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Transitional housing for Indigenous families in Edmonton to open in October
Buffalo Keeper NehiYaw Centre, a charity that offers programs and resources like housing and cultural education, is preparing six units for tenants to occupy starting in October.
Métis prof recruits others to protect native plants after sacred sage mowed down on campus
A field of prairie sage was accidentally mowed down on the University of Alberta’s Augustana campus after many at the school spent years working to protect native plants, including Indigenous medicines. Now the school community is working to bring back the sage.
PM's upcoming First Nations summit on Bill C-5 seems 'rushed,' say chiefs
More details have been shared about a summit between the federal government and First Nations chiefs planned for next week on the major projects bill, though some chiefs say plans for the summit seem as rushed as the legislation.
Aspiring Indigenous 'wise women' become UNESCO chairs to promote traditional knowledge
Two Indigenous women — one from Canada and one from India —are partnering to protect Indigenous knowledge and move toward matriarchal values to achieve that goal.
First Nations opposition to Bill C-5 draws comparisons to Idle No More movement
Hayden King, executive director of the Yellowhead Institute, says both the speed with which it was passed and ideas in the bill remind him of former prime minister Stephen Harper's omnibus bill that helped create the Idle No More movement.
Meet the helpers spending days on their feet to serve First Nations wildfire evacuees
Thousands of First Nations people have had to leave their homes this year due to wildfires. Here's what it's like to be one — and help out others.
Indigenous grads at Red Deer Polytechnic surprised with gifts by student services staff
Indigenous graduates of Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) in southern Alberta were surprised after convocation when they were given gifts — including a blanket featuring a white buffalo — from the school’s Indigenous Students Services office.
New Indigenous-led women's shelter aims to provide 'an auntie's love'
Nichole Brown, a Cree and Saulteaux woman, said she's preparing to open a new women's shelter in Edmonton. “I thought about if I was going to contribute anything… the kind of love that I want to offer these women is an auntie’s love,” she said.
Why did this outfit by a Blackfoot designer lead to controversy… and what does she think about it?
A Blackfoot designer says she was shocked when her latest collection received backlash online over the sexualization of Indigenous women and inappropriate use of traditional medicines.
Anniversary of 'Red Paper' highlights First Nations' fight against assimilation
A grassroots group in Edmonton honoured those who stood up for First Nations rights back in 1970 when the Canadian government was proposing to erase legal distinctions between First Nations and other citizens, at an event Wednesday.