First Nations

Mayor Veer issues statement for National Indigenous Peoples Day

Red Deer Mayor Tara Veer issued the following statement on Monday, which is National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada."On behalf of Red Deer City Council and the citizens we serve, I encourage all Red...

Jun 21, 2021

Indigenous artwork raises funds for youth sports programs

WHISTLER, British Columbia June 16, 2021 -- The Indigenous Life Sport Academy (ILSA) is hosting an online auction featuring stunning artwork from Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists across Canada. T...

Jun 18, 2021

Metis Nation of Alberta taking province to court over refusal to discuss consultation policy

The Mtis Nation of Alberta is taking the provincial government to court over what it says is negotiating in bad faith on a consultation agreement."We feel we have no option," said Audrey Poitras of th...

Jun 14, 2021

MISSING: 27 y/o Tarin Crier from Innisfail

UPDATE (Sept. 9, 2021):RCMP say Tarin Crier, 27, who was reported missing from Innisfail on June 8, has been located safe and well.--June 8, 2021Innisfail RCMP is asking for the public's assistance in...

Jun 08, 2021

'You didn't get the best of me': Residential school survivor gets honorary doctorate

CALGARY - Clarence Wolfleg remembers the day his mother took him to school. It was 1956 and for the next 5 1/2 years he attended the Old Sun Residential School outside Gleichen in southern Alberta. "M...

Jun 08, 2021

Indigenous leaders frustrated after Pope passes on apology for residential schools

Indigenous leaders are expressing disappointment and frustration over comments from Pope Francis they say fell short of an apology for the Catholic Church's role in residential schools. "It's just par...

Jun 07, 2021

Red Deer Public students, staff to wear orange shirts following Kamloops residential school discovery

With the discovery of the bodies of 215 children at a former residential school in Kamloops, students and staff across Red Deer Public Schools are being asked to consider wearing orange shirts, a symb...

May 30, 2021

Alberta investing to grow Indigenous tourism

The Alberta government is increasing funding to support Indigenous tourism experiences across the province as part of the plan to help the tourism sector recover.As part of Budget 2021, the province i...

May 28, 2021

Bodies of 215 children buried at former Kamloops Indian Residential School site

TK'EMLUPS TE SECWEPEMC, B.C. - The chief of the Tk'emlps te Secwpemc calls the discovery "unthinkable."The band confirmed Thursday it has found the remains of 215 children buried on the site of the fo...

May 27, 2021

Two injured in rollover at Sunchild First Nation

RCMP are looking into the cause of a single-vehicle rollover on the Sunchild First Nation over the weekend.It happened just after 5 p.m. Sunday.Mounties say there were three occupants in the vehicle. ...

May 11, 2021