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National Aboriginal Day is an opportunity for Canadians to celebrate the diverse culture and achievements of Aboriginal peoples. Many Aboriginal people will be celebrating their culture on June 21 and Canadians are welcome to unite with them to participate in the Edmonton celebrations.

Three new events have been added to the Edmonton weekend festival. The first annual Canada-wide cleansing ceremony is free of charge and open to the public. It will take place in the courtyard ballroom of the Ramada Hotel on the Kingsway on June 20.

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The government of Canada, the province of Alberta and Grande Prairie Regional College signed a partnership agreement on May 4 to help recruit and retain Aboriginal staff and faculty within its workforce.

Andy Scott, the minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor of Metis and Non-Status Indians, Pearl Calahasen, Alberta minister of Aboriginal Affairs, and Jim Henderson, president of the collage, were signatories.

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The government of Canada, the province of Alberta and Grande Prairie Regional College signed a partnership agreement on May 4 to help recruit and retain Aboriginal staff and faculty within its workforce.

Andy Scott, the minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor of Metis and Non-Status Indians, Pearl Calahasen, Alberta minister of Aboriginal Affairs, and Jim Henderson, president of the collage, were signatories.

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If you aspire to film-making, acting or writing or if you'd rather just sit and watch other people's work, don't miss the 10th annual Dreamspeakers Film Festival June 22 to 25 being held in the capital city.

"From directors and producers to writers and actors, the festival is really a celebration of all aspects of film-making," said Murray Jurak, president of the festival. "It is an honor to be able to bring this to our community and to all Canadians."

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If you aspire to film-making, acting or writing or if you'd rather just sit and watch other people's work, don't miss the 10th annual Dreamspeakers Film Festival June 22 to 25 being held in the capital city.

"From directors and producers to writers and actors, the festival is really a celebration of all aspects of film-making," said Murray Jurak, president of the festival. "It is an honor to be able to bring this to our community and to all Canadians."

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Blue Quills First Nations College hosted a week-long cultural camp designed for youth and families to learn and follow the traditional teachings of love, honesty, sharing and determination.

The objectives of the camp were to bring generations together to celebrate the spirit of their families. In addition, they hoped to provide emotional and spiritual healing opportunities that will empower communities to break the cycle of abuse and continue the healing journey for generations yet to be born.

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The arrival of a male white buffalo calf near Fort St. John, B.C. has excited Aboriginal people throughout North America.

Born prematurely, and at nine kilograms weighing only about half what a buffalo calf usually weighs, Spirit of Peace is being bottle-fed and nurtured apart from the herd because of his somewhat precarious condition.

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Aboriginal students from across Canada put their best entrepreneural foot forward in Edmonton May 11 at the E-Spirit Aboriginal Youth Business Plan Competition held at the University of Alberta.

This year's competition involved 534 students on 161 teams from 74 schools across the country. It was the fifth annual event sponsored by the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency.

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On May 26, a 22-kilometre walk was held in honor of the children from the seven First Nations and the surrounding Metis settlements around the St.Paul area who attended residential school.

The Kiwetan-"Let's Go Home" commemorative walk was the beginning of a healing journey for close to 60 individuals who had experienced the painful trauma of the residential school system.

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On May 26, a 22-kilometre walk was held in honor of the children from the seven First Nations and the surrounding Metis settlements around the St.Paul area who attended residential school.

The Kiwetan-"Let's Go Home" commemorative walk was the beginning of a healing journey for close to 60 individuals who had experienced the painful trauma of the residential school system.