Category Archives: Staff Blogs

Elder talks with retired Army Veteran Elder George Pambrun
The Circle Connections for Reconciliation Society (CCFRS) is hosting the fourth of five Elder Talks in Airdrie Alberta on November 8 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Airdrie Council Chambers for National Indig...
Digital News Nov 07, 2023

November 8 is Indigenous Veterans Day in Canada
National Indigenous Veterans Day is coming up on Wednesday, and it's a day to recognize how Canada's First Nations, Inuit, and Metis people have contributed to military service in our co...
Digital News Nov 07, 2023

The first annual Doreen Turning Robe Tiny Tots Pow Wow
Awo Taan does a lot of incredible work in the community. They have kept the life's work of the late Doreen Turning Robe going by putting on the first annual Doreen Turning Robe Tiny Tots Pow Wow. The ...
Digital News Nov 06, 2023

Learn To Make A Beaded Poppy With Moonstone Creations
Yvonne Jobin joined CJWE to talk about the online course that Moonstone Creations offers. Learn to make your very own beaded poppy. A portion of the proceeds from the online course, will to go ...
Digital News Nov 01, 2023

The Town of Strathmore is having bannock and tea with an Indigenous Elder on November 16th
The Town of Strathmore is giving Indigenous and Non-Indigenous residents an opportunity to sit down and learn from an Indigenous Elder on November 16th at the Strathmore Library. Bannock...
Digital News Oct 31, 2023

Local Indigenous author releases 2nd collection of Indigenous horror stories
Whistle at Night and They Will Come is Blackfoot storyteller Alex Soop's second collection, these tales weave the threads of Indigenous ways of knowledge into the fabric of fear, etching an indelible ...
Digital News Oct 30, 2023

Helping screen men for prostate cancer in rural communities
On average there are approximately 2,500 cases of prostate cancer in Alberta each year meaning, 123 of 100,000 are positive after screening. According to Alberta Health, the peak age of diagnosis is b...
Digital News Oct 27, 2023

The Okimaw Awards honor Indigenous Men on November 18th
The Okimaw Awards celebrate and acknowledge Indigenous men throughout Alberta for their contributions in various fields including. Community, Music & Art, Politics, Law Enforcement & Justice, ...
Digital News Oct 27, 2023

13th Annual Aboriginal Futures Fall Job Fair
In the months of March and November, the Aboriginal Futures Career & Training Centre host job fairs to help Indigenous people in the Calgary area find work. The Fair has been taking place for the ...
Digital News Oct 25, 2023 Photo of the 13th Annual Aboriginal Futures Fall Job Fair

Celebrating Tsuut'ina language speakers in upcoming powwow
For many Indigenous communities in Canada, language has been a key element in not only reconciliation but also reclaiming culture and heritage. In the Tsuut'ina Nation south of Calgary Alberta, only a...
Digital News Oct 21, 2023 Photo of MC's at the Tsuut'ina 50 years celebration Powwow speaker the Tsuut'ina Dene dialect