Skip to content
×
Join Our Newsletters
Sign in or register for your free account
Messages
Post a Listing
Your Listings
Your Profile
Your Subscriptions
Your Likes
Your Business
Payment History
Sign Out
Registered Users
Already have an account?
Sign In
New Users
Create a free account.
Register
Sign up for Daily Headlines
Sign up for Notifications
Contact Us
Home
News
Local News
Local Sports
Athabasca News
Barrhead News
Westlock News
Alberta News
Alberta Sports
Indigenous Alberta
National News
National Sports
Beyond Local
Opinion
National Business
Local Business
Climate
National Entertainment
Features
Spotlight
Contests
Lowest Gas Prices
Road Report
Adopt a Pet
Athabasca Advocate E-Edition
Barrhead Leader E-Edition
Westlock News E-Edition
Dear Abby
Horoscopes
Babies of the Year
Home Sweet Home
Obits
Obituaries
In Memoriam
Events
View Events
Submit an Event
Advertise in Calendar
Discover Local
Discover Local
Restaurants
Job Listings
Pets
Classifieds
All Listings
Post an Ad
My Ads
My Account
Today's Ads
Special Occasions
Jobs
Eats
Lunch
Breakfast
Delivery
Barbecue
Diner
Greek
Sandwiches & Soup
Seafood
Steakhouse
Sushi
All Restaurants
Public Notices
General Notices
Legal Notices
Municipal Notices
Provincial Notices
Hockey Pool
Connect
About Us
Contact Us
Sign up for FREE daily headlines
Sign up for notifications
Advertising
Great West Digital Agency
Make Us Your Home Page
Athabasca Advocate on Facebook
Athabasca Advocate on X
Athabasca Advocate on Threads
Athabasca Advocate on LinkedIN
Barrhead Leader on Facebook
Barrhead Leader on X
Westlock News on Facebook
Westlock News on X
TownandCountryTODAY on Threads
Search Type
Site
Listings
Directory
Search
Home
Indigenous Alberta
Indigenous Alberta
‘It’s very upsetting, it’s very horrific’
For more than a century, First Nations children were separated from their families and made to attend residential schools in an attempt to assimilate.
Jun 2, 2021 3:45 PM
Read more >
Gatherings pay tribute to lives lost at B.C. residential school
Hundreds gathered at Alberta Legislature over the weekend, joining memorials across the country in recognition of mass grave discovered at a former B.C. residential school.
Jun 2, 2021 2:45 PM
Read more >
Memorial on the steps of Cathedral honours 215 lives
"I really believe that as a community we have to reach out. We're all equal. We're all important. We all have something to offer the community, and we all bleed red."
Jun 2, 2021 1:45 PM
Read more >
Flags lowered and moment of silence in Lac La Biche County after BC residential school findings
Area officials show remembrance for remains of 215 children in unmarked BC graves
Jun 2, 2021 12:45 PM
Read more >
Vigil held in Cold Lake in memory of 215 children
“We knew there were a lot of children that died in these places, but we didn’t know the extent of it,” Agnes Gendron, Cold Lake First Nations elder, said during a prayer at the vigil held in Cold Lake on May 31.
Jun 2, 2021 11:45 AM
Read more >
Collector seeks cards featuring Indigenous hockey players to forward to youth
Back in 2014 he started amassing rookie cards for Indigenous players that have suited up for at least one game in the National Hockey League (NHL).
May 23, 2021 2:45 PM
Read more >
Funding provided to help develop, understand and use Indigenous laws, build governance structures
The Wahkohtowin Law and Governance Lodge at the University of Alberta is one of 21 recipients in the second round of funding in the Justice Partnership and Innovation Program (JPIP) offered by Canada’s Department of Justice.
May 22, 2021 2:45 PM
Read more >
Housing development eases Fort McKay First Nation’s dependence on oil and gas
East Pine and the Beaumont housing development are only the beginning of diversification for the northern Alberta First Nation.
May 22, 2021 10:45 AM
Read more >
Indigenous leaders worry how a year of lost cultural gatherings impacts their communities
“You’re really starting to see the social impacts of not gathering. People are wandering around feeling lost and isolated,” said Chief Allan Adam. “Cultural activities keep people together.”
May 16, 2021 2:45 PM
Read more >
Death of Ellie Herman a reminder MMIWG2S an issue 'people can't ignore'
Herman is one of eight Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit people (MMIWG2S), who have been reported missing or murdered in the Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo area since 2004.
May 15, 2021 2:45 PM
Read more >
<<
<
39
40
41
42
43
44
>
>>
×
Be the first to read breaking stories.
Enable push notifications on your device. Disable anytime.
No thanks
Subscribe
No thanks
Subscribe