Stoney Nakoda

“They were having a relationship with this beautiful land that was there. The end of each of those days, they sat around a campfire with Stoney Nakoda elders and listened to stories of the land. True stories about its history and stories from their culture. At the end of their journey with that learning, they created a painting to reflect something they learned.”

Rows of berry shrubs recently planted near the Wesley Elders Lodge in Mînî Thnî mark the beginnings of a new traditional healing space taking shape.

“It is a residential subdivision area. It would be a combination of single-family homes, with suites, duplex lots and two multi-family lots. We want to hit all those price points and hit market demand for different levels in the Bow Valley. We feel like we are putting out a project that has a number of price points that way.”

“In terms of the maintenance, that is assigned by the community association to a group of volunteers. We have been doing everything by hand, and there is the expectation that would look different if we had snow removal equipment and a Zamboni.”

PHOTOS: The past week in photography in the Bow Valley

The bears are out and about. It’s hard to go more than a few days without seeing a black bear or grizzly bear or seeing a new closure that is limiting people from going to an area of the Bow Valley to avoid potential human-wildlife conflict. While it’s

"Today is a good day to be native, just like every day is," said Young to the crowd during the event's opening remarks. "Thank you for joining us on this first day of summer to celebrate with us as we share who we are as Îethka people."

"Some people call us thrash, some people call us metal, but we just play what we like to hear and that's just Indigenous metal."

“It helps me go forward. You always wonder if you are making a difference. It is fulfilling to know you make a difference with a few students.”

“The bottom line is watch the precipitation forecasts and don’t worry about the snowpack…flooding is caused by rain, not snow melt."