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Edmonton Public School Board honours Indigenous graduates Original
(ANNews) – A high school graduation is a truly magical time, full of hope, inspiration, and forward-gazing dreams. Even the most cynical of young people cannot deny the intoxicating atmosphere of endless possibilities. Achieving this milestone might not be as cheesy as depicted in classic teen-movies, but this really is a moment in life that signifies so much more than just completing high school; it is a right of passage.
New book offers an easy-to-read primer on Indigenous Rights
A new book published by Harbour Publishing provides readers with a primer on Indigous rights and the road to reconciliation. Regan Treewater, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter By: Regan Treewater, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – “This book is not intended for lawyers,” begins author Bruce McIvor in his new book Indigenous Rights in One Minute: What You Need to Know to Talk Reconciliation.
Young Indigenous Women are empowered at Circle of Leadership summer programs Original
(ANNews) - For the past two years, Dr. Trudy Cardinal, professor of Elementary Education in the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Education, has been coordinating a program designed to empower young Indigenous women through culture and community. “We learn together,” she explained in a recent phone interview with Alberta Native News.
New book offers an easy-to-read primer on Indigenous Rights
“This book is not intended for lawyers,” begins author Bruce McIvor in his new book Indigenous Rights in One Minute: What You Need to Know to Talk Reconciliation. “It’s meant for non-lawyers interested in Canada’s commitment to reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples, and how to make it a reality” (10).
New book offers an easy-to-read primer on Indigenous Rights Original
(ANNews) – “This book is not intended for lawyers,” begins author Bruce McIvor in his new book Indigenous Rights in One Minute: What You Need to Know to Talk Reconciliation. “It’s meant for non-lawyers interested in Canada’s commitment to reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples, and how to make it a reality” (10).
Red Dress Alert System is being developed to help save lives Original
(ANNews) – “The broader community, coast-to-coast, already knows that the targeting of MMIWG2S+ epidemic is a nationwide crisis, but people need to know that they also have the ability to contribute to saving lives,” commented Alaya McIvor, the Community Culture Animator for the Red Dress Alert initiative being pioneered in Manitoba.
Looking for a bingeworthy show? Watch ‘North of North’ on Netflix, APTN and CBC Gem
(ANNews) – If you’re looking for something bingeworthy to watch, North of North, created by Stacey Aglok MacDonald and Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, streaming now on Netflix, APTN and CBC Gem, is an uplifting and entertaining Canadian series that the whole family can enjoy. The comedy premiered its first season in 2025, and viewers are already chomping at the bit for more. Its title provides the perfect foreshadow to the show’s premise set in a fictional Nunavut town: aptly dubbed, Ice Cove.
Looking for a bingeworthy show? Watch ‘North of North’ on Netflix, APTN and CBC Gem
(ANNews) – If you’re looking for something bingeworthy to watch, North of North, created by Stacey Aglok MacDonald and Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, streaming now on Netflix, APTN and CBC Gem, is an uplifting and entertaining Canadian series that the whole family can enjoy. The comedy premiered its first season in 2025, and viewers are already chomping at the bit for more. Its title provides the perfect foreshadow to the show’s premise set in a fictional Nunavut town: aptly dubbed, Ice Cove.
SPARK 2025 Conference will ignite career paths for Indigenous youth Original
(ANNews) – SPARK 2025 is igniting career paths for Indigenous youth ages 16 to 30 for yet another exciting conference season.
MacEwan U values Indigenous lived experience in innovative cross appointment positions Original
(ANNews) – It is no secret that within academia, the valuable voices of Indigenous scholars are drastically underrepresented. The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) has noted that: “Post-secondary institutions have claimed for decades that they are committed to equity and diversity, but their principled stand still falls short.” According to CAUT, Indigenous faculty make up only 1.4% of the professorial workforce.
Providing menstrual products to northern communities Original
(ANNews) - When career Registered Social Worker, Nicole White read a news-article one day back in early 2017, she could not have anticipated the journey that it would catalyze. “I’m not the sort of person who can sit still and not do anything if there’s a problem,” she explained in a recent telephone interview with Alberta Native News. The story talked about northern and remote Indigenous communities in her home-province of Saskatchewan, and a very surprising obstacle being faced.
‘Little Bird’ Thoughtfully Explores Identity, Self-Definition And The Sixties Scoop
(ANNews) – Questions about identity, belonging, and the eternal search for self-definition are universal ones that transcend the boundaries of time and space, but also those of cultural or national affiliation. At the core of the great human experience, everyone just wants to feel safe. Such security is often related to community and family.
Cindy Simpson Jurado: The Spiritual World of a Fertility Shaman
(ANNews) – Since her spirit first entered her body at the age of five, “I remember it so clearly,” Cindy Simpson Jurado, a Calgary-based Metis, from the Treaty 8 Mikisew Cree First Nations, a fertility shaman, has always had a deep natural connection with Mother Earth. “For as long as I can remember I have had a very strong understanding of the emotional wellbeing of those around me, and energies that often can go unnoticed,” explained Simpson in a recent phone interview.
