Aboriginal Portal
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NOTICE
The Aboriginal Canada Portal closed February 12, 2013. The Digital Aboriginals of True North Turtle Island have intervened. Please visit this web page for more information.
Edmonton
Click on the following link to find more information at the provincial level.
Education
- Aboriginal Education
- The Edmonton Public School Board aims to improve and enhance the educational experience of Aboriginal students, families and staff within Edmonton Public Schools.
- Source: Edmonton Public Schools
- Aboriginal Education Programs – Awasis (Cree) Program
- The Awasis Program, offered at the elementary and junior high levels, enables students to increase their knowledge and appreciation of Aboriginal cultures and traditions.
- Source: Edmonton Public Schools
- Aboriginal Learning Centre
- Aboriginal Learning Centre is a partnership between local schools and the Catholic church.
- Source: Edmonton Catholic Schools
- Aboriginal Programs
- Edmonton Catholic Schools through the Aboriginal Learning Services continues to assist District schools to be responsive to the needs of Aboriginal students.
- Source: Edmonton Catholic Schools
- Aboriginal Programs and Services
- NorQuest provides learners with a complete education that balances strong academic foundations with Aboriginal culture.
- Source: NorQuest College
- Aboriginal Student Support Services
- Describes the role of the support service providers: the Aboriginal Student Advisor and the Aboriginal Elder; and describes the Aboriginal Ceremonial Room.
- Source: NorQuest College
- Amiskwaciy Academy
- The Academy was created to honour Aboriginal traditions and to give students the opportunity to achieve academic excellence while learning to integrate respect, responsibility and balance into everything they do.
- Ben Calf Robe School
- Ben Calf Robe School provides a full range of academic courses, an Integrated Occupational Program, Native Spirituality and Awareness Enhancement components, plus extra-curricular programs.
- Learning the Path
- Source: CBC Edmonton
- Prince Charles School
- Source: P
Employment
- Oteenow Employment and Training Society
- Provides Human Resource Development Programs to First Nations people in the Edmonton metropolitan area to enable them to become self-reliant and subsequently lead productive lives.
- Trade Winds to Success Training Society
- The Trade Winds to Success Training Society is working to ensure that Aboriginal people are positioned to benefit from Alberta's construction industry in careers as boilermakers, ironworkers, carpenters and pipe/steamfitters.
Source: Government of Alberta; Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC)
Friendship Centres
- Canadian Native Friendship Centre
- The CNFC aims to improve the quality of life for Aboriginal people in an urban environment by supporting self-determined activities, encouraging equal access and participation in Canadian society.
- Source: Alberta Native Friendship Centres Association
Health and Social Services
- Aboriginal Diabetes Wellness Program
- The Aboriginal Wellness Program celebrated 5 yrs as a pilot in 1999 and now is a permanent program.
- Source: Alberta Health Services
- Aboriginal Services
- Cultural, recreational, healing activities, ceremonies and camps are offered to clients accessing Bosco Home's programs.
- Source: Bosco Homes
- Ben Calf Robe Society
- The Ben Calf Robe Society provides a wide range of holistic programs and services designed to help and assist Aboriginal children and their families.
- Bent Arrow Traditional Healing Society
- Non profit, charitable organization committed to building on the strengths of Aboriginal children, youth and their families to enable them to develop spiritually, emotionally, physically and mentally.
- Metis Child and Family Services Society
- Promotes health and well being of Métis children and families by building on the capacity of the Métis community through the provision of culturally sensitive and appropriate programs and services.
- Native Counselling Services of Alberta
- Contributes to the holistic development and wellness of the Aboriginal individual, family and community.
- Native Seniors' Centre
- The Centre is a non-profit agency serving Native seniors in the City of Edmonton; services include a drop-in centre, outreach and volunteer programs, and the Native Housing Registry.
- Nechi Training, Research and Health Promotions Institute
- Their programs and resources are developed from an Aboriginal world view. Nechi is one of the few training, research and health promotions organizations in the world that is operated for aboriginals by aboriginals.
- Poundmaker's Lodge Treatment Centres
- Poundmaker's Lodge Treatment Centres vision statement: "Healthy communities that are free from addictions and support addictions-free lifestyles"
- Programs – Family Wellness
- Provides meaningful prevention and intervention services for Aboriginal families who are involved in the Child Welfare System in Calgary or Edmonton.
- Source: Native Counselling Services of Alberta
Housing and Infrastructure
- Amisk Housing Association - Shared Learnings
- The Association has purchased 16 supportive housing units for large Aboriginal families. The intent is to provide long-term housing, creating a stable environment.
- Source: Shared Learnings on Homelessness
- Larga Homes (Edmonton, Alberta) and Larga Baffin (Ottawa, Ontario)
- Larga homes provides affordable housing for Aboriginal peoples.
Justice and Policing
- Aboriginal Women's Program
- The Aboriginal Women's Program was established because a large number of the women who come into contact with the legal system are of aboriginal descent.
- Source: Elizabeth Fry Society
Language, Heritage and Culture
- Bearclaw Gallery
- The Bearclaw Gallery carries a diverse selection of Canadian First Nations art including original paintings, sculpture, and a variety of traditional Native and Inuit crafts and artifacts.
- Edmonton Inuit Cultural Society
- To provide support systems to urban Inuit, and representing the Inuit community in the greater Edmonton area.
- Fort Edmonton Park
- Fort Edmonton Park is a living history museum that traces the growth and development of Edmonton through four historical periods.
- Source: City of Edmonton
- Learning the Path
- Source: CBC Edmonton
- Métis Dance and Métis Music Inc.
- Group whose focus is to preserve and promote the art and history of traditional Métis dance and music, and to teach family and youth a part of their rich cultural background.
Services and Directories
- Edmonton Aboriginal Urban Affairs Committee
- Acts as a catalyst to promote the awareness and development of all Aboriginal people in the City of Edmonton.
- Source: City of Edmonton
- Guide for Aboriginal Edmonton, A (PDF)
- The directory is intended as a resource to those requiring information on programs and services available to the City of Edmonton's Aboriginal population.
