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鈥淚鈥檝e been working out here for almost 13 years. I鈥檝e looked after the CTA members as well as the Crime Reduction members for a few years working out in that community,鈥� Savinkoff said. 鈥淚 certainly look forward to it鈥� The things that I鈥檓 looking forward to presenting are some really clear crime reduction initiatives.鈥�

Since March, Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation says there has been an increase in young people in Fort Chipewyan that have died from alcohol abuse. To compare, no one in the community has died from COVID-19.

Zander Jackson identified as homicide victim

The creation of such a holiday was one of 80 calls to action by the Truth and Reconciliation Committee of Canada.

BANFF 鈥� The town of Banff is known for its community Christmas cheer. A slate of events is scheduled every year to help bring people together in celebration of the holiday season.

Established in 2011, the Circle provides guidance for Indigenous communities and groups interested in obtaining philanthropic resources and grants.

The commissioners are also concerned that a National Council for Reconciliation has not been established five years after they called for one

"I am excited to lend my experience as an artist coming to Banff Centre, and as a member of the local community to this role on the board of governors.鈥�

For Walsh, promoting Indigenous languages is part of reconciliation. The municipality鈥檚 recent announcement that new traffic signs will include Cree, D茅nes懦艂in茅 and English are a good way to raise awareness of Indigenous languages.

鈥淭rading is just one small piece of the systems we had in place before settler arrival,鈥� said Croucher. 鈥淭hrough trading, we鈥檙e hopefully teaching the broader community about how part of Indigenous culture is about including everybody.鈥