Indigenous Alberta

Joe Buffalo is a professional skateboarder from Maskwacis Cree Nation and the star of a new short documentary by Syrian-Canadian filmmaker, Amar Chebib. The film, titled Joe Buffalo, chronicles the life of Buffalo and his turbulent come-up.

A new study by Statistics Canada, commissioned by the National Indigenous Fire Safety Council Project (NIFSC) and funded by Indigenous Services Canada, has revealed that Indigenous People are over five times more likely to die in a fire compared to t

The Siksika Nation has announced that they are going to be building a brand-new ice rinkthrough a partnership between Siksika Health Services and the Calgary Flames Foundation.

Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) is asking for an official apology for the historical mistreatment of Indigenous Peoples within Wood Buffalo National Park.

After a year of planning, Indigenous students in the Fort McMurray Public School District (FMPSD) were off to learn about hunting, trapping and survival from an experienced trapper in Anzac.

McMurray Métis has doubled the construction budget of the Métis Cultural Centre and hired the Casman Group of Companies to begin work on the project this spring.

Indigenous children’s advocates are outraged that on March 12, the Government of Canada filed its written submissions before the Federal Court in support of two applications for judicial review of Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT) rulings w

Mother Earth: Plants for Health and Beauty is the title of a new book by Carrie Armstrong, a Cree/Métis teacher turned wellness product maker, who uses traditional plant knowledge to craft her teas, soaps, and essential oils.

The deadline for students of Métis aancestry to apply for a Belcourt Brosseau Métis Award (BBMA), is March 31 The Award financially assists Metis students by covering between $1,000 and $10,000 of tuition and fees.

As a musician and teacher, Sherryl Sewepagaham is deeply aware of the potent nature of musical expression.