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Poem turned picture book finds a beautiful place in between the ancestors
Serendipity is the best way to describe how Métis writer Naomi McIlwraith’s poem “My Big Red Canoe” became the children’s picture book The Great Gathering Place.
Indigenous authors have a winning night at Alberta Literary Awards
Three Indigenous writers were among the 11 recipients of the 2026 Alberta Literary Awards. Winners were announced at a gala event June 5 in Edmonton.
Time on the streets in three Alberta cities gives author clear insights into the unhoused
Despite the toll living rough had on his health, entertainer DerRic Starlight says he has no regrets about the street project he undertook over the course of three years.
University provides a culturally safe space with new Indigenous House
As the Indigenous learning strategist at her school, Tianna Tabobondung is thrilled with the opening of a new building at the University of Toronto Scarborough Campus (UTSC).
Canada funds research into plastic pollution in Indigenous communities
Six Indigenous-led projects have been approved for nearly $2.4 million in new federal research funding to study the social, cultural and economic impacts of plastic pollution on Indigenous…
Indigenous Tourism Alberta gets funding commitment to support its work
Travel Alberta has renewed a partnership deal with Indigenous Tourism Alberta (ITA).
‘Ratification does not remove the conflict’: Wei Wai Kum outlines treaty concerns
Update May 29: The B.C. legislature passed Third Reading of the K’ómoks Treaty Act May 28 with a vote of 53 to 39.
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Former NHL player hopes to change lives through charity’s sports programming
Though he retired from the professional hockey ranks 25 years ago, John Chabot is still heavily involved in the sport.
Opinions
Smith's two-step referendum is a cynical waste of time and money
Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) Chief and Council are responding to Premier Danielle Smith's televised address last night, announcing a deliberately confusing question for the October 19…
