As the hockey season of 2015-2016 keeps moving on there is a special time of the year when provincial play downs start taking place where teams that are within the same area, say Ponoka playing Caroline, Maskwacis playing Leduc, Wetaskiwin playing Camrose that is the central provincial play downs, but there are way more teams. The way…
On January 21, 2016 Samson Cree Nation Chief Kurt Buffalo and Kinder Morgan President Ian Anderson signed a Mutual Benefits Agreement in support of the Trans-Mountain Expansion Project. This would benefit Samson Cree and its member for the next 20 yrs should the project be approved. Kinder Morgan also held a Contracting and Procurement workshop the following day…
The Reclaiming Our Knowledge Conference was held on January 25-27, 2016 at the Doubletree by Hilton. The conference hosted approximately 200 attendees and boasted presenters such as Dr Wilton Littlechild, Dr. Victor Buffalo, Waylon Pahona – Healthy Active Natives, Dr. Claudine Louis – Indian Residential Schools (Decolonization), Jeff Hunter –…
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…