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CBC
15 hours ago
- CBC
2 dead, 1 in critical condition after vehicle hits pedestrians on Siksika Nation: RCMP
RCMP in southern Alberta said two people are dead and a third is in critical condition after a vehicle hit a group of pedestrians and then left the scene. Mounties said five people were walking on the Siksika Nation on Saturday night when they were struck. Two men, aged 27 and 45, who are both residents of the Siksika Nation, died. The injured woman is 45 and also a resident of Siksika, while police said the two remaining people weren't hurt. RCMP said their Major Crimes Unit has taken over the investigation. Police said they're looking for anyone who may have video of the 54 Map 3 Subdivision area from between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. on Saturday.
Yahoo
16 hours ago
- Yahoo
Two dead, one in critical condition after hit and run on Siksika Nation: RCMP
Two people are dead and one person is in critical condition after a vehicle collision on Siksika Nation, say RCMP. Gelichen RCMP responded to a collision involving pedestrians at 9:30 p.m. Saturday on Siksika Nation, RCMP said in a release. 'Five people were walking when they were hit by a vehicle,' according to police. Two residents of Siksika Nation — a 27-year-old man and a 45-year-old man — were pronounced dead, while a 45-year-old woman, also a Siksika Nation resident, is in critical condition. Two other people were uninjured. The vehicle fled the scene. The RCMP major crimes unit is investigating. RCMP ask anyone who has video footage of the area between 8 and 10 p.m. to contact them. Anyone with information is asked to contact Gleichen RCMP at 403-734-3923, or to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or through or the P3 Tips app.
CTV News
17 hours ago
- CTV News
2 dead, 1 in critical condition after hit and run on Siksika Nation
An RCMP epaulette is seen in Edmonton, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson Two people have died and one is in critical condition after a hit and run on Siksika Nation. Police say five people were out walking when they were hit by a vehicle around 9:30 p.m. Saturday. The vehicle fled the scene. The deceased are a 27-year-old man and a 45-year-old man. A 45-year-old woman was taken to hospital in critical condition. RCMP said the other two people in the group were not injured. RCMP is seeking assistance with the investigation and are looking for anyone who may have video footage or surveillance of the area of 54 Map 3 Subdivision between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Anyone with information about the hit and run is asked to contact Gleichen RCMP at 403-734-3923. Anonymous tips can be submitted through Crime Stoppers.
CBC
19-07-2025
- General
- CBC
I love Canada. But I'm also Blackfoot and see the harm this country has done to my people
This First Person article is the experience of Shaylene Lakey, who lives in Kelowna, B.C. This column is part of a Canada Day series exploring what Canada means to people across this country. For more information about CBC's First Person stories, please see the FAQ. I've been simultaneously grateful and confused to call Canada my home for most of my life. I can vividly recall road trips from B.C.'s Okanagan to the Fraser Valley as a little girl, eyes wide in awe and wonder at the Rocky Mountain faces and deep green evergreens. I had this recurring thought each trip, there and back: "How lucky am I that I was born here and now, in this place, beautiful British Columbia, in this country, Canada? Why me?" It made me feel small. Knowing there were worse places to live and worse things to experience, I was comforted and grateful to live here. Trying to understand the seeming arbitrariness of why I was born in Canada and not anywhere else seemed too large a concept to question. Gratitude has naturally been a default. While I tried not to spend much time focusing on the "why me" and learned more about the complexities of colonization as I got older, I realized how little I understood about my place as a Blackfoot woman in the world. That confusion began to overtake the feeling of "lucky me." Although I knew my mother was from the Siksika Nation in southern Alberta, I lived with my dad on Vancouver Island. I didn't grow up on my reserve or even really know other First Nations people. Occasionally, a First Nations advocate would come to my elementary school and pull me out of class to talk to me about Indigenous culture or take me to community events. Unfortunately, all this did was make me even more aware I was different, and I often just wished I could melt into the common collective camouflage where no one would see me. Even those advocates felt far removed from my reality and identity as a Blackfoot girl. The fact is that my identity is complex, wrapped up in colonial history that's still very relevant and is the reason I exist in the space I do. By the time I was a teenager, I was living with foster parents in a non-Indigenous family. It skewed my perception of what was "normal." I wasn't encouraged to explore my Indigenous heritage. Worse, it was downright discouraged and went unacknowledged. I was, unbeknownst to me at the time, one of countless Indigenous children taken from their families and placed in care between 1992 and 2019 — a part of the Millennium Scoop. In high school, Indigenous history was relegated to only a chapter or two in the curriculum. It left me feeling I was robbed of the chance to experience my culture more wholly. It was often easier to pretend that part of me didn't exist because being asked questions about being Blackfoot made me uncomfortable when I didn't have answers. And yet I loved being a proud Canadian. I can still feel the chills when my younger brother and I watched the men's hockey team win the gold medal in 2002 at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City from our living room. Can two things be true? Can I be proud and confused at the same time? What if the worst thing you believe about yourself — that your Indigeneity is not something to be proud of — is reinforced by a country you love? It took me a long time to find peace and reconcile these complicated feelings of belonging and othering. It wasn't one specific moment that shifted my view. Technology is a blessing and a curse. It has shown me that while there is a dark side to the internet where people hate people like me, that also means there's light. I have access to a more complete history, which is a stark reality compared to the version I learned in school. If I have a question, I can Google it or talk to other Indigenous people. Becoming a mom made me more curious to know about my Blackfoot roots so that my daughter would also know where she came from. What may have developed out of survival has become a strong sense of self when I reflect and look forward. I also experienced genuine allyship when I participated in a missing and murdered Indigenous women march in 2016 and stood on the steps of the courthouse in Vernon, B.C., where I lived at the time. What I know, and what I choose to stand in daily, is the fierce belief that Indigenous people in Canada are incredibly resilient and that I am resilient. I feel the way I do, proud and strong, because my people and Indigenous people in Canada have set that path for me. The understanding and compassion from strangers who are seeing our history with new eyes mean more to me than the hundred who don't want to learn. That's why I am proud to be Canadian, to be Indigenous, in this plane of existence.
