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Leigh Anderson, of the Stampede Royalty Committee, congratulates Amelia Crowshoe as the 2012 Stampede Indian Princess.
Centennial Stampede Princess crowned
Amelia Crowshoe, of the Piikani First Nation, has been chosen as Stampede Indian Princess to celebrate 2012. 鈥淎ny year is amazing but this year, 2012, the centennial, it鈥檚鈥
SHINE hosts community barbecue
The SHINE Youth Clinic, located in the Boyle McCauley Health Centre, added one more service to their long list of help given to inner-city residents, when they hosted a barbecue at the beginning of September. The SHINE Youth Clinic is run by student volunteers and supervised by practicing physicians and trained health professionals鈥
Discontent with how Ta-Otha Community School is operating has cost the Big Horn First Nation school 20 per cent of its students.
鈥淓nough was enough,鈥 said Deborah Cardinal, spokesperson for the Education Stakeholders Group. The group is a cross-section of 22 parents which includes Stoney band members, M茅tis, and Cree and Smallboy Camp individuals. It was formed because of concerns with鈥
Over a decade of existence, the Belcourt-Brosseau M茅tis Awards has provided $4.3 million to 656 students and given out 900 awards. Ninety-six per cent of those recipients have completed their studies.
鈥淭he students are amazing and talented,鈥 said Loraine Steele, chair of the BBMA panel. 鈥淭he awards panel is proud to assist them with their education endeavours.鈥
BBMA sponsored鈥
In a quiet recess of the frenetic University of Alberta Hospital is an artistic showing of diverse Aboriginal talent.
Shifting Patterns, curated by Edmonton鈥檚 Aaron Paquette, features paintings, claywork and photography by established and emerging artists and graces the intimate McMullen Gallery from Oct. 8 through Dec. 4.
Diana Young Kennedy, Gallery and Collection administrator鈥
With class-action lawsuits filed on behalf of children of the 鈥60s scoop鈥 in three provinces, Tony Merchant expects the process to move faster in Alberta.
鈥淢y expectation is (that we鈥檒l get certification and that) we will do that first in Alberta, that鈥檚 my plan,鈥 said Merchant. 鈥淭he Alberta court system has a lot of experience with class actions鈥. There鈥檚 a comfort level with鈥
The Housing First program in Edmonton has participated in an exciting project with the city鈥檚 Aboriginal population. Susan McGee is executive director and stated that many homeless people self-identify themselves as Aboriginal and often have travelled a journey impacted by residential school experiences.
鈥淭hese circumstances are unique to them and we needed to conduct a research program鈥
Fear and mistrust of the system are two of the reasons why less Aboriginal families step up to the plate to open their doors to foster children.
鈥淚t鈥檚 scary to become a part of the system. I mean, Child Welfare doesn鈥檛 have a great reputation with Aboriginal communities. There鈥檚 a lot of fear in becoming that closely connected to the child protection system or to the legal system,鈥 said鈥
Across the country there are First Nations families who are missing a valuable piece of their history because the Glenbow Museum auctioned off 167 cultural artifacts.
鈥淭here鈥檚 a valuable link missing to a family, a link for family authentication, ceremonial authentication. It is the piece we need to have in order to pass down that knowledge to the next generation,鈥 said Patricia鈥
91探花ward Trust Edmonton is going one step further to reach its goal of ending homelessness.
The not-for-profit organization is seeking a not-for profit Aboriginal organization in Edmonton to collaborate on the development of an Aboriginal Housing First team and an Assertive Outreach Housing First team.
鈥淭his is an opportunity for an Aboriginal organization to improve access to鈥
Getting arrested wasn鈥檛 the intent but it has brought attention to the fight against fracking on the Blood First Nation.
鈥淚t felt horrible to be arrested for something I feel I was doing the right thing. We were there for the right reasons. It鈥檚 a terrible feeling to know that our own government and our own Chief and council are not keeping tribal members鈥 best interest in our health a鈥
Every year that Lionel Lepine has been involved in protesting tar sands development, in particular in his First Nation of Athabasca Chipeywan, the movement has grown. For Lepine personally, it grew one step further when he was arrested in Ottawa at the steps of the Parliament.
鈥淭his goes to show, this government, when people watch out for their rights and what they believe in, and try鈥
A bylaw aimed at 鈥渢aking back our community鈥 by either getting help for or getting rid of troubled residents is in the hands of the members of the Samson Cree First Nation.
鈥淲e have to take over our community鈥. It should be safe for anybody anywhere in this community to where it once was with our grandparents,鈥 said Councillor Kirk Buffalo.
Chief and council have drafted an鈥
Voters 鈥 what few turned out 鈥 sent a mixed message to the M茅tis Nation of Alberta on Sept. 6.
President Audrey Poitras was returned to her position to begin her sixth term, more than doubling her opponent Don McCargar. Poitras received 1,388 votes to McCargar鈥檚 643.
Poitras is a 鈥渢rail blazer for M茅tis women and for M茅tis citizens in general,鈥 said Robert Doucette, president for鈥
Chief Allan Adam announced in front of a loud and boisterous crowd of over 500 that the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation will be taking court action once more, this time challenging the provincial government鈥檚 Public Lands Act in order to protect treaty rights.
鈥淲e鈥檝e had enough,鈥 said Adam, speaking from the steps of the Alberta Legislature on Sept. 26. 鈥淲e鈥檙e standing up here because鈥