The Enmax Centre in Lethbridge will be very busy this weekend as it will be hosting the International Peace Pow-Wow and Festival. Thousands of people are expected to take in colourful dancing, drum contests and Read More
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The University of Lethbridge has a new scholarship and it’s designed to offer more opportunities to Blackfoot student athletes. It’s called the Saokiawakaasi Scholarship and it’s specifically for first year athletes. The Read More
Waterton Lakes National Park had the official grand opening of its new visitor centre on Wednesday. The special event was hosted by Parks Canada along with the Kainai and Piikani Nations. The original interpretive centre Read More
For over a year now the Lethbridge and District Exhibition and the Blackfoot Confederacy have been teaming up to bring something very special to this year’s Whoop Up Days. As BCN’s Angela Stewart Read More
A flag-raising ceremony took place Thursday morning at Chinook Regional Hospital. Alberta Health Services says this is one of the many steps needed to bring systematic changes to the healthcare system. A member of the Read More
A Blackfoot Confederacy flag raising took place Monday at Chinook High School in Lethbridge. As Micah Quinn explains, Indigenous speakers spoke about the importance of the flag and what we can do to work towards Read More
In recognition of Truth and Reconciliation Week, Lethbridge College unveiled a new Iissksiniip (Coming to Know and Learn) Coulee Walk, where people can explore the coulees near the college while learning about the land we Read More
The Blackfoot Confederacy flag was raised Monday morning at Lethbridge City Hall to honour National Indigenous Peoples Day. A ceremony at the city centre consisted of speeches from dignitaries, and traditional dancing. Indigenous Relations Coordinator Read More
Indigenous life has been dark lately as the Residential School history of Canada has reared its ugly face. A monument was recently dedicated in Cardston. This was not only to honour the children who didn’Read More
A former minister who was kicked out of the United Church for shining a light on the atrocities of residential schools says he believes there should be an international inquiry into them in Canada. Kevin Read More
Health Director for the Blackfoot Confederacy, Bonnie Healy, says that the crumbling structures of former residential schools are starting to tell stories that have been kept hidden from us for decades.Read More
