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Stoney language app connects elders, youth at Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation
An Alberta First Nation has launched its own app in hopes of connecting the next generation with the community's dialect of the Stoney language.
Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation seeks to repatriate more than 100 cultural objects from Smithsonian
A central Alberta First Nation is beginning the lengthy and complicated process of repatriating more than 100 cultural objects from the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.
Healing through grief: 'If I wasn't doing what I'm doing ... I probably wouldn't be here'
When Mason Buffalo lost several family members to suicide, he nearly gave up. Instead he decided it was time for someone to speak up.
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Only Alberta First Nation left under long-term boil water advisory to break ground on treatment plant
Kehewin Cree Nation, with about 1,400 people living in 300 houses, is breaking ground Monday on a long-awaited new water treatment plant.
Alberta man who fought to raise profile of stem cell donors too ill to undergo treatment
An Alberta man too sick to receive the stem-cell transplant he searched for is pleading with people to continue to register as stem-cell donors and potentially save the lives of others.
Edmonton teacher's charity helps educate 100s of children in her native Ethiopia
For 21 years, teacher Meheret Worku and her husband have led a non-profit from their Edmonton home, supporting hundreds of Ethiopian children as they complete their education.
Whitefish Lake basketball coach carries on legacy of murdered son
Becky Thunder dedicates her life these days to carrying on the legacy of her son, who was murdered two years ago along with his girlfriend.
Disabled First Nation woman to get all-terrain stroller needed to get around on reserve
A disabled First Nations woman confined to her home on a central Alberta reserve will be getting the all-terrain stroller she desperately needs, thanks to the success of an online fundraiser.
Dee Dee's wheelchair confines her to home. Her family is fundraising for freedom
Dee Dee House can't walk or talk. Her family wants a $2,500 all-terrain stroller to help her do simple things, like visit her cousin across the road. The stroller isn't covered by assistance programs, so the family has started a fundraiser to buy it themselves.
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Taking back tradition: Alberta First Nation opens powwow dance classes to adults
The Samson Cree Nation is reconnecting its people with their culture one step at a time.