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Doctor of dental medicine graduate Glenda Orr from Flying Dust First Nation was one of the graduates honoured at a banquet for Aboriginal students from the University of Saskatchewan College of Arts and Science, held at the Saskatoon Inn on May 31. Her cousin, Adrian Lachance of Edmonton, sang a traditional honour song with a drum to recognize her for her achievements.
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While many museums across Saskatchewan have Aboriginal artifacts in their collections, those items aren't always displayed correctly, or with the proper respect required. But thanks to a project being undertaken by the Museums Association of Saskatchewan, that situation should soon be changing.
Through the First Nations and Metis Development and Collections project, the…
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One of the most important roles in the field of medicine is that of the licensed practical nurse (LPN), who provide essential services in hospitals and home care agencies.
There is a great demand for nurses in the province, and fresh new recruits are welcomed and scooped up almost immediately. The schooling and training to become an LPN is a grueling and time-consuming…
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Chester Knight and his band the Wind have played the festival circuit across Canada and the United States, performing at such diverse venues as the Hopi Pueblo Celebration in Arizona and the Grammyfest in Los Angeles. And when they aren't on stage pumping out their unique sound of First Nations rhythm-a little dash of country and a whole lot of rock and roll-to dancing fans,…
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Participants in this year's Saskatchewan First Nations Summer Games will have two new sports to compete in, with cross-country cycling and golf joining soccer, softball and track and field as part of the competitions.
The games will run from July 5 to 10, and will be hosted by Flying Dust First Nation, located about 300 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon.
The first…
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Three goals on the opening three shots paved the way for an easy victory by One Arrow in the final of the midget division during the 16th annual Western Canada Native Minor Hockey Championships in Saskatoon on April 20.
Only 13 seconds after the puck dropped, Norman Ledoux finished a two-on-one from Kyle Howarth for an early tally towards an eventual 5-0 win versus the…
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Sports have always been an important part of Jacqueline Lavallee's life. In high school, the young Metis woman from Saskatoon was involved in basketball, soccer, track and volleyball. And when she attended the University of Saskatchewan, where she completed combined Education and Kinesiology degrees with a minor in Native Studies, she was on both the university's soccer team,…
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Seventy-seven teams travelled to Saskatoon at the end of April to take part in the annual National Aboriginal Curling Championships.
This year's tournament, which ran from April 17 to 21, saw 48 men's teams, 17 women's team, eight junior men's teams, and four junior women's teams come to compete. Most of the entries were from Saskatchewan and Alberta, but three rinks…
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With the possibility that this spring and summer will see the return of the West Nile virus to Saskatchewan, the provincial department of Labour has issued advice to help outdoor workers protect themselves from contracting the virus.
The West Nile virus is contracted primarily by being bitten by a mosquito infected with the virus. And while there have been no cases of…
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On April 28, people across Saskatchewan took time to remember workers who have been killed or injured on the job. During the past year, 20 workers were killed, while 25 workers lost their life due to injuries sustained at work during the previous year.
The Day of Mourning for Workers Killed or Injured on the Job is held each year to help increase public awareness of the…
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Employers and workers across Saskatchewan wanting to learn more about ways to prevent on the job injuries can take advantage of a series of seminars and workshops offered by the Saskatchewan Workers Compensation Board (WCB).
A number of three to four hour long seminars are available and are offered in the workplace. The goal of the sessions is to assist workplaces to…
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Each year across Canada, thousands of young people are injured on the job. Part of the problem is that workers just starting out aren't aware of the potential dangers in their workplaces, aren't aware of their rights to have a safe place to work, or are just afraid to speak up when they feel a situation puts them in danger.
As many as one third of the workplace accidents…
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The Saskatchewan government is partnering with mining companies Cameco and Cogema and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) to conduct a study looking at the health of workers in the province's northern uranium mines.
The study actually includes two separate studies, one looking at the health of workers in uranium mines prior to 1975, and the other a feasibility…
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Saskatchewan's First Nations communities can find Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to be a very useful tool in recording the history of their traditional activities, explained Ben Hjermstad.
Hjermstad is a senior archeologist with Golder Associates, a consulting company that provides a range of engineering and environmental solutions for civil engineering and natural…
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Poor market conditions for Canadian produced wood products will mean a two-month layoff for about 50 workers employed by Wapawekka Lumber.
The Wapawekka sawmill is a joint venture, with the Lac La Ronge, Peter Ballantyne and Montreal Lake First Nations combining to own almost half of the company, with Weyerhaeuser Canada owning a slight majority, and operating the…