Samson Cree Nation wants gang members booted
Leaders on the Samson Cree Nation in Alberta are struggling with a resurgence of gun violence in their community that has taken yet another life.
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Fears surface Samson Cree chief’s family may be targeted by gangs
There are fears on the Samson Cree First Nation in Alberta that the chief’s family is being targeted by gangs.
Samson Cree residents searching for answers after another deadly shooting
The people of the Samson Cree First Nation in Alberta are once again in shock and in mourning.
White House pipeline protest rages
A protest in front of the White House has resulted in hundreds of arrests.
Warning issued over Alberta bison diseases
The government of Alberta is warning First Nations and Metis people who hunt bison that one of the largest remaining herds is showing evidence of two serious diseases that can be communicated to humans.
‘Keeping the languages alive’
APTN National News This summer, six students are graduating from the University of Alberta’s Canadian…
Alberta Indigenous Games begin
APTN National News The North American Indigenous Games have been cancelled for 2011, but that…
5 year old killed while sleeping in Alberta
APTN National News 5 year old Ethan Yellowbird is the latest victim of gang violence…
AFN joins tobacco battle
The Assembly of First Nations has joined the battle over First Nations cigarettes after chiefs passed a resolution directing national Chief Shawn Atleo to press Ottawa and the provinces to back off attempts to regulate the tobacco trade between communities.