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Alberta Sweetgrass
Alberta Sweetgrass - The Aboriginal Newspaper of Alberta
published monthly since December 1993.
Contributing Editor: Shari Narine
With more than 9,000 copies distributed monthly via Canada Post and on newstands, Alberta Sweetgrass is your most effective means of reaching Alberta's Aboriginal people.
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It took him awhile but Vernon Watchmaker can finally boast that he has graduated from university.
Watchmaker, a 35-year-old father of seven, received his Native Studies degree from the University of Alberta at the mid-November convocation.
“It...
Results are in from a country-wide contest among First Nations students in grades four and five and show that mathematics is fun at Miyo Wahkohtowin elementary school on the Ermineskin First Nation in Hobbema.
Grade five students Amarae Young and...
A residency bylaw recently passed by Samson Cree membership gives chief and council a say on who moves on to the First Nation as well as who can remain as residents.
On Jan. 4, 479 people voted in favour of the By-Law Governing the Residency of...
Photo caption: Youth singers come from Saskatchewan, Northern Alberta, T’suu Tina, Siksika and Morley to learn and continue age old traditions as older singers shared with the younger ones.
Pathways Community Services hosts annual round dance...
Stoney, Siksika, Kehewin and Frog Lake First Nations are moving from paper-based immunization records to a digital database. The Community Health and Immunization Program is a centralized, easy-to-track system for recording vaccinations...
Two of the 10 newest recipients of the RBC’s 2011 Aboriginal Student Awards are from Alberta.
“It was an honour to find out that I had won,” said Henry Heavy Shield, of the Kainai First Nation. “When I received the call, I was told that there were...
Whenever members of the Circle for Aboriginal Relations meet, they network and share knowledge as a key to creating a broad understanding of different perspectives. The non-profit group, which has been in existence since 2004, consists of...
Photo Caption: A cold New Year’s Day drew a large number of homeless and less fortunate to the Alex Taylor School/E4C Gymnasium for a free meal.
Rare New Year’s Day meal servedWhile many organizations in Edmonton host Christmas day meals, the New...
Fifty medical students from the University of Alberta and University of Calgary met in December with Alberta Health and Wellness Minister Fred Horne and MLAs from across the province to emphasize the need to attract more Aboriginal students to...
A look back at the year that was 2011
The past year was one of taking action and being noticed. This past year marked one of accomplishments for Aboriginal people in Alberta. Whether through protests by membership, court action led by...