Open Band Meetings – May 21 & 22 (DATE CHANGE)
Open Band Meetings are rescheduled to May 21 and May 22 from 5pm – 8pm on both both days. They’ll be held at the HBMC
Nipisihkopahk Secondary School receiving proceeds from McHappy Day
On Wednesday May 7th take some time for McHappy Day. The McDonalds restaurant in Wetaskiwin will be donating a portion of the proceeds from the sale of a Big Mac, Happy Meal and any hot McCafe beverage to the Nipisihkopahk Secondary School. This donation will go towards sports equipment and teams.
Leadership Chairmen and Committee members for SCN Pillars
Nipisihkopahk Pamihowin Chairman: Patrick Buffalo Committee: Kirk Buffalo and Vernon Saddleback Finance Chairman: Vernon Saddleback Committee: Glenda Swampy, Jonathan Dion and Marvin Yellowbird Education Chairman: Marvin Yellowbird Committee: Shannon Buffalo and Mario Swampy Socio-Economic Development Chairman: Holly Johnson Committee: Larron Northwest and Willy Lightning Community Development Chairman: Clayton Bruno Committee: Glenda Swampy and Jonathan Dion
Peace Hills General Insurance will be at the Economic Development Trade Show May 20th and 21st. Stop by our booth and don’t forget to bring your resume. You can take the Insurance and Risk Management Careers quiz and ask us about the exciting educational and career opportunities Peace Hills Insurance offers. The Newiyaw Award, honouring…
Down, Dirty and Disconcerting
It will take efforts from the entire community to avoid another emergency due to a pump failure at the Samson Lift Station. It should be noted that a major concern with this recent emergency is due to dumping of grease in our water system. Please avoid draining grease in your kitchen sink. A better alternative…
Gift of prayer for Maskwacis
The following story was given to Chief Kurt Buffalo and Councillor Kirk Buffalo, along with the feathers in the picture below, by a visitor to our Community. “ Thank you for the honor to sit with you during your gather. Growing up in Northern Alberta was quite isolated and our Native communities didn’t have a…
Samson Cree Nation Grass Roots- Jacobi Buffalo and Adam Cutknife
Jacobi Buffalo Jacobi will be graduating this year from the Ponoka Composite High School. He has been playing football with the Ponoka Broncs and received the MVP award on April 14th. Jacobi has been accepted to the Carpentry and Mill Work program at NAIT. He also has plans to continue his football career in the…
Looking for Powwow Committee Members
Samson Cree Nation is looking for 6 Powwow Committee Members. All applicants must: 1. Must submit resume, along with a criminal records check. 2. Must be a member of the Samson Cree Nation. 3. Must make a commitment to attend all meetings. Deadline is May 9, 2014 For applications and more information, please contact: Samson…
HUB Receives an award
HUB has been operating within Samson since September of 2012. Programs, services and organizations have been working together to provide supports for community members. To date HUB has closed 80 files, assisting those community members in their time of need. It is yet to be confirmed but there seems to be a correlation between crime rates lowering in Samson since HUB has…
2014 Alberta Native Hockey Provincials
Congratulations to all the athletes that participated in this years Alberta Native Hockey Provincials! On behalf of Samson Cree Nation we wish you all the best in your hockey careers and all other endeavours in your life. For a complete list of the standings visit http://www.albertanativehockey.com/