Rick Wilson
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Province announces funding to support Blackfoot women in LethbridgeThe funding will be used in constructing 14 units in Lethbridge for Blackfoot women and their children who are looking to move to the city from nearby reserves.CanadaJul 21, 2021
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Alberta abandoning Metis consultation policy talks ‘not acceptable’: Calgary councillorWard Sutherland, a Métis man and Calgary councillor, says the province has treated the Métis nation as "second-class Indigenous people" by walking away from the negotiating table.CanadaJun 30, 2021
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Alberta pledges $8M to help First Nations locate and honour graves at residential schoolsThe Alberta Residential Schools Community Research Grant will total $8 million and will allow Indigenous communities across the province to qualify for up to $150,000.CanadaJun 23, 2021
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Alberta asks First Nations to resume industry consultations after coronavirus pauseOne First Nation was shocked and disappointed by Alberta's decision, while another was asked to resume consultations as it confirmed its first case of COVID-19PoliticsApr 24, 2020
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No COVID-19 cases on Alberta First Nations; government says it’s working with leaders to keep it that wayAlberta's minister of Indigenous relations said Saturday that his ministry is working to communicate with First Nations communities to help guide them through the COVID-19 pandemic.HealthMar 28, 2020
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Exshaw School to close due to lack of ‘viable federal funding agreement’: school divisionThe school will close after the current school year, after a failure to reach a long-term funding agreement with the federal government.EducationJan 28, 2020
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Sisters in Spirit vigil held in Edmonton to remember missing and murdered Indigenous women and girlsA candlelight vigil was held at Edmonton's Boyle Street Plaza on Friday night as attendees came together to pay their respect to the lives of Canada's missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.CanadaOct 5, 2019
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Alberta’s Indigenous relations minister calls for end to ‘racism and misunderstanding’On Orange Shirt Day, Alberta's Indigenous relations minister issued a news release calling for an end to "racism and misunderstanding" still faced by Indigenous people.CanadaSep 30, 2019
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UCP minister answers questions about Indigenous land acknowledgments in AlbertaAlberta's new Indigenous relations minister said Tuesday that he hasn't heard concerns about an apparent lack of acknowledgement of Indigenous land when members of his government speak at functions.PoliticsMay 28, 2019
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