Aboriginal Friendship Centre Calgary

06/18/2026

We’re excited to invite our community to AFCC’s Annual Stampede Barbeque! 🤠🌭

Join us for a day of connection, culture, and celebration with free food, live entertainment, drumming, dancing, and fun activities for the kids.

At AFCC, community is at the heart of everything we do, and gatherings like this remind us of the strength, joy, and belonging we create together.

📅 July 9, 2026
📍 Marlborough Community Hall
⏰ 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Everyone is welcome — we hope to see you there!

ManyNationsOneFamily

06/18/2026

🪶🌞 Aahpotah Summer Challenge for Frontline Professionals

What is one practice that helps prevent violence in the communities you serve?

The Aboriginal Friendship Centre of Calgary invites first responders, outreach workers, social workers, healthcare professionals, educators, victim service workers, housing providers, and community agencies to participate in the Aahpotah Summer Challenge.

Aahpotah is a Blackfoot word meaning violence. Named by the Elders, the Aahpotah Program explores the root causes of violence and supports education, prevention, accountability, and community healing.

Throughout the summer, we want to learn from the people doing this work every day.

Your Challenge

Share one practice, intervention, teaching, or approach that helps prevent violence, increase safety, or support healing in the communities you serve.

Examples may include:

• Building trust before intervention
• Trauma-informed engagement
• Cultural reconnection and identity
• Survivor-centred approaches
• Community accountability
• Harm reduction strategies
• Lateral violence prevention
• Relationship-building and early intervention

How to Enter

✅ Follow AFCC on social media
✅ Like and share this post
✅ Comment with your response or create your own post
✅ Tag three agencies, colleagues, or community partners
✅ Tag us

Prize

One participant will win an Aqua Marina Betta 412 Two-Person Inflatable Kayak, generously provided for the challenge and perfect for adventures.

📅 Challenge Opens: June 21, 2026
📅 Challenge Closes: September 21, 2026
📅 Winner Announced: September 25, 2026

Together, we can share knowledge, strengthen practice, and create safer communities.

06/12/2026

🧡 Join Us for the 17th Annual Walk for Reconciliation 🧡

On National Indigenous Peoples Day, communities from across Calgary will come together to honour Residential School Survivors, remember the children who never came home, and recognize the lasting impacts of residential schools on Indigenous families and communities.

📅 Sunday, June 21, 2026
⏰ Walk begins at 9:00 AM
📍 Start: Harry Hays Building
📍 End: The Confluence Historic Site & Parkland

This community-led event is an opportunity to walk in solidarity, reflect on our shared history, and celebrate the strength, resilience, and vibrant cultures of Indigenous Peoples.

The Aboriginal Friendship Centre of Calgary is proud to stand alongside our partners at The Confluence, Bow Valley College, and Trellis Society in supporting this important day of remembrance, learning, and reconciliation.

Please come prepared for the weather and consider using transit, biking, or nearby downtown and Inglewood parking. A shuttle service will be available between The Confluence and the Harry Hays Building.

Together, we walk. Together, we learn. Together, we move reconciliation forward.

06/11/2026

We’re incredibly honoured to see the 3rd Annual Red Dress Powwow featured in Alberta Native News.

This year’s gathering brought together more than 2,000 people in a powerful show of remembrance, resilience, healing, and community. Hosted by the Aboriginal Friendship Centre of Calgary, the Red Dress Powwow honours Missing, Murdered and Exploited Indigenous Peoples (MMEIP) while creating space for culture, connection, and collective healing.

This event would not be possible without the dedication of our Elders, staff, volunteers, dancers, singers, community members, sponsors, and everyone who attended. Together, we continue to raise awareness, support families and survivors, and ensure that those we have lost are never forgotten.

The overwhelming support shown this year reminds us that this work matters and that our communities are strongest when we come together in culture, ceremony, and solidarity.

Thank you to Alberta Native News for sharing this story and helping amplify the importance of honouring MMEIP and supporting Indigenous-led community initiatives.

06/09/2026

Are you an outreach worker, social worker, first responder, or part of an organization serving Indigenous communities?

The Aboriginal Friendship Centre of Calgary invites your agency to participate in Aahpotah: Gender Based Violence Training Workshop — a culturally grounded, trauma-informed training designed to strengthen awareness, understanding, and response to Gender Based Violence within Indigenous communities.

This workshop explores the impacts of violence through an Indigenous lens while providing practical tools, strategies, and approaches that support safer, more effective, and culturally respectful service delivery.

Whether you work in outreach, housing, emergency response, health care, social services, community programming, or victim support, Aahpotah offers valuable knowledge and skills to better support the individuals, families, and communities you serve.

Space is limited. Sign up your agency today.

For registration and booking inquiries, please contact:

Terran Wilk
[email protected]

Let’s work together to build safer communities.

06/05/2026

06/05/2026

AFCC Board President and community leader Dr. Gabrielle Weasel Head . Was recognized at the recent reception hosted by Office of the Governor General of Canada, celebrating the contributions and achievements of Indigenous leaders across Canada.

Dr. Weasel Head continues to demonstrate exceptional leadership through her unwavering commitment to reconciliation, community well-being, Indigenous self-determination, and strengthening relationships across sectors. Her dedication, wisdom, and advocacy are helping create meaningful change for Indigenous Peoples and future generations.

Congratulations, Dr. Weasel Head, on this well-deserved recognition and thank you for your continued leadership and service. 🪶🦅

06/03/2026

🍎 SIKSIKA BOARD OF EDUCATION IS HIRING CERTIFIED TEACHERS FOR 2026–2027! 📚

The Siksika Board of Education (SBE) is looking for passionate, dedicated, and culturally responsive educators to join their growing team for the 2026–2027 school year.

Teaching opportunities are available in a variety of areas, including Physical Education, Music, Math & Science, Special and Inclusive Education, Guidance & Resource, Literacy, Early Learning, Generalist classrooms, and K–12 Substitute Teaching positions.

SBE is committed to creating safe, inclusive, and culturally grounded learning environments where students can thrive academically, socially, emotionally, and culturally. Educators are encouraged to incorporate Siksika language, culture, and Ways of Knowing into their teaching practice while supporting student success through innovative and responsive learning approaches.

📍 Various school sites within Siksika Nation
📄 Competition Number: TCH-2026-05-25
⏳ Applications remain open until all positions are filled

Interested applicants can submit their cover letter and resume to:
📧 mailto:[email protected]

For more information about career opportunities with SBE, visit:
🌐 https://siksikaed.com/about-us/careers/

Join a team dedicated to empowering the next generation through education, culture, and community.

06/02/2026

🌈 Happy Pride Month from AFCC 🌈

This Pride Month, we proudly celebrate the strength, resilience, and beauty of the 2Spirit, Indigiqueer, LGBTQQIA2S+, and gender-diverse communities.

For many Indigenous Peoples, 2Spirit people have long held important cultural, spiritual, and community roles. Pride Month is an opportunity to honour those teachings while recognizing the ongoing work toward equity, inclusion, safety, and belonging for all.

At AFCC, we see you. We celebrate you. We value your voices, your stories, and your contributions to our communities.

The Aboriginal Friendship Centre of Calgary is committed to creating spaces where everyone can be their authentic selves. AFCC and all of our locations are safe, welcoming, and inclusive spaces for 2Spirit, Indigiqueer, LGBTQQIA2S+, and gender-diverse community members, families, and allies.

Whether you are beginning your journey, living proudly in your truth, or supporting someone you love, you belong here.

This month and every month, we stand with you in pride, respect, and community.

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Happy Pride Month from AFCC. We see you, we celebrate you, and you are welcome here.