Indigenous Alberta

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.

“We’re trying to provide the right information which is from Health Canada as well as from Alberta Health and Alberta Health Services and tell them, ‘This vaccine is effective. It has been approved by Health Canada, and defiantly this is safe,’” said Stoney Health Services Executive Director Aaron Khan.

Dr. Tom Wong, Chief Medical Officer at Indigenous Services Canada, appeared in the virtual First Nations Health Managers Association town hall on March 11, to provide an update on how the pandemic is effecting Indigenous peoples in Canada.

The Northwest Territories (NWT) have announced that they are considering dropping the Alberta school curriculum – an education model they have been following for decades.

The federal government has created a new website in an attempt to be more transparent about its progress to remedy long-term drinking-water advisories in First Nations communities across the country, but is unable to say when all such advisories will

Mikisew Cree First Nation (MCFN) is bringing to Fort Chipewyan 17 homes and two trailers for quaranting now that the winter road can handle heavier loads.

The Louis Bull Tribe has become the first Nation in Treaty 6 to bring into force its own child and family services law.

The new Edmonton Police Service northwest campus held a smudging ceremony March 5 to cleanse and provide prayer for the EPS and the broader community it serves.

On March 4, 2021 Employment and Social Development Canada (ESD) released a call for proposals from First Nations (on and off reserve), Inuit, and Métis peoples, governments and organizations.