Horrified but not surprised is a sentiment Indigenous people across the province have expressed in the days since the bodies of 215 First Nations children were…
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Horrified but not surprised is the sentiment Indigenous people across the province have expressed in the five days since the bodies of 215 First Nations children were discovered on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School.
The tragic and sickening stories of life in residential schools have been told, if only partially, in First Nations communities across Canada since survivors of the first schools made it back home more than 100 years ago.
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Countless Nations, including Siksika First Nation and Stoney Nakoda Nation, are calling for meaningful action to help the survivors of these atrocities heal
Residents of Wheatland County, Vulcan County, Newell County, Strathmore and Gleichen can now get COVID-19 vaccinations from the immunization clinic on the nearby Siksika Nation.
Posted: Feb 09, 2021 4:17 PM MT | Last Updated: February 9
The province has agreed to lower the speed limit along this busy highway that runs through the Siksika First Nation after a pedestrian was killed last month. (Colleen Underwood/CBC)
Siksika Chief Ouray Crowfoot says he s pleased the southern Alberta First Nation was able to convince the province to lower the speed limit along a deadly highway that runs through the reserve from 100 to 80 km/h.
However, he plans to continue pushing for additional changes to ensure safety on Highway 901, which connects Highway 22X in southeast Calgary to the Trans-Canada east of Gleichen.