Alberta students well be learning more about the history of residential schools, their devastating impact on indigenous people, and residential school survivors. The province announced from kindergarten to grade 12 curriculum will include mandatory content of residential schools and first nation treaties. There is a program to be put in place to ensure all teachers…
The Change it Up! Entrepreneur program is on it’s third cycle, training another group of aspiring entrepreneurs. This hands on training program was designed to increase available support for entrepreneurs. The programs works with each individuals strengths and abilities to assist in developing a business plan with step-by step support. Businesses such as Home Fashion…
On September 27, 2014 Maskwacis Cultural College (MCC) not only celebrated the graduating class of 2014, but also the 40th anniversary of College. MCC was founded in 1974 and the 4 Chiefs serving as founding members were Montana Chief Cecil Currie, Louis Bull Chief Peter Bull, Ermineskin Chief Morris Wolf and Samson Chief Norman Yellowbird.…
Trans Mountain has proposed an expansion of its current 1,150-kilometre pipeline. This line runs between Strathcona County, Alberta and Burnaby, BC. If approved, this pipeline would increase the normal capacity of the system from 300,000 barrels per day to 890,000 barrels per day. In Alberta, this pipeline crosses massive areas within the Treaty 6 territory,…
The 11th Annual FASD Awareness Day event was held at the Howard Buffalo Memorial Canter on September 11, 2014. The FASD coordinator in Samson, Annette Cutknife, plays an active role in raising awareness for FASD. The event consisted of a walk through Samson Cree Nation followed by guest speakers and an FASD Network presentation. A…
I’m Gloria Rogers-Buffalo the FNMI Maskwacis Wahkotowin liaison Graduation Coach at the Wetaskiwin Composite High School. This will be my second year in the Wetaskiwin Composite High School. Students are more familiar with attending the Cree Room on spares and breaks. The students will be learning how to make drums, from some hides that were…
Women of the Nation have decided that it is time, as life givers, to stand up and make a stand against the violence in our community. A walk was held 10:00 a.m. on August 27, 2014 from the RCMP parking lot to the Samson Band Office.
Summer is coming to an end and Peace Hills Insurance would like to thank the summer students who worked for us this summer. Jacky Bruno, Theresa Cutknife, and Crandall Buffalo worked in our Edmonton office and Gina (Andrea) Potts worked in our Calgary office. The 2014 Samson Celebrations were a huge success and Peace Hills…
On August 18th, 2014 Samson Cree Nation (SCN) signed an agreement with Embridge to fund a traditional land use study. This study will be conducted by SCN Consultation and SCN Elders. For more information on this project and others, Samson Cree Nation Consultation will be hosting an Open Band Meeting on September 17th. This meeting…
Green Arrow is Canada’s first Aboriginal Renewable Energy Corporation and it is owned by Montana First Nation. The grand opening of their 100 kilowatt system was held on August 13, 2014. This is the largest First Nation solar project in Western Canada. With a total of 400 panels on the Administration building, it is projected…