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Metis flag represents joining of two people
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on June 22nd, 2024
The Lethbridge Area Metis Association raised a Metis flag at the intersection of Metis Trail and Blackfoot Blvd. on Friday to commemorate National Indigenous Peoples Day. The Metis flag was first flown in 1815 predating the Canadian flag by 150 years. The infinity symbol represents the merging of two culture and the immortality of the ... Read More »
1 responseCollege camps helps youth explore potential career pathways
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on June 22nd, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge College is ready to help youngsters explore and discover their passion and potential career pathways through a variety of summer camps. Paige Thornborough, coordinator of youth initiatives at Lethbridge College, told the Herald in a recent interview that the goal is to help youth explore potential career paths, but they are independent ... Read More »
1 responseExhibition partnering with LFS on lottery
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on June 22nd, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com Lethbridge & District Exhibition announced Friday it has chosen Lethbridge Family Services to be their community partner for this year’s 50/50 Lottery. Last year the lottery program raised more than $84,000 with 50 per cent of the total proceeds going to the lottery winner and the other 50 per cent going to support ... Read More »
1 responseDragon Boat Festival features cultural learning experience
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on June 22nd, 2024
The Dragon Boat Festival being held at Henderson Lake this weekend will have a new cultural learning experience at the ATB KidZone. University of Lethbridge graduates, Jerett Sitter who is Chinese, and Henry Heavyshield who is Blackfoot, collaborated to make an interactive project of both visual arts and storytelling. Heavyshield says he really enjoyed collaborating ... Read More »
1 responseCity celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day
By Justin Sibbet - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on June 22nd, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDjsibbet@lethbridgeherald.com Visitors flocked to downtown to celebrate and experience traditional Indigenous heritage on National Indigenous Peoples Day. With events spanning across the entire city, Galt Gardens became the hub of entertainment with food, music, games and other activities available to the public. Echo Nowak, Indigenous Relations specialist with the City of Lethbridge, says the ... Read More »
1 responseHillcrest mine victims to be honoured
By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on June 22nd, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com On June 19, 1914, just two hours after they began their day shift at the Hillcrest mine in the Crowsnest Pas, 189 men – the oldest being 46 – died when a gas explosion ripped through it. The disaster was the worst in Canadian history and it will be commemorated Sunday in a ... Read More »
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By Lethbridge Herald on June 22nd, 2024
Justin Seward – LETHBRIDGE HERALD The 22nd annual Lethbridge Rotary Dragon Boat Festival powered by ATB officially kicked off with the opening ceremonies festivities at Henderson Lake Park on Friday night. The program opened with Oh Canada that was sung by Tsuaki Marule in three languages, followed by speeches from Rotary and government representatives, an opening ... Read More »
1 responseIndigenous program graduation celebrates Blackfoot culture
By Alexandra Noad - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on June 21st, 2024
Opokaa’sin Early Intervention Society held their year end celebration and graduation ceremony on Wednesday. What started as a daycare in a basement office in 1996 has grown to help Indigenous children age 19 months to 12 years through their various programing. Jocelyn Davis, CEO of Opokaa’sin, says the primary focus is on Blackfoot culture. “Blackfoot ... Read More »
1 responseFood banks requesting water this summer
By Justin Sibbet - Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on June 21st, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDjsibbet@lethbridgeherald.com As temperatures can scorch well above 30 degrees in Lethbridge, a multi-organization partnership has formed to try and beat the heat. The Interfaith Foodbank and Lethbridge Foodbank have joined forces with nine other local groups, including the City of Lethbridge, to ensure water is available to those in need. Mac Nichol, the executive ... Read More »
1 responseNew CEO takes the reins at the Galt Museum and Archives
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on June 21st, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com While working on her undergraduate degree in Vancouver, B.C., Sarah Newstead discovered she loved digging through garbage. With an interest in the past and stories of the past, she wanted to be a historian, but during her undergraduate studies she decided to take an archeology course. “Just on a whim, because I had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Skateboarding and Indigenous communities team up for event
By Alejandra Pulido-Guzman - Lethbridge Herald on June 21st, 2024
LETHBRIDGE HERALDapulido@lethbridgeherald.com With Go Skateboarding Day landing on the same day as National Indigenous People’s Day, Borderline and Analog Books have partnered to celebrate both in one big free event. Ian Gauthier, owner of Borderline skate shop, told the Herald this week that since many skateboarders in Lethbridge are Indigenous, they are bringing both communities ... Read More »
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