News and Press
Recent Press:
“Calgary documentary focuses on restoring historical perceptions of Indigenous women”
Additional Press Releases/Articles (Newest to Oldest)
Calgary documentary focuses on restoring historical perceptions of Indigenous women - Global News - December 2023
Stardale Women’s Group Film The Road Showcased and awarded at The Shining Mountains Film Festival - December 2023
Charitable Choices: Helen McPhaden of Stardale Women’s Group - article from Calgary Guardian - November 2023
Shadows In Time: Reclaiming dance, music and storytelling - CKUA Radio Spot - June 2023
Okotoks garden gives Indigenous girls experience on the land - News Article, Western Wheel - June 2023
Stardale News Feature on May 20, 2023 - CBC News (Scroll to exactly 13:00)
We deal with this on a weekly basis': Groups in Calgary gather in grief, hope for Red Dress Day - Calgary Herald - May 2023
Stardale Women’s Group offers free educational film screenings across Canada - Press Release - February 20, 2023
‘So empowering’: All-female Indigenous drumming group gains new support - article from Global News - September 2022
Taking part in Orange Shirt Day: Calgary events marking truth and reconciliation - mention in article from Calgary Herald - September 2022
Stardale Women’s Group shine a light on issues faced by Indigenous girls and women - article from Calgary Journal - May 2022
'Reclaiming power and place': Red Dress Day in Calgary - article from CBC News - May 2022
The film Shadows in Time explores racism and sexism that Indigenous girls experience in their everyday lives - article from UCalgary News - March 2022
Calgary Indigenous girls share experiences of racism, sexism in short film - article from CBC News - November 2021
Non-profit Calgary group for Indigenous girls at risk of shutting down - article from Global News - December 2018
Indigenous 'girl empowerment' group struggles to keep doors open in Calgary - article from CBC News - November 2018
Program builds confidence in young Indigenous girls - article from Windspeaker Media - May 10th, 2017
Poised for Success: Building Confidence and Leadership Through Modeling - article from New Tribe - May 2009
RESOLVE Saskatchewan Profiles Saskatchewan Researchers - Stardale Women’s Group - (RESOLVE Newsletter, Volume 11/No.1, February 2009, Page 4)
Prospects and Possibilities - Stardale Womens Group Offers Tools for Empowerment - article from NEW TRIBE - April 2008
RESOLVE Research Day 2007 (RESOLVE Newsletter, Vol. 9 No.4, December 2007)
Royal Bank donates to Stardale Women's Group (February 2007)
News Releases - over 40 newspaper & magazine clippings highlighting Stardale (large PDF - 7.76MB)
"High Steppin' Kainai Divas Hit the Runway" - article from New Tribe - June 2006
Aboriginal girls participate in art-as-fashion presentation - article in Alberta Sweetgrass - March 2006
Globe and Mail Clipping on Gang Violence
(jpeg, only format available - 416k)Despite uneasy feeling teen violence is on rise, experts, stats say otherwise - from the Canadian Press
Stardale mentoring young women in the "Empowerment of Womanhood" - newspaper article as it appeared in the Blood Tribe News, January 27, 2006
(This file is a very large PDF at 10.7 Megabytes - only format available)James Smith girl ready to be launched into modeling career - newspaper article by Carol Pollock of The Journal (PDF 239k)
Healing garden just a start - Saskatchewan Sage - 2000
Global News Off Script on 770 CHQR - Episode 30: Sisterhood
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