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Noongar goalkeeper Lydia Williams wants her new picture book to inspire children, as her namesake "Little Lydia" continues her journey in the city.
In 2016 the Vatican, recognizing the need to understand Indigenous religious protocols, invited Indigenous spiritual leaders from around the world to Rome. On May 4, eleven leaders met outside of Rome to prepare for their visit with Pope Francis. JoDe Goudy, as chairman and a longhouse spiritual leader of the Yakama Nation, began with a song and prayer to honor his peers and the occasion. Each leader followed with a similar honoring and mission: revoke the Doctrine of Discovery. The Doctrine of Discovery is the institutional pillar and origin of systemic racism and the global oppression of In...
EDMONTON -- For the first time, the Edmonton Public Library (EPL) will have an Indigenous Elder in Residence to help build community relationships and offer access to Indigenous knowledge. Elder Jo-Ann Saddleback from the Saddle Lake Cree First Nation will maintain a one-year residence at the Stanley A. Milner Library. The program will help to bridge the relationship with the Edmonton Public Library and the City of Edmonton Indigenous Framework development. It aims to connect Edmonton’s Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities by offering access to Indigenous knowledge and opening ...
Australia's oldest Aboriginal man, Ngarla elder Stephen Stewart, has lived a 'wild', remarkable life SunSunday 18 updated Yesterday at 11:50pm SunSunday 18 Karajarri Nyangumarta man Stephen Stewart at the Yandeyarra Community. ( Share Print text only Cancel Karajarri Nyangumarta man Stephen Stewart has defied all the odds to keep his culture alive for more than a century. Warning: Readers are advised that this article contains the name of an Indigenous person who has died. The life expectancy for Indigenous men is 71.6 years of age, but Mr Stewart may be as old as 109. That makes him the ...
Author of the article: Article submitted Publishing date: Apr 19, 2021 • 1 hour ago • 3 minute read • Indigenous Elder Loretta Parenteau-English, centre, conducted a traditional smudging ceremony to cleanse and purify the new COVID-19 immunization centre in Grande Prairie, which has the capacity to serve 1,300 clients a day. Here, Parenteau-English is shown with her helpers Leanna Willier, left, and Kelly Benning of the Grande Prairie Friendship Centre. Photo by SARA BLAKE, Alberta Health Services Article content Alberta Health Services (AHS) is building on its partne...