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CFWE Special Features

    • Melissa Herman's Treaty 8 Update

      Melissa Herman gives us updates from Treaty 8 every Wednesday morning at 7:20. She's passionate about culture and engaged in the community; if there's a special event Melissa will be on it and sharing it with you. Watch for her and make sure you say Hi!

    • Conversational Cree

      Listen Saturday morning at 8 and Wednesday night at 10 for Conversational Cree. Join Courtney, Jim and Dustin for a fun interactive hour of Cree words, stories and lots of laughs! Click on our picture to hear clips from the show! Made possible by the Department of Canadian Heritage.

    • Aboriginal Pathways

      Indigenous success stories are at the heart of this series on CFWE. Cheryl Croucher chats about work, perspectives, passions and successes. Listen Tuesday and Fridays at 9:20a, Wednesday at 5:20p, Saturdays at 11:20a and Sundays at 3:20p; brought to you by Syncrude.

    • Moccasin Telegraph

      Moccasin Telegraph features the latest community events with hosts Candice Ryan and Jeremy Harpe. Email details of your event; info@cfweradio.ca or fax 780-454-2820. Listen 20 times a week to hear about events happening in your community.

CFWE Extras

    • CJWE 88.1 Calgary

      Our family has expanded! We are on the air - CJWE 88.1 Calgary; featuring Alberta's Best Country Variety and the languages of the Treaty 7 area. Click to connect to CJWE.

    • Windspeaker.com

      Inform. Impact. Inspire is what we do. Independent and Indigenous is who we are. Windspeaker News is the most effective means of reaching First Nations, Métis and Inuit readers. Exclusive stories and in depth articles are just a click away.

    • Buffalo Spirit Radio

      We are proud to present our Internet radio station featuring the best of Pow Wow and Round Dance 24/7. Click on the Buffalo Spirit logo to check it out! This project has been made possible by the Department of Canadian Heritage.

    • Raven Radio

      RAVEN; our Internet radio station featuring the best of Indigenous Rock, Urban, Rhythm and Blues 24/7 is here! Click to listen to Raven. This project has been made possible by the Department of Canadian Heritage.

Speciality Shows on CFWE

    • Heartbeat of Nations

      Join Dougie and Donnie Tuesday evenings at 10, Saturday morning at 7 and Sunday morning at 10 for the best of Pow Wow and Round Dance. Click through to the Heartbeat Facebook page. This project has been made possible by the Department of Canadian Heritage.

    • Ask The Lawyer

      Join Miller Thomson LLP on the last Saturday of every month between 11am and Noon to chat with a lawyer. Join the discussion on personal injury, real estate, bankruptcy, dispute resolution, environmental law, and employment and labour matters.

    • Crook & Chase

      Country Radio Hall of Famers, they have been hosting radio and TV shows featuring the best in country music since 1983! Join them on CFWE Saturdays at noon for the weekly top 30; Jeremy & Candice join in each hour with the Indigenous Spotlight!

    • Sunday Gospel

      Join us Sunday mornings between 6 and 8 for Sunday Morning Gospel. Presented in Dene and featuring the best in Gospel and Aboriginal Gospel Music it's a great way to start your Sunday. This project has been made possible by the Department of Canadian Heritage.

Weather

  • Edmonton Sunny 28°C Sunny
  • Fort McMurray Light rain shower 21°C Light rain shower
  • High Level Sunny intervals 23°C Sunny intervals
  • Lac La Biche Sunny intervals 23°C Sunny intervals
  • St. Paul Sunny intervals 25°C Sunny intervals

Indigenous Artist Spotlight

Crystal Shawanda

I'm Native American. We're automatically country, joined to the land and the real stories of everyday people. A long time ago, we traditionally used music as our daily prayer and as our way of giving thanks. To Native Americans, music is our everything. It's our storytelling, our history, and our dance. We use it to remember and to forget. It's how we celebrate life and mourn death.
I wrote my first song at 9, not knowing that songwriting would become my way of coping with the hopelessness I saw around me on the reservation. Growing up, I watched too many people lose hope and leave this earth, including cousins and many friends of mine. I watched as my brothers lost almost every childhood friend before they were 16. But music was my hope. It saved me, and it became a doorway for me to find freedom from the hopelessness that we all felt on the reservation. Loretta Lynn was my childhood hero and she continues to be that for me today.