Global News
10-07-2025
- Politics
- Global News
Siksika Nation files legal challenge against province's coal development decision
The Siksika Nation has filed a legal challenge against the Government of Alberta's decision to end a moratorium on coal development in the province's Rocky Mountains. The Nation says it's about more than just environmental concerns, saying development of the area would put its culture at risk. 'Our whole culture really revolves around land-based teaching and the connections (to the land),' says Samuel Crowfoot, a councillor for Siksika Nation. 'Eastern slopes are one of the last few places we have left in Alberta that we can go and practice our ways of life.' It's the second challenge the nation has filed against provincial coal development policies. In May 2020 Siksika filed a legal challenge against the Government of Alberta's decision to rescind the 1976 Coal Policy, allowing companies to apply for leases in the eastern part of the Rockies. The Lougheed era policy had prevented coal mining in roughly 14,000 square kilometres of mountain slopes. Story continues below advertisement That lawsuit was dropped when the province reinstated the policy and created the Coal Policy Committee to consult with the public and First Nations and make recommendations to the government to shape any future potential development. 'I understand we need resource development and Alberta is uniquely situated to have this type of opportunity,' says Crowfoot. 'But how and when and where they go about it is what we are concerned about.' Siksika Nation says representatives, alongside other First Nations, appeared in front of the committee to share their insight, but says Alberta's decision to end the moratorium ignored the recommendations made. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy 'We've tried other means to advise them and get our voices heard,' says Crowfoot. 'We find the only time Alberta really pays attention is if they're fined with a statement of claim.' In a statement to Global News, the acting press secretary for the minister of Indigenous Relations, Garrett Koehler, says they are aware of Siksika Nation's decision to seek judicial review of the decision, and they are committed to working with First Nations across the province. It added that they 'understand how important it is for meaningful engagement and consultation with Indigenous communities on projects where Treaty rights, traditional uses and harvesting activities may be affected.' The statement goes on to say the government is 'implementing a modern, responsible coal policy that prioritizes environmental protection, water security and Indigenous consultation. Our approach includes the highest environmental standards, a ban on mountaintop removal and new open-pit mines in the Rockies and a clear expectation that any future projects must meet strict conditions.' Story continues below advertisement But Crowfoot says no matter how modern future coal development is, the environmental and cultural risk is too great in the eastern slopes. 'We know that once the destruction happens we can't undo it,' the Siksika leader says. 'It's hard to get back the wildlife, it's hard to restore the land to what it used to be, so we want that moratorium to stay in place.' On Monday, protesters gathered at the Premier's Pancake Breakfast to express their opposition to the provincial government's coal development plans. The group that organized the rally, Defenders of the Easter Slopes, says industrial development in the area poses serious long-term risks to water quality, biodiversity, and regional climate resilience. 'Industrial accidents happen,' says one of the protesters, Ken Williams. 'Best-laid plans go awry and as many of the people here are concerned, any accident along the eastern slopes is going to affect a great number of people and all of the water that's flowing downstream.' Williams acknowledges there is a need for development, but says it has to be balanced with environmental and First Nations concerns, as the risks that coal mining poses to established industries in the area like agrifood. Another protester, Bev Bruce, says the water that is at risk of contamination from mining is the drinking water for thousands of residents and is used for irrigation and cattle, saying it's impossible to remove any selenium that ends up in the water source. Story continues below advertisement 'To me, it's bizarre. It's even a crazy concept to coal mine in the Rocky Mountains,' says Bruce. 'I hope there's a stop to all mining in the Rockies.'
