Tag Archives: First Nations
Red Feather Women hope MMIW report leads to change
A group representing First Nations women hopes changes are finally made now that Canada's inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women has issued its final report. In their report, the inquiry's...
Jun 04, 2019
Explained: Why the MMIWG commission invoked 'Canadian genocide'
The national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women was unequivocal in its assessment: "This is genocide." Chief commissioner Marion Buller was greeted by cheers when she spoke these ...
Jun 03, 2019
Inquiry on missing, murdered Indigenous women released
GATINEAU, Que. - The national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women wants health service providers across Canada to develop programs that could help young people recognize the s...
Jun 03, 2019
Tipi blessed in act of reconciliation at Red Deer middle school
Students and staff at St. Thomas Aquinas Middle School engaged in an Indigenous ceremony on Friday.Local Elder Theresa 'Corky' Larsen-Jonasson was on hand to bless a new tipi located in the school's c...
Jun 01, 2019 Theresa 'Corky' Larsen-Jonasson blesses a tipi at St. Thomas Aquinas Middle School. (Supplied)
15-day walk of action for First Nations issues
A group of 30 health-care professionals, members of the faith community, school division leaders and Indigenous members will begin a 15-day walk later this month.The walk starts this Friday, May 31 in...
May 29, 2019
Diplomat, peacekeeper: Saskatchewan First Nation awaits Poundmaker exoneration
When Milton Tootoosis thinks about the planned exoneration of Chief Poundmaker, he breaks down.A headman and councillor at Poundmaker Cree Nation, about a two-hour drive from Saskatoon, Tootoosis says...
May 20, 2019
MISSING: Faith Mackinaw, 15, of Wetaskiwin
Wetaskiwin RCMP are asking for public assistance in location a teenage girl.Mounties say they were notified on May 12 that 15-year-old Faith Mackinaw had gone missing from a residence in Wetaskiwin. R...
May 15, 2019 Faith Mackinaw, 15
Soaring Eagles Camp returns at Alberta RCMP headquarters
Edmonton - The Alberta RCMP is excited to announce that the second Soaring Eagles Camp is actively accepting applications for 32 Indigenous youth who have a genuine interest in policing as a career. T...
May 01, 2019
RDC signs Indigenous Education Protocol
Red Deer College officially recognized its responsibility to Indigenous education on Thursday with the signing of the Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) Indigenous Education Protocol. RDC Presiden...
Apr 18, 2019 Back row (l-r): Gilles Allard, RDC Board of Governors; Dr. Claudine Louis, President, Maskwacis Cultural College; Charlene Burns, RDC Board of Governors; Elder Melvin Potts; and Brian Lizotte, President, Metis Nation of Alberta Region 3 Local 492. Front row: Joel Ward, RDC President & CEO.
Urban Aboriginal Voices Society invites public to day of learning
Red Deer's Urban Aboriginal Voices Society is hoping its upcoming community day will inspire and move the bar up in terms of local citizens understanding one another.It happens Tuesday starting at 8 a...
Apr 18, 2019 A photo from National Aboriginal Day celebrations in Red Deer in 2017. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)