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Seniors and Elders are our most precious resource and an upcoming conference is designed to promote more community-based programs and services for these valued individuals.

The gathering, scheduled for Oct. 3 to 6 in Edmonton, will address issues such as housing, health, Elder abuse, traditional medicines and wellness, support programs and retaining values. Hosted by the city's Native Seniors' Centre, the conference is headlined as a national Aboriginal symposium on aging.

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Seniors and Elders are our most precious resource and an upcoming conference is designed to promote more community-based programs and services for these valued individuals.

The gathering, scheduled for Oct. 3 to 6 in Edmonton, will address issues such as housing, health, Elder abuse, traditional medicines and wellness, support programs and retaining values. Hosted by the city's Native Seniors' Centre, the conference is headlined as a national Aboriginal symposium on aging.

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Edmonton City Council formally approved and presented to the public what's being hailed as a historic agreement between Aboriginal peoples and the capital city.

The Aboriginal Declaration, approved by council on Aug. 30, is designed to strengthen relations between the groups. It is a public acknowledgement of Aboriginal people's contributions to the city's past, present and future and acknowledges the role that Aboriginal people have played in the founding of Edmonton.

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Edmonton City Council formally approved and presented to the public what's being hailed as a historic agreement between Aboriginal peoples and the capital city.

The Aboriginal Declaration, approved by council on Aug. 30, is designed to strengthen relations between the groups. It is a public acknowledgement of Aboriginal people's contributions to the city's past, present and future and acknowledges the role that Aboriginal people have played in the founding of Edmonton.

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A solemn procession made its way through the streets of Edmonton on Aug. 28, carrying eight small caskets containing the human remains of ancestors being returned to the traditional burial grounds at Fort Edmonton cemetery in Rossdale.

In the early 1800s, residents of Fort Edmonton created a cemetery outside the fort's walls near what is now the north end of the Walterdale Bridge.

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A solemn procession made its way through the streets of Edmonton on Aug. 28, carrying eight small caskets containing the human remains of ancestors being returned to the traditional burial grounds at Fort Edmonton cemetery in Rossdale.

In the early 1800s, residents of Fort Edmonton created a cemetery outside the fort's walls near what is now the north end of the Walterdale Bridge.

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Catching fish with a rod and reel is sports fishing. It does not fall within the definition set out by government when it considers Metis people and their right to subsistence fish.

The Metis Nation of Alberta (MNA) is challenging this definition. It will put to the test a case against Morris Trudell, charged with fishing with a rod and reel outside of sport fishing season.

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Catching fish with a rod and reel is sports fishing. It does not fall within the definition set out by government when it considers Metis people and their right to subsistence fish.

The Metis Nation of Alberta (MNA) is challenging this definition. It will put to the test a case against Morris Trudell, charged with fishing with a rod and reel outside of sport fishing season.

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Community says goodbye torespected leader and teacher

Hundreds of people came out to the Penticton Indian Band ball diamond on Aug. 9 to pay their final respects to Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) Grand Chief Archie Jack, who lost his life on Aug. 3 in a single vehicle accident.

Jack, 70, had been driving to Manitoba when his van overturned near Swift Current, Sask.

Jack was born in Penticton on Aug. 14, 1934.

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Community says goodbye to respected leader and teacher