Indigenous Alberta

The Frog Lake First Nations Powwow was held at the end of July.

“These are my people, most of them young who will never have the opportunity to live their lives. We are related to all of them. This is clearly a health and safety issue for ISC Alberta Region.”

“This is our purpose today…to foster meaningful conversations about the land, the river and our deeper relations as human relatives.” — Naomi Mcilwraith

“It takes some homes that are on wells or cisterns right now off truck-haul delivery and gets them tied into the water distribution system, which is much more reliable and safer in terms of potability.”

A team is using drones and other technology to carry out a search west of the local cemetery, which was identified as a potential site by community members. 

This year's Saddle Lake Cree Nation Powwow President Fawn Wood shared a few thoughts with Lakeland Today about the upcoming powwow.

The story is gripping, and the characters compelling to watch. What comes through most is the humanity of the project.

The camp provided good hands-on experience and allowed participants to get a taste of what it is like to be a firefighter.

OTTAWA — Indigenous communities searching for unmarked graves have encountered a rising number of individuals questioning, or outright denying, that children disappeared or died in residential schools, says a new report from an independent special in

Stamp series honours Indigenous leaders