Elders – Alberta
Elder Councils and Gathering Places
- Elders' Council
- All Elders in the community sit on the Elders' Council. This council is consulted by the Nation's leadership issues such as the Traditional Land Use and Occupancy Study.
- Source: Aseniwuche Winewak Nation
- Elders Council: Declaration
- This page provides the entire document of the Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta and lists the treaty promises as remembered by the Elders.
- Source: Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta
- 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.
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Health and Social Services
- Active Independence, Home Support Exercise Program in Alberta: First Nations Communities Fact Sheet (PDF)
- This short document describes the role of the Home Support Exercise Program, which provides an accessible community-health service in all of Alberta’s First Nations communities.
- Source: Alberta Centre for Active Living
- Elder Youth Program
- This program is designed to nurture Elder / Youth relationships and provide a meaningful forum for activities and relationships to develop.
- Source: Metis Calgary Family Services Society
- Improving End of Life Care for Aboriginal Families (PDF)
- This document describes the research entitled “Completing the Circle: End of Life Care with Aboriginal Families”, which objectives included enhancing awareness of Aboriginal families’ end of life care needs.
- Source: Alberta Centre for Active Living
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Notable Elders
- Boucher, Jim
- Source: National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation (NAAF)
- Dr. Belcourt, Herb
- Introduces the work of Dr. Herb Belcourt, who received in 2006 a National Aboriginal Achievement Award in the Housing category.
- Source: National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation (NAAF)
- Jones, Bertha Clark
- This page introduces Lifetime Achievement award-winner Bertha Clark Jones, and includes a short interview.
- Source: National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation (NAAF)
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Traditional Knowledge
- Cultural Teachings
- This page describes workshops designed to share cultural and traditional knowledge and features gifted Elders and other individuals that make up the community.
- Source: Metis Calgary Family Services Society
- Elder Interviews
- The purpose of this project develop an audio-visual record pertaining to the traditional practices, movements, co-operative arrangements, historical events and spiritual well-being as recounted by First Nations Elders.
- Source: Tribal Chiefs Peacekeeping-Conservation Commission (TCPCC)
- Elders' Voices
- Through audio, video and written documents on Elders, this site traces the tumultuous history of the Aboriginal people before and after the birth of Alberta and the Canadian nation.
- Source: Heritage Community Foundation
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