Stoney Nakoda

“I have worked with almost all of the major parties, both provincially and federally. What is concerning to me is the disconnect between the bureaucracies of government and the political platforms and policies people hear during election time.”

“It has a very deep impact on how you raise your children. We were never taught affection, we were never taught to say I love you, we were never told by anybody that we were loved. It was all, every day, degrading comments,” she said. “No matter what we did there was always something wrong with us, and that has deeply affected residential school survivors.” 

A look at the past week in photography in the Bow Valley as it appeared in the pages of the Rocky Mountain Outlook.

A look at the past week in photography in the Bow Valley as it appeared in the pages of the Rocky Mountain Outlook.

A 21-year-old man was charged with second degree murder by the RCMP in the suspected homicide of a six-month-old infant.

Airdrie resident Tariq Elnaga is throwing his cowboy hat into the ring for the next federal election in the Banff-Airdrie riding.

Two years after first entering the political realm, Cochrane's Nadine Wellwood is once again representing the People’s Party of Canada (PPC) in the upcoming federal election.

“All of our facilitators, they’re all from the community. The hunters that came out to take the youth out, they’re active hunters. They do all of these teachings with their families, but they took the opportunity to work with new youth as well. It’s all contributing to the oneness of our community. It’s all about connection and supporting the roots at the core, which is our identity, to be proud of who we are, to walk with our heads held high.”

“This is not government moneys, this is not industry just giving you moneys for consultation or anything— This is our own source revenues that are created from the production of non-renewable resources, oil and gas primarily, on the Stoney reserves. This is us taking our per capita percentage.”

A look at the past week in photography in the Bow Valley as it appeared in the pages of the Rocky Mountain Outlook.