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Awards and accolades are nothing new to Regina engineer, entrepreneur, and exemplary citizen Gary Bosgoed. In the past five years alone, he has been honoured with a University of Regina Distinguished Alumnus Award, a Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) Business Recognition Individual Award, and a Consulting Engineers of Saskatchewan Award of Merit, and he was also a…
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A new video featuring three successful youth may be just the tool to help teenagers stay focused on achieving their dreams.
Strength of Spirit profiles three Aboriginal youth who tell their stories of success in a 45-minute movie, which aired for the first time on the Saskatchewan Communications Network (SCN) March 11.
"It's about the importance of community and…
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An increase in the number of community members starting on dialysis prompted the Battleford Tribal Council (BTC) Indian Health Services Home Care program to take action against kidney disease.
"In 1998, Dr. George Pylypchuk, head of Nephrology, University of Saskatchewan and kidney specialist with the Saskatