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Early humans were ‘big game hunters’ with mammoth appetites, new research shows – Maharlika News
December 16 2024 New research examining the eating habits of the people who lived in North America during the Ice Age suggests they were skilled hunters with meaty, mammoth appetites. A study published in the journal Science Advances provides new insight on the diet of the Clovis people — an ancient culture of early humans […]
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Funding announced to support Indigenous students entering skilled trades – Pipestone Flyer
December 13, 2024 Trade Winds to Success is expected to enroll 156 participants over the next three years The Alberta government recently announced a $1.5 million investment into Trade Winds to Success, an Indigenous-led non-profit organization that helps Indigenous students train for careers in the skilled trades. “Meeting the needs of industry and maximizing opportunities […]
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Trudeau cabinet adviser says residential school grave skepticism is ‘hate’ speech – Todayville
December 13, 2024 Special Interlocutor for Missing Children and Unmarked Graves Kimberly Murray believes there are mass graves despite unfounded claims of secret burials and deaths of Indigenous children. An adviser to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet said that even though there is skepticism toward unfounded claims of “deaths and secret burials” of Indigenous children […]
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Must love heights and live wires: How Canada is building a workforce for the energy transition – National Observer
December 12, 2024 Shane Mullins cranks his neck backwards to see the top of the wind turbine he’s about to climb – a tower specifically for training. While it’s not as tall as the structures that run beside roads and stand parallel in fields, it’s inarguably high. It hits the same altitude as a 10-storey […]
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Indigenous man’s braids cut off, thrown away in Edmonton hospital – Caledonia Courier
December 11, 2024 Alberta Health: ‘deeply regrettable and should never have happened’ Alberta Health Services says it has taken a number of steps to better train staff, after an Indigenous man’s braids were cut off and thrown away while he was in an Edmonton hospital. Eve Adams went in May to visit her husband, Dexter […]
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Family speaks out after Pasqua First Nation man’s braids cut off in Edmonton hospital – CBC
A family is speaking out after an 84-year-old Indigenous man from Pasqua First Nation had his braids cut off at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton last May. They say they found Dexter Adams’ braids in the garbage. Adams passed away in hospital five weeks after it happened. Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6590363
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City man creates doc on Indigenous music scene – Lethbridge Herald
December 12th, 2024 An Indigenous Lethbridge man has created a documentary on the Indigenous perspective on the music scene. Jerry Morrison is the lead creative on the documentary Kitsi’nooki, which translates from Blackfoot to you see me. The documentary was funded by Telus Storyhive Indigenous storytellers 2.0. Music has been part of Morrison’s live for […]
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Calgary’s Suncor Energy Centre to Receive $90M Upgrade – Connect CRE
December 11, 2024 Brookfield Properties has unveiled plans to give the Suncor Energy Centre (SEC) office building a $90 million worth of upgrades that will feature an amphitheatre, food hall, restaurant, terrace, and gathering spaces. The redevelopment project has been in the works for months. In the summer of 2024, a historic bush plane that […]
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Alberta Supports Indigenous Trades Training – Country 106.5
Dec. 10, 2024 The Alberta government is investing over $1.5 million to help Indigenous students train for careers in residential construction. The funding will support the Trade Winds to Success program, which offers a mix of classroom learning and hands-on training. Students will build eco-smart homes for Indigenous communities and earn credits toward a carpentry […]
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Grande Prairie Friendship Centre opens calls for proposals for Empowering Paths fund – Everything GP
Dec 10, 2024 Calls for proposals are now open for the Grande Prairie Friendship Centre’s Empowering Paths fund. Part of the Reaching Home: Canada’s Homelessness Strategy, the funding is dedicated to addressing Indigenous homelessness in Grande Prairie though culturally appropriate community-focused initiatives. Calls for proposals will be open for local agencies to apply from now […]
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