About a year and a half ago there was a casting call that was made to Province of Alberta. The need for first nations peoples in the movie “The Revenant” starring with actors such as Leonardo Dicaprio (Golden Globe for best actor in this film), and Tom Hardy. The movie was directed by Alejandro Innaritu…
Meet Devin Buffalo NCAA Division 1 goalie for the Dartmouth University “Big Green” he is the son of Patrick Buffalo & Belinda Lightning. Devin is a proud member of the Samson Cree Nation and is currently taking Native American Studies and Government at Dartmouth University, but his long-term goal is to help Maskwacis overcome its…
On December 26 & 27 Samson Cree Nation hosted its 1st Annual Christmas Pow wow. In attendance there were approximately 290 dancers and 11 Drums, visitors traveled from Tucson Arizona, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and B.C. It was held at the SCN Oil and Gas building which is a great space for large events such as this…
Christmas is a time of celebration; we celebrate faith, family and the tradition of gift giving. Its helps one appreciate the people in our lives that we sometimes take for granted who matter the most, our families and children. As you celebrate the miracle of the season keep your loved ones in your hearts and…
The Prime Minister Justin Trudeau set the tone for the AFN Chiefs Special Assembly in Gatineau, Quebec. December 8, 2015 In his speech Justin Trudeau highlighted several points and promised “Real Change” in approaching the relationship with FN peoples. He mentioned a renewed “Nation to Nation” relationship with First Nations Peoples and and recognizes and…
On December 4th, 2015 we hosted our fourth year annual charity checkstop, each year the proceeds go to supporting the local four nations and Pigeon Lake communities’ food banks, toys drive and to collect donations from anyone who stops for the check stop. The planning committee representatives who are from the local area for the…
Samson Cree Nation is Hosting a “Reclaiming Our Knowledge” Conference 2016 at the Double Tree Hilton in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. To REGISTER contact Carmella Cutknife at 780-362-2071 or email: carmella_ck@yahoo,ca. and for General Information contact Lucy Montour at 780-585-3012 or Email: lucy@samsoncree.com.
Samson Cree Nation is Hosting a Christmas Powwow on On the Samson Cree Nation First Nation, The date of the Powwow is December 26 & 27, 2015. for more information regarding Hand Games contact Glenda Swampy at 780-312-0359, For Vendor information contact Angela Bull at ang.bbull@yahoo.ca or Maureen Buffalo at 780-362-4552 or Delorna Makinaw at…
Samson Socio-Economic Development and the Samson Cree Nation Youth Council hosted the “Let’s Talk” Youth Conference from November 12th & 13th. It was a great success. The two days were jam packed full of activities and breakout sessions for the youth ages 12-25. Booths were set up for the kids to look at what programs…
The treaty 1-11 Post Election Summit was held at the Tsuu T’ina Nation November 2, 2015, Approximately 19 Chiefs and Proxy Chiefs From Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba attended the meeting. Issue’s such as Education Bill C-33, Anti-Terrorism Act Bill C-51 , Omnibus Bill C-45, Nation to Nation Strategy and other first nation’s business was discussed.…