Category Archives: Staff Blogs

The Edmonton International Street Performers Festival takes place annually in Edmonton. It's a 10-day festival in July. It's also called Street Fest. The festival began in 1985, initiated by Sheldon W...

(Crowdsourced from the Raven Morning Show) Today on the Raven Morning Show I asked: What movie do you watch over and over? And the Raven Listeners showed up and the variety is glorious! Grab the popco...

When Indigenous storyteller and strategist Shani Gwin founder of pipikwan phtkwan - an Indigenous owned public relations and engagement agency, she set out to change how stories about Indigenous peopl...

Highlights from the River Cree Indigenous Night Market - June 21, 2025 I had the absolute honour of emceeing the River Cree Night Market on National Indigenous People's Day, a vibrant celebration of I...

I had the chance to sit down with Harlee Courtepatte, a proud Cree language advocate, storyteller, and entrepreneur. We talked about the power of reclaiming and reconnecting with Indigenous languages,...

Robyn Soulier-Ritchot, a First Nations woman from Treaty 5, wears many hats: business strategist, community builder, and founder of Eagle Medicine. She also supports entrepreneurs across Alberta throu...

Community Leaders Making a Difference Behind every thriving community are the dedicated people who work tirelessly to create positive change, preserve cultural knowledge, and build bridges between wor...

A Day of Recognition and Reflection Music and art have always been the heartbeat of Indigenous communities, vessels for storytelling, cultural preservation, and creative expression that transcends bou...

I had the privilege of speaking with Lloyd Yellowbird from the Bent Arrow Traditional Healing Society - an organization deeply rooted in Indigenous ways of knowing, healing, and growing community righ...

Edmonton is making history. Nichole Brown, a Cree and Saulteaux woman from the Louis Bull Tribe, is spearheading efforts to establish Helen Hazel House, the city's first Indigenous-led second-stage wo...