Stoney Nakoda

PHOTOS: Round dance in honour of all the children on Orange Shirt Day

Police are investigating the suspicious death of a 55-year-old man that occurred on Îyârhe (Stoney) Nakoda First Nation last month as a homicide.

“I just want folks to know that’s the process to finish up the present 4 year ed plan and start moving toward a new one.”

PHOTOS: Every Child Matters Truth and Reconciliation Walk

It was music to the ears of many in the Îyârhe Nakoda community, hearing their native tongue on the airwaves alongside star songsters of the ‘70s and ‘80s, like Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton and George Strait.

“And then as a result, missed appointments harm patients – both those who missed their appointment, but also those who aren’t seen because of the spot that’s been taken and having to wait longer to be seen.”

“We tell our stories through beadwork, unlike a book … we do it through beadwork or the sewing that we do. We don’t necessarily have a written tradition, so it’s often through art that we tell our stories.”

Cochrane RCMP reported Friday morning (Sept. 29) that Shanelle Jimmy has been found safe.

Alberta's top court ruled three members from the Îyârhe (Stoney) Nakoda First Nation will need to file a new application if they wish to pursue an independent financial audit of the Nation's elected officials.

The seven-tonne monument was escorted through Banff Thursday (Sept. 7) by local RCMP on the back of a Canadian Army military vehicle and is on its way to the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Quebec, where it will become a centrepiece intended to uplift and honour the spirits of the many Indigenous children abused by the residential school system.