Medicine Hat Events Medicine Hat College National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Saturday, September 30th | 2:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. | Medicine Hat College (299 College Dr SE Medicine Hat, AB T1A 3Y6) Medicine …
National Indigenous Peoples Day
We recognize and celebrate Indigenous people’s history, heritage, culture, resilience, and diversity. For generations, many Indigenous groups and communities have celebrated their culture and heritage on or around June 21 because of the significance of …
Canada Day
SafeLink Alberta wants to draw attention to the ongoing harm that colonialism causes Indigenous people and communities on this Canada Day. The health and wellbeing of Indigenous peoples in Canada are still significantly affected by …
June 21 is National Aboriginal Day
Tuesday, June 21, 2017 is National Aboriginal Day, a day for all Canadians to recognize and celebrate the cultures and contributions of the Indigenous peoples of Canada. The day was first celebrated in 1996. Since 2011, the …
On a Friday Outreach
It’s Friday, 1pm, and the Positive Living lunch for our clients is just getting started downstairs, in the drop-in space. It’s pretty crowded today, and I’m waiting for Waylon and Chelsea to finish their conversations …
Recognizing and Celebrating Aboriginal People living with HIV/AIDS and their Supports
The very first time I had to do an HIV Community Link (at that time AIDS Calgary) booth was at a local round dance happening in the urban aboriginal community in Calgary. I was a …
Pow Wow Snagging
Every spring and summer the Aboriginal Communities gear up for the Pow wow season. Many travel to other provinces or across the Canada/US border, hitting the road for the whole summer riding the Pow wow …
Strong Voices: Stories of Struggle & Strength Living with HIV
Our graphic novel ‘Strong Voices: Stories of Struggle & Strength Living with HIV’ is now available! Working with very tight timelines to put this project together, our first step was to find 4 Aboriginal people …
Valentine’s Day is the Day of Love
Valentine’s Day is the day of love. 2013 Valentine’s Day is alsoCalgary’s Fifth Annual Valentine’s Day Women’s Memorial March for Murdered and Missing Women (Press-Release: Calgary Memorial March, 2013) The Memorial March is in …