Most Popular Music: Now That’s What I Call Music! (CAL, WOO) Most Popular EPL Class: Sing, Sign, Laugh and Learn (CAL, WOO) Most Popular Books: Case Closed (CAL), Geronimo Stilton (WOO) Most Popular Movies: Mulan (CAL), Bill Nye The Science Guy (WOO) Learn more about the neigbourhoods and candidates in Anirniq. The name was recommended by Inuit Elders because tuberculosis took the breath and spirit of many Indigenous people.ĭetails: Anirniq, formerly Ward 2, contains most of the city’s northwest, roughly between 170 Street and 97 Street. This ward was given the name Anirniq (ᐊᓂᕐᓂᖅ) which means ‘Breath of Life,’ or spirit. Those who survived returned home, but many Inuit passed away, often without their families being notified, and were buried in cemeteries in Edmonton, far from their homeland. Most were flown south for treatment in sanitariums like the Charles Camsell Indian Hospital in Edmonton, where they stayed for an average of two and a half years. In the 1950s and 60s, about one-third of Inuit people were infected with tuberculosis. Their traditional homeland is known as Inuit Nunangat. Name Explanation: The Inuit-Inuktitut (ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ) for 'the people'-are the northernmost Indigenous people in Canada. Most Popular Music: Now That’s What I Call Music! (WHP)ĮPL Branches That Serve Anirniq : Calder, opens a new window (CAL) and Woodcroft, opens a new window (WOO) Most Popular EPL Class: Sing, Sign, Laugh and Learn (WHP) Most Popular Books: Geronimo Stilton (WHP) Learn more about the neigbourhoods and candidates in Nakota Isga. To this day, many Alexis people use the name Isga to refer to themselves.ĭetails: Formerly Ward 1, Nakota Isga runs from 231 Street in the west to Groat Road in the east, and from Whitemud Drive in the south to the city boundary in the north. In 1995, Alexis Treaty Land Entitlement led to the establishment of Alexis' Whitecourt (No. While this group mingled with neighbouring Cree nations for centuries, it managed to maintain a unique cultural identity as a Nakota nation. The Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation is the furthest northwestern representative of the Siouan language family. They established themselves along the Saskatchewan and Athabasca rivers, setting up fur trading posts along the way. 133) at the shore of Lake Wakamne after signing an adhesion to Treaty Six. Name Explanation: In 1880, the Alexis Nakota Sioux (Nakota Isga or Stoney in English) people took reserve (No. Use the links below to jump ahead to any ward.Ĩ18 Webber Greens Drive, West Henday Promenade All information concerning Edmonton's wards, pronunciation and name explanations are from the City of Edmonton website. Not sure which ward you live in? Check out the City of Edmonton’s detailed ward maps, opens a new window to find your ward. The most popular items borrowed from branches of the Edmonton Public Library that serve each ward hint at residents’ passions. Then, go beyond that to discover what your neighbours are really interested in. For starters, you can learn about the characteristics of your ward and get to know the candidates running for election on Monday, Oct. We’ve broken down the city-ward by ward-to help you get to know your neighbourhood better. How well do you know yours as well as the new ward names? The city is home to a diverse population and tons of unique communities. Edmonton is a vibrant festival city, divided by the mighty North Saskatchewan River and united in a deep love (sometimes anguish) of local sports teams.

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