Eagle and Raven Consulting and Alberta Innovates have partnered to develop a riparian restoration plan to restore the Oldman River…Continue Reading

GAZETTE CONTRIBUTOR – CONNIE LASSITER Oh what a show! Trickster Theatre Company led a one-week artist-in-residency program at Piikani Nation…Continue Reading

Thomas King attributes his decision to become a writer to love. Love of a woman — not literature. “That’s how…Continue Reading

The Canadian Education Association last week honoured a University of Lethbridge professor for her work with First Nations. Dr. Michelle…Continue Reading

Steven Ellertson will join a select group of people this week at a national conference on diabetes. The 23-year-old Brocket resident is one of just 20 young people from across Canada chosen to attend the National Aboriginal Diabetes Association’s Youth Summit at Niagara Falls, Ont. A member of the Piikani Nation, Ellertson has seen first-hand…Continue Reading

Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump interpretive centre for a quarter of a century has shared the stories of the plains people with the world. The UNESCO world heritage site’s contributions to preserving the buffalo jump and sharing those stories were honoured Wednesday. Hundreds of people turned out for the 25th anniversary celebration on the pavilion. Dignitaries and…Continue Reading

Canada’s aboriginal affairs minister is the newest member of the Piikani Nation honourary chieftanship. John Duncan received a ceremonial headdress and Blackfoot name White Buffalo on Wednesday during a ceremony in the new Piikani Nation arbour. “I am deeply grateful for the honour bestowed upon me today,” Duncan said. “It is an experience I will…Continue Reading

Blackfoot legends are showcased in a new art exhibition at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump. Walshe Crossroads Campus students created 21 acrylic paintings based on a variety of Blackfoot legends. “The Blackfoot culture has a very rich oral story-telling history, and there were many Blackfoot legends to choose from including the story of Chief Mountain, the Buffalo…Continue Reading

A Blood Tribe musician who has spent the past year campaigning for cancer awareness will perform Friday, March 30 in…Continue Reading