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AUArts Congratulates Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP 2024 Indigenous Artists Award Winners – ENC
January 8, 2025 Congratulations to the winners of the Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP 2024 Indigenous Artists Award: Grace Kerby, Natasha Walter-Pinay (external link) and Jordan Weiben (external link)! This is the fourth year that Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP have sponsored the Indigenous Artist Award, which is open to current Indigenous students and recent […]
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Métis mountaineer from Alberta appointed to Order of Canada – CBC
Jan 07, 2025 Barry Blanchard, 65, has spent his life climbing in the Rockies, Alps and Himalayas Barry Blanchard, an alpinist and mountain guide who lives in Canmore, Alta., was among 88 people appointed to the Order of Canada, one of the country’s highest honours, late last year. A release from the Governor General’s office […]
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Chiniki, Goodstoney won’t join Bearspaw’s Treaty 7 annuity class action – LakelandToday.ca
December 20, 2024 Chiniki, Goodstoney leaders say they weren’t contacted about Bearspaws class-action lawsuit against the feds. ÎYÂRHE NAKODA – Two of the three Îyârhe Nakoda First Nations say they will not join Bearspaw First Nation’s recently launched class action lawsuit against the federal government over Treaty 7 annuity payments, citing a lack of consultation and […]
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Cold Lake First Nations chief says he’s ready to defend the federal Impact Assessment Act in court – The Hamilton Spectator
Dec. 19, 2024 (ANNews) – The chief of Cold Lake First Nations says he plans to intervene in the provincial government’s court challenge of the federal Impact Assessment Act on the feds’ side. This comes after a group of Treaty 6 First Nations in northern Alberta wrote to federal Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven […]
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National chief reflects on successes and challenges of past year – Windspeaker.com
December 19, 2024 Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak became the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations just over a year ago. In a phone interview with Windspeaker on Dec. 18, Woodhouse Nepinak spoke about both the successes and challenges she encountered in 2024. “Like anybody else, there’s ups and downs,” said Woodhouse Nepinak, who was […]
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Mi’kmaw communities launch gaming venture with purchase of 4 Alberta casinos – CBC
Dec 18, 2024 Millbrook, Paqtnkek, We’koqoma’q, Glooscap and Annapolis Valley form Indigenous Gaming Partners group Five Mi’kmaw communities in Nova Scotia have come together to enter the world of casino gaming after successfully acquiring four casinos in Alberta. The communities – Millbrook, Paqtnkek, We’koqoma’q, Glooscap and Annapolis Valley — purchased Pure Canadian Gaming, which operates casinos in Edmonton, […]
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Death of Cold Lake First Nations man by RCMP shakes First Nation says chief – APTN News
Matthew Atkinson, aka Fabian Skani, 41, led a life with its share of challenges, according to his cousin, and chief of Cold Lake First Nations (CLFN). His life ended in a public place on Dec. 14, in Cold Lake, Alta., where he was shot and killed by RCMP. He’s the 15th Indigenous person killed in […]
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Alberta First Nation sues province over flood mitigation plans – CTV News
Dec. 18, 2024 The Siksika First Nation has launched a lawsuit against the provincial government over its plans to build a new dam and expand the Ghost Reservoir, a move the band says would impact its treaty rights on the Bow River. Sign up for breaking news alerts from CTV News, right at your fingertips(opens […]
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Alberta school division lays off 46 educational assistants, blames federal funding delay – CBC
Dec 18, 2024 Schools association urging government to clear backlog of Jordan’s Principle requests An association that represents public school boards in Alberta says federal funding delays are putting the education of Indigenous children at risk and have already led to the layoffs of dozens of educational assistants in central Alberta. In a letter sent […]
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Indigenous and environmental coalition hold media conference during oil sands conference – The Gateway Online
“The prestige of university researchers who collaborate with industry is appropriated by corporations to greenwash their operations,” U of A professor emerita says. On December 10 at 12:00 p.m., a coalition of Indigenous and environmental organizations held a media conference in response to the International Oil Sands Tailings Conference (IOSTC). The University of Alberta hosted […]
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