A popular accusation levied against Calgary is that we are engaged in “cowboy cosplay’: over-representing our Wild West roots. Calgary, after all, is a cosmopolitan city with skyscrapers, where people are more likely to work […]
A Pinto for the Prince is a 1979 documentary directed by Colin Low and John Spotton. The film is 16 minutes long and covers a 1977 visit from then-Prince Charles to the Blood or Kanai […]
Stardale Women’s Group is a local non-profit that started 26 years ago in Calgary. Their mission is to help young Indigenous women and girls overcome systematic barriers by providing support and a multitude of educational […]
‘Legacy of Graduates’ was a show featuring a variety of indigenous artists and their works. Hosted at cSpace Calgary, this event encouraged the audience to learn, celebrate, and reflect upon the stories and adversity that […]
Dancing Around the Table Part One and Dancing Around the Table Part Two, are both NFB documentaries directed by Maurice Bulbulian. In 1980, triggered by the repatriation of the Canadian Constitution, Representatives of Native Peoples […]
The Sun Dance is an annual sacred celebration practised by many Plains Indigenous groups. Traditionally, the Sun Dance was performed at midsummer when various bands congregated at a predetermined site. The ceremony lasts between four […]
This year, Indigenous participation in the Calgary Stampede grows to new prominence! July 12th – 14th will see the first Competition Powwow take place in the Saddledome including competitive dancing, drumming, singing and a showcase […]
Four years ago, I was one of many who tried to raise the alarm in the media about a Canadian crisis. I called attention to the staggering statistic that 98 percent of girls in Saskatchewan […]
The Bow Valley was occupied for thousands of years before European explorers stumbled upon the New World. According to Chiniki Elders from the Stoney Nakoda Nation, the area around present-day Exshaw contains many sacred mountains […]
Along with the Siksika and Kainai Nations, as well as the Aamskapi Pikuni in Montana, the Piikani Nation comprise the Blackfoot Confederacy, or Siksikaitsitapi. Like the other nations within the confederacy, the Piikani People were […]
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