Stoney Nakoda

"We'll try to have it out by the afternoon school bus run ... we'll move the load out and then we'll upright the truck and trailer."

Struggling with the death of his father who died in 2015 and the death of his mother, who passed away in 2016, the family said that Cavin Poucette might have been in a dark place in the months leading up to his fatal shooting in October 2017, but they do not believe he wanted to end his life

The Stoney Nakoda band has been trying to convey its position that the provincial historic site designation should only be renewed if the historic significance of the site is recognized from the viewpoint of the Stoney Nakoda people and not just from the viewpoint of settler society, the Christian church and the McDougall Stoney Mission Society – with letters of concern sent as early as March 2019.

“One thing we need to take control of is addiction, before it takes control over us. We need to do something together. You as a people must change yourselves first if you want change to happen.”

"She was very outgoing and friendly – she had lots of friends and as I mentioned, she made an impact on anyone she met and she was also known for her humour. She always liked to make people laugh with her crazy jokes."

After Cochrane RCMP arrived on scene Friday (Jan. 3), the 19-year-old driver of the vehicle returned to the scene and approached police

The past year was a busy year for residents of the Stoney Nakoda First Nation, the MD of Bighorn and Kananaskis Country

“Now that we’ve come back to our culture, it’s nothing but blessings, it’s nothing but sharing of our spirituality with the different religious organizations.”

"To be able to progress further with emerging technologies – it's great, we can start using these things and bringing closure for a family that has a missing loved one out there."

"What now? We thought it might bring closure but it doesn't, there is still that emptiness ... nothing will ever bring their moms back and that is hard."