Indigenous Alberta

MONTREAL — The Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador is calling for a member of Quebec's governing Coalition Avenir Quebec party to resign after he suggested numerous Indigenous women lied about being sexually assaulted by police officers.

EDMONTON — They're affixed to old buildings where someone important used to live. Or they're mounted on a rock overlooking somewhere where something once happened.

WASHINGTON — A judge in Wisconsin says the Indigenous band that's trying to shut down the Line 5 pipeline has done little to prevent erosion from causing a rupture on their territory.

MANIWAKI, Que. — A Quebec First Nation community has confirmed it is endorsing one of the bids involved in the upcoming sale of the Ottawa Senators.

A local filmmaker is in the midst of bringing the story of residential school survivor Elder Betty Ross to the big screen, with the help of Indigenous people from the Cochrane area and other parts of western Canada.

In our conversations with Indigenous women entrepreneurs and the organizations that provide support to them, we learned that to create sustainable livelihoods, there should be “nothing about us without us.”

Berkley Brady has already captured some awards for her horror film Dark Nature. But Brady, a Métis director/writer living in Calgary, has another reason why she’s pumped about the movie, which marks her feature film debut.

As of May 10, nine First Nations in Alberta have been impacted by the wildfires raging across the province, according to Indigenous Services Canada (ISC).

At least 13 Indigenous candidates with four parties have their names on the ballot for the May 29 Alberta election. That represents six less than ran in 2019.

Edmontonians show support for the Indigenous young adult who was kicked in the head by a police officer, and demand justice system reforms.