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The Alberta government has pledged to create a new curriculum that will see kindergarten to Grade 12 students learn about the legacy of residential schools, about First Nation treaties, and receive the Aboriginal perspective.
The mayors of Edmonton, Calgary and Wetaskiwin have declared Years of Reconciliation for their cities.
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission will be on鈥
Emotions ran the gamut from forgiveness to anger to guilt to horror as honourary witnesses shared their reflections over the four-day national event of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
In an already emotionally charged statement, Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson broke down when he personalized the experience of children being taken from reserves and put into residential schools.
鈥After a week of milder weather in Edmonton, the opening day of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission鈥檚 final national event was met with snowfall.
鈥淎n Elder told me the snow came because it鈥檚 a form of cleansing,鈥 said Assembly of First Nations Alberta Regional Chief Cameron Alexis, who addressed a packed hall at the Shaw Conference Centre.
Cleansing, healing, sharing, learning鈥
The general manager of Fort McMurray M茅tis Local 1935 is seeking the federal Liberal nomination for Fort McMurray-Athabasca. Kyle Harrietha recently announced his intention to seek the nomination noting he has 鈥渟pent 16 years working for responsible and sustainable development 鈥 a just society that respects Aboriginal and minority rights, and accountable, fiscally responsible, transparent鈥
Black and white photographs by three University of Lethbridge art students will be featured in Iiht路脤s脤naakio鈥檖 (Camera), an art exhibition curated by Rob First Charger. The concept behind the photographic exhibition, with work by Rudy Black Plume, Star Crop Eared Wolf and Joel No Runner, is a reflection of historical and contemporary photographs created by Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal鈥
The Siksika Nation Fire and Rescue Team is among the 175 nominations for first responders received by the government for recognition in relation to the southern Alberta flood last June. More than 1,300 nominations have been received recognizing those who went above and beyond to help others in the wake of the floods, as part of Alberta鈥檚 Heroes of the Flood recognition program. Also receiving鈥
Keystone XL pipeline opponent California Democrat Senator Barbara Boxer says the pipeline would worsen the environmental effects of Canadian oil sands development by opening the door to industry expansion. When the U.S. State Department released its final environmental impact statement Jan. 31 鈥 which concluded Keystone would be unlikely to alter greenhouse gas emissions 鈥 Boxer released a鈥
Former Indian Affairs and Northern Development Canada minister Jim Prentice is working with Enbridge to sell First Nations on the company鈥檚 Northern Gateway pipeline. 鈥淚 am doing this because I believe that First Nations should be full partners in resource development and they should be owners of projects like the Northern Gateway,鈥 Prentice said in a statement. 鈥淭his project can bring jobs,鈥
The Health Co-Management Secretariat contends that the provincial government plays an important role in reducing the number of children who die in care. 鈥淭here鈥檚 no quick fix, but we can do better, and it starts with improving the on-reserve health system in this province, which currently lags far behind the health system offered in the rest of Alberta,鈥 said Peyasu Wuttunee, coordinator of鈥
A meeting with Alberta Health was cancelled by the Athabasca Chipewyan and Mikisew Cree First Nations because the government refused to provide an advance copy of a report on cancer to the local Nunee Health authority. The full cancer statistics report is set to go public in March. 鈥淲e don鈥檛 want any surprises. We want to know exactly what was going on every step of the way entering this鈥
The Speech from the Throne, delivered by Lt. Gov. Donald Ethell, on March 3, committed the provincial government to 鈥渟eeking clarity鈥 from the federal government 鈥渙n鈥mprovements in Aboriginal consultation and care.鈥 That commitment was immediately followed by the government pledging to 鈥渃ontinue to advocate for important projects like Keystone XL, which are so vital to our long-term鈥
After three years of working with Fort McMurray youth, UNITY Charity has expanded its program in northern Alberta with UNITY Day Programs in Janvier, Anzac, and Fort Chipewyan. Founded in 2007, UNITY Charity engages youth 10 to 18 by implementing school and community programs designed to teach positive self-expression through beatboxing, breakdancing, spoken word, poetry, graffiti, and more.鈥
Though he only took up boxing a few months ago, Wyatt Brill can already boast about being a provincial champion.
The 16-year-old M茅tis, who lives in Slave Lake, captured a gold medal in his category at the recent Alberta Winter Games, which were jointly hosted by Banff and Canmore from Feb. 6-9.
Brill arrived at the boxing competition, held in Banff, not knowing how many鈥
Audrey Poitras is hopeful that a study recently released by the Rupertland M茅tis Centre for Research will impress upon the provincial government that investing in education for M茅tis people is critical.
鈥淭he Howe report鈥 sends out a clear call for both community and government action,鈥 said Poitras, president of the M茅tis Nation of Alberta.
The report, entitled Bridging the鈥
Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park recently brought home gold, an Alberta first in the Federal/Provincial/Territorial category within the Institute of Public Administration Public Sector Leadership Awards.
And Juanita Tallman, the interpretive supervisor, could not be happier. This is an important win for the First Nations Interpretations Internship Program, a pilot project that she鈥