in the late 1990s to early 2000s, and it was time to return to the airwaves. 

  Perspectives

  Feb 5, 2021
• Lethbridge good candidate for next urban reserve: First Nations officials

  “I think it's important... to think quite expansively and think about how economic, social, educational, cultural and housing benefits can all be part of the equation."

  Canada

  Jan 28, 2021
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• Blood Tribe members say they weren’t involved on Grassy Mountain mine consultation

  Blood Tribe members say they were neither informed nor consulted about the chief and council's decision to sign off on the Grassy Mountain coal mine project.

  Canada

  Nov 18, 2020
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• Piikani Travel Centre seeks help from Alberta Transportation

  “[It will bring] that Blackfoot culture to the people that drive by our reserve... to understand our people and understand who we are."

  Traffic

  Oct 19, 2020