Alberta Sweetgrass back issues from February 2007:
Dene Tha' block pipeline hearings
Feb 01, 2007; ... The Dene Tha' First Nation of northwestern Alberta and Imperial Oil have asked the court for more time to work out a deal regarding the proposed Mackenzie Valley Pipeline. The two parties have been trying to work out their issues since the Dene Tha' won a landmark case last November ...
Adam Beach hosts Achievement Awards
Feb 01, 2007; ... Get out your best ribbon shirt, or your little black dress and high-heeled moccasins. The awards are coming to town. Set for March 16 at the Northern Jubilee Auditorium, this 14th edition of the National Aboriginal Achievement Awards promises to be a scorcher. Rising star Adam ...
Conference offers practical info
Feb 01, 2007; ... "The time is 11:30." When Fran Hyndman, Métis Nation of Alberta's (MNA) Manager of Tri-partite Initiative, heard Elder Ruth Kidder's watch tell her the time, she was intrigued. "Ruth is visually impaired and told me she has a few resources she relies on to help her. Right then I ...
NAIT alumni "most wanted"
Feb 01, 2007; ... Are you on NAIT's hit list? You are if you're an Aboriginal graduate of Edmonton's Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) and are willing to help your people find success. NAIT organizers at the Aboriginal Student Centre are tracking down graduates of programs who want ...
New Breath in the Peace Country
Feb 01, 2007; ... If you suffer from asthma, emphysema, or bronchitis, and live on an isolated reserve or settlement in northern Alberta, help may be on its way. Improving access to health care in under-serviced areas of the province is the priority of Peace Country Health's new Respiratory Services ...
Cree woman reunited with family
Feb 01, 2007; ... When Nicole Schilling wrote a paper in junior high school about herself, it triggered many questions. She was fully aware she was a "full-blooded Indian" from Alberta, Canada being raised in the United States by adoptive parents, but beyond that she drew a blank. Those empty ...
'Drunken God' hits the mark
Feb 01, 2007; ... 'Drunken God' hits the mark Okay, I am not a regular play-goer. Not even much of a movie-goer. So what am I doing sitting in the dark waiting for In a World Created by a Drunken God to start? Well, for one, the play's written by Drew Hayden Taylor, easily one of Canada's ...
Aboriginal Heritage Guide program announced
Feb 01, 2007; ... This September will see the first credentialed Aboriginal Heritage Guide program offered in the country. Lakeland College's Strathcona County campus, in Sherwood Park, is currently accepting applications for the two-year diploma program. "It's recognizing that any Aboriginal heritage ...
Aboriginal Mental Health Framework
Feb 01, 2007; ... The Alberta Mental Health Board and the AMHB Wisdom Committee Elders invited media and service providers to help celebrate in the launch of two important documents that will enhance mental health services for Aboriginal people in Alberta. The purpose of the launch of the Aboriginal ...