EDMONTON The regional chief for the Assembly of First Nations in Alberta and the chief of the Enoch Cree First Nation agree that renaming Edmonton s CFL team is a step in the right direction towards reconciliation. “It s a small gesture, but within the bigger picture reconciliation is a never-ending road. It might be cliche, but you take it one day at a time,” says Enoch Cree Chief Billy Morin. On June 1, the team unveiled its new Edmonton Elks branding, 10 months after the team agreed to change its name from the Eskimos - a racial slur against Inuit peoples. “It should have happened a long time ago, but hindsight s always easy,” says Morin, who gave credit to the franchise for making the right call after a decade of debate.
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Publishing date: Jun 01, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 7 minute read • • Glenbow Archives – 1935 – Members of Métis Association of Alberta with Members of Legislative Assembly – Edmonton: Back Row: (l-r) Joseph Miville Dechene (MLA); Felix Calihoo; Leonidas Alcidas Giroux, MLA; Peter Tomkins Jr. Front Row: (l-r) Jim Brady, secretary; Reverend Father Falher, Grouard parish priest; Joe Dion, president Métis Association; Reverend Bishop Guy; Malcolm F. Norris; Peter Tomkins Sr. Group photograph after Royal Commission to enquire into Métis question. Photo by SUPPLIED
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We are well on our way to history of Peter Tomkins Jr. and his advocacy, along with that of others – Métis Famous Five – for the Métis people of Alberta and beyond. The intricacies of the all-important Ewing Commission, for which the Métis Famous Five – Felix Calliou (Callihoo], Joseph Dion, Jim Brady, Malcolm Norris and Peter Tomkins