Filmmakers share how TELUS STORYHIVE’s Indigenous Storyteller Edition helped their careers
Photo credit: Takla Traphouse. Produced by Levi Davis. Filmmakers share how TELUS STORYHIVE’s Indigenous Storyteller Edition helped their careers By Regan Treewater Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Alberta Native News (ANNews) – STORYHIVE wants to amplify Indigenous voices by providing support to 30 Indigenous storytellers with a $20,000 production grant, mentorship, training and distribution through TELUS Optik TV.
A new home for Edmonton’s Yellowhead Tribal College
(ANNews) – There are exciting developments afoot at Edmonton’s Yellowhead Tribal College. Have you perhaps, been wondering what the City of Edmonton was planning to do with the old Grant MacEwan building on 156th Street? Well, it now serves as YTC’s new, and vastly improved, campus.
Rise to the Challenge: Become a Big Brother or Big Sister
(ANNews) – We have all heard before that kids do not spell ‘love’ l-o-v-e, but t-i-m-e. Perhaps it sounds a bit cheesy to you right now, but the reality of it could not be truer. With 5,300 youth in the Edmonton region currently benefitting from the Boys and Girls Club Big Brothers Big Sisters Program, it is crystal clear that there is a definite and immediate need for quality adult role models in the lives of so many.
Panel discussion highlights issues facing Indigenous women
(ANNews) – On May 22, Edmonton’s Citadel Theatre hosted a panel of distinguished discussants on the topic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. The Voices for the Voiceless community event was sponsored by the Edmonton Public Library with support from the University of Alberta. In an ongoing effort to promote awareness for First Nations, Metis and Inuit issues, the EPL has invested considerable resources in fostering informed community dialog surrounding topics of reconciliation.
Powerful ‘Pîkiskwe-Speak’ art installation is on display at Galerie Cité in Edmonton
(ANNews) – On a bitterly cold Edmonton evening, as the city’s urban arteries were clogged with hockey-fans and those bound for MacEwan University to attend the Prime Minister’s address, a sizeable group of dedicated art enthusiasts packed into the Galerie Cité’s theatre venue. Featured along with this year’s annual Flying Canoö Volant Festival, the gallery is thrilled to be hosting Pîkiskwe-Speak A Cross-Canada Touring Art and Film Installation.
Oteenow Career Fair offers employment options to Indigenous job seekers
(ANNews) – The Oteenow Training and Employment Society has helped match employers with First Nations and Inuit job-seekers from metro Edmonton and the greater Edmonton area since 1992.
Indigenous Women’s Justice Forum tackled critical issues
(ANNews) – The Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women proudly hosted the Indigenous Women’s Justice Forum at the Edmonton Inn and Conference Centre on October 3rd and 4th. The event, chaired by IAAW CEO Rachelle Venne, was focused on identifying changes that are needed in the justice system for improved outcomes for Indigenous women.
Compelling art installation showcases 19 Indigenous artists and the meaning of reconciliation
(ANNews) – A compelling installation entitled ‘The Dream We Form By Being Together’ opened at the Borealis Gallery, housed at the Alberta Legislative Assembly, on June 29. The exhibition will remain on public display until October 1 promising patrons a thought provoking journey of introspective societal and personal reflection. As the show’s coordinator Barbara Hilden explained in a recent interview ongoing reconciliation is the centrepiece of the exhibition.
NorQuest Panel discusses the celebration of Canada 150
(ANNews) – Since 1965 NorQuest College has trained the vocational professionals of Northern Alberta but it has only been within the last few years that the voices of Canada’s First Nations, Métis and Inuit students and faculty have begun to be heard. On June 23, the main lobby of NorQuest in downtown Edmonton, was jam-packed with students, faculty and people from the greater Edmonton community for a day of teaching and learning. “This year we had 114 graduates who self-identified as Indigenous.
U of A unveils beautiful ‘Eaglechild’ sculpture
(ANNews) – On June 20, one day before National Aboriginal Day, the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Extension proudly presented its newest addition to the much-celebrated Indigenous Gathering Space. This inaugural Indigenous Gathering Space served as the venue for the public unveiling of Eaglechild, a sculpture created by renowned artist Stewart Steinhauer.
UAlberta launches Massive Online Course: Indigenous Canada
(ANNews) – When asked what they know about the history of the land they live on, Treaty Six territory, most Edmontonians scratch their heads and admit to knowing very little. The histories and culture of First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples in the national consciousness bares a long legacy of revisionist distortions resulting from dominant colonial perspectives – and sadly, it is only these perspectives that many Canadians have been exposed to.
Marchers remember Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
(ANNews) – February 14 was an uncharacteristically warm night here in the City of Champions. The roads were filled with slush and muck — but that did not deter a crowd of passionate First Nations activists and local community members from taking to the streets in solidarity for the missing and murdered women and children of Canada.
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