CBC News 01/07/2020
Ashley Callingbull of Enoch Cree Nation says being a representative for the footwear company sends a strong message because Indigenous faces feature so prominently.

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Sage Paul, who is an urban Denesuliné tskwe, a member of English River First Nation and a designer by trade, founded Indigenous Fashion Week Toronto (IFWTO) last year. She’s a huge advocate for her fellow Indigenous designers

Enoch Cree Nation is focusing on mental health issues within its community and a recent youth summit is a step toward that goal.

The strength of their cultural and traditional values is what keeps T.J. and Dabney Warren and their daughters travelling thousands of kilometres every summer to participate in powwows.

The initiative was developed by the Democracy Education Network (DEN), a national civics education charity co-founded by Duff Conacher, the man behind Democracy Watch.

Ashley Callingbull tells Fredericton audience how she overcame years of abuse to make history

They become the 1st all-Indigenous team to win the tournament

About 120 of the Indigenous students at the University of Alberta thought they were sitting down to a Christmas lunch, but were surprised when it came with a special gift.

‘I became a warrior woman in the race’ says Callingbull, who hopes to inspire First Nation youth

Ashley Callingbull-Burnham of Alberta’s Enoch Cree Nation was the first aboriginal woman and the first Canadian to win the Mrs. Universe pageant. She speaks at the Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival on Wednesday night.

Students at Arviat’s John Arnalukjuak High School spent the week listening to inspirational talks and connecting with young people from across Canada — without ever having to set foot on a plane.

Vote. That’s the message Mrs. Universe had for indigenous students at the University of Manitoba Friday. The beauty pageant winner whose name is Ashley Callingbull was the keynote speaker at a panel discussion about how indigenous vote can affect the federal election.

The first Canadian and First Nations woman to win Mrs. Universe is using her new fame to urge aboriginal people in Canada to vote to oust the Conservatives in the federal election. Callingbull-Burnham, who is from Alberta’s Enoch Cree Nation, west of Edmonton, won the Mrs. Universe contest Aug. 29.

Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Grand Chief Derek Nepinak said he’s surprised a national aboriginal leader has admitted to not voting in the last federal election.

Mrs. Universe, Ashley Callingbull-Burnham, urges aboriginal Canadians to vote in the election

A satirical news website that used a Cree woman’s victory at an international beauty contest to draw attention to national coverage of missing and murdered indigenous women has withdrawn the article and apologized to its readers.

She gained attention after becoming the only First Nations contestant in the 2010 Miss Canada pageant. She said that while she got a lot of support, she was also the target of racist comments.