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The Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (SIAST) wants to know how it can attract more Aboriginal students and staff, and is looking to the province's Aboriginal community for the answers.
The institute is consulting with Aboriginal groups within SIAST and across the province about how to better meet the needs of Aboriginal students and staff.
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After spending 12 days in Canada in September, the United Nations'special rapporteur on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance wants to send a message to Canada's federal and provincial governments.
Racism is alive and flourishing in this country, which boasts internationally of its progressive attitudes towards multiculturalism.
In the…
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The shortlist of nominees for this year's Saskatchewan Book Awards have been announced, with three books vying for the award in the First Peoples Publishing category. The awards will be handed out in Regina Nov. 29.
Garry Gottfriedson, a writer from Kamloops, B.C. whose previous works include In Honour of Our Grandmothers: Imprints of Cultural Survival and One Hundred…
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A new painting hangs in the College of Law moot court room on the University of Saskatchewan campus, and members of the college hope it will serve to remind those who enter the room of the injustices Aboriginal people have encountered in the past, and of the need to ensure those injustices do not continue.
The painting, Despair Not Our Children: Summer" is one of four…
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Alphonse Bird, 41, of Montreal Lake First Nation, defeated incumbent Perry Bellegarde Oct. 16 to take over as the top man at the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN).
Bellegarde was going for his third straight term but Bird scored a first-ballot victory, collecting 442 votes to the incumbent's 323. Change was in the air on election day-the two other positions…
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The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) Cultural Celebration and Powwow took place from Oct.16 to 19, bringing together hundreds of the province's Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal residents for a gathering meant to foster unity, trust and understanding.
It was the second staging of the annual event, and coming at the end of a tumultuous week that saw the FSIN…
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There was a time when Poundmaker First Nation could count on playing host to the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) men's soccer championship at the end of September. But the honour of hosting goes to the previous year's winner, and Poundmaker hasn't been in that position for a couple of years.
This year, chief and council decided something was needed to…
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He limped in with three flat tires and a crumpled passenger door, a plume of smoke wafting from under the hood of what was left of his car, but when the dust had settled, Donald Sandhoff had captured the crown at Little Pine First Nation's third annual demolition derby.,
The derby, held Sept. 20, was the first for Sandhoff, who claimed his victory from behind the wheel…
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If you're a Metis person with a great business idea and a few dollars to back up your dream, the Clarence Campeau Development Fund wants to hear from you.
The development fund, named after the late Clarence Campeau, a Metis political leader who promoted economic development as a means of realizing Metis self-sufficiency, works to carry on the work of its namesake.
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A plan by the Battlefords Tribal Council to build a hotel and convention centre has just received a $1.5 million boost from the federal government. The money from Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) was announced Oct. 1 by Minister Robert Nault.
The hotel and convention centre will be located on reserve land next to the Gold Eagle Casino. The development will…
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The File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council has a project in the works it hopes will improve both the physical and economic health of it's members.
Earth and Sky, a company 100 per cent owned by the tribal council, is gearing up to manufacture and distribute Omega Bannock, an organic bannock product high in omega-3, a type of fatty acid that is supposed to be good for you.…
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A program designed to encourage Aboriginal youth in Saskatchewan to adopt a tobacco free lifestyle is gearing up for its second year of operation.
Young Spirits: Proud to be Tobacco Free is a joint initiative of Saskatchewan Health and Health Canada that was first launched in April 2003, targeting its anti-smoking message at youth in grades 5 to 9 in northern and…
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When the chiefs and councils from the File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council (FHQTC) headed to the polls on Sept. 25 one name was missing from the list. After 15 years in the tribal council, Ron Crowe decided not to run for re-election. It's time to take a break from the duties of a politician and administrator, and time to become "Joe Indian," as well as a family man, Crowe said…
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Aboriginal employees within the provincial public service will soon be volunteering their time to talk to Aboriginal youth about career opportunities within government and the importance of staying in school.
Pikiskwewak, which means "they speak" in Cree, is the name chosen for a new speakers bureau created by the Aboriginal Government Employees' Network (AGEN), a group…
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Students and staff at the University of Saskatchewan had a chance to gather together and celebrate Aboriginal culture on Sept. 18, as the university's Aboriginal Students Centre (ASC) hosted another successful Powwow @ the Bowl.
This marked the thirteenth year the powwow has been held as a way to welcome new and returning students to the university. Not only does the…