A locally produced documentary that has won multiple awards at national film festivals will make a screening appearance in Lethbridge this Thursday night. Siksikakowan: The Blackfoot Man is a film directed by Siksika filmmaker Sinakson Read More
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Anyone living in the Lethbridge area should be familiar with the term OKI. It’s the Blackfoot word for Hello. Downtown Lethbridge installed a new sign displaying the friendly salutation. This public art piece, Read More
Lethbridge Polytechnic offers new certificate programs for the Fall 2025 semester. Kinesiology, and Medical Office Assistant and Unit Clerk are part of the post-secondary certificates as well as a program for indigenous people as an introductory Read More
The University of Lethbridge began Reconciliation Week with a ceremony to honour Truth and Reconciliation Day on September 30. Elders say students will learn more about the history of residential schools and the region’s Indigenous Read More
The City of Lethbridge has updated their land acknowledgment to include all indigenous peoples in the Lethbridge area ahead of reconciliation week.Read More
The Galt Museum in downtown Lethbridge unveiled a new exhibit on Friday showcasing spiritual and cultural sites throughout traditional Blackfoot land.Read More
The Lethbridge Police and Blackfoot artist Ina Fairbanks unveiled a new logo at LPS HQ on Friday that represents reconciliation.Read More
Over the past few months, the Lethbridge Police Service has been working with Indigenous elders to have their organizational values translated into Blackfoot. They say it is a way to honour the culture of the Read More
An old battle is being transformed into a virtual reality project for the ages. The Battle of the Belly River took place in 1870 between the Blackfoot and Cree nations in what is now the Oldman Read More
Treaty 7 and its impact on the Blackfoot people was discussed on Thursday at a SACPA session. Treaty 7 was signed in 1877 after two years of talks as the current Canadian government hoped to build the railway Read More
A special Indigenous ceremony saw dancers make their way into a Blackfoot naming event on Wednesday. The Children of St. Martha School in Lethbridge received a Blackfoot name and celebrated by hosting a Powwow full Read More
A special honour was bestowed upon a team at the University of Lethbridge. The group received a traditional Blackfoot name from elders in our community. As BCN’s Micah Quinn explains, the name holds a Read More
St. Francis Junior High School received its very own Blackfoot name on Wednesday morning. Students and staff gathered to watch a special naming ceremony. Video Journalist Micah Quinn has the details on the new Blackfoot Read More
A collaborative project has been created to showcase Blackfoot items in a new digital microsite. As Micah Quinn explains, this microsite aims to reconnect Blackfoot items from museums with members in the Blackfoot community.Read More
An Indigenous student from the University of Lethbridge has designed a t-shirt that is now the theme for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30th. As Micah Quinn explains, the student has a Read More
As part of Reconciliation month and efforts through the City, a new art mural has been installed outside the Telus centre in downtown Lethbridge. The City of Lethbridge, through the Reconciliation Lethbridge Advisory Committee, Telus, Read More
