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Organizations in South America working to achieve equal rights for Indigenous people are getting some help from the First Nations University of Canada.
The university has entered into a three-year partnership that will see it provide assistance to Indigenous organizations in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador.
"Overall, the goal of the program is to basically assist…
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The date and location for the First Nations University of Canada's annual powwow were changed last year to coincide with National Aboriginal Day and the official opening of the university's new Regina campus, but this year the event, which has become the largest powwow in Western Canada, will once again be held in April at the Agridome in Regina's Exhibition Park.
This…
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To celebrate the City of Regina's 100th birthday, the Regina Public Library has spent the last year celebrating the art of storytelling.
Through the Honing Urban Myth and Memory (Urban H.U.M.M.) Storytelling Project, the library worked to promote oral storytelling, both traditional and contemporary, as a form of expression and communication as well as to promote literacy…
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On Feb. 16, teachers from Saskatoon's public and separate school systems got a lesson in looking at the world through the eyes of a different culture during the Saskatoon Teachers' Association's annual convention.
This year's convention was a departure from past events, taking the form of a cultural gathering that exposed teachers to Aboriginal history, spirituality and…
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The members of Little Pine First Nation took time out from a recent hockey tournament to recognize a handful of players from the community who dominated the game in years gone by.
Five players were recognized during an on-ice ceremony on Feb. 14 during the Little Pine Braves Hockey Tournament in Cut Knife. The players received plaques and had their numbers officially…
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The Business and Professional Women's Club (BPW) strives "to improve the social and economic status of working women, encourage women to pursue political office and lobby all levels of government to effect positive change."
When the Saskatoon chapter of the BPW held its International Women's Day celebration March 2, it needed a keynote speaker who epitomized its mandate.…
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Aboriginal youth are being invited to join with other young people from across Saskatchewan to have their say in how to celebrate and preserve the province's cultural diversity.
The Youth Action Now program, launched March 1, is a joint project of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress-Saskatchewan Provincial Council and the Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan, with funding…
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"I never imagined making this film a year ago that it would end up anywhere," said Danis Goulet, director of Spin, a short film that was featured at this year's Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. The film festival, an annual showcase for independent films and film-makers from around the world, took place Jan. 15 to 25.
Goulet's film was one of 16 screened as part…
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The Saskatchewan First Nations Women's Council (SFNWC), is expected to become a recognized commission of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) this month.
Saskatchewan's First Nations chiefs are expected to vote to recognize the council during the federation's winter assembly, being held Feb. 10 to 12 in Prince Albert.
The council, comprised of…
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So, how much do you think you know about the accomplishments of Aboriginal women in Saskatchewan? Take the following quiz, provided by the Status of Women Office, Saskatchewan Labour, and see how you do.
QUIZ: SASKATCHEWAN ABORIGINAL WOMEN'S ACHIEVEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS
QUESTIONS
1. Who was the first woman to be elected as a chief of a First Nation in…
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When he first joined Team Diabetes Canada, 33-year-old Jason Koochicum did it for the personal challenge running a marathon would provide. But when his sister was diagnosed with diabetes while he was in training, the run he was about to take part in gained a whole new significance.
Koochicum, who works as a counsellor with the Circle Project in Regina, was part of the Team…
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The future of post-secondary education was the topic of discussion Jan. 27 as Gov. Gen. Adrienne Clarkson took part in a roundtable discussion at the Saskatoon Campus of the First Nations University of Canada (FNUC).
Clarkson and her husband John Ralston Saul sponsored the roundtable, one of many stops during their four-day visit to the city.
Outside the mercury…
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Hockey players and fans from across the county will be heading for North Battleford at the end of March, as the community hosts two perennially popular sporting events.
The Battlefords Indian and Metis Friendship Centre 40th annual All Native Hockey Tournament will be taking place at the civic centre from March 26 to 28, coinciding once again with the Lawrence Weenie Cup…
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With the number of cases of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) among Saskatchewan's deer and elk population on the rise, hunters are being asked to help Saskatchewan Environment in their monitoring process.
Eighteen new cases of CWD in elk and deer have been found near Swift Current in southern Saskatchewan. According to Saskatchewan Environment, occurrences of CWD have been…
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Aboriginal people from across western Canada interested in a career in the oil and gas industry will soon be able to get the training they need at the new Thunderchild Petroleum Institute of Technology.
The institute, a partnership between Thunderchild First Nation and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) will provide technical training programs specifically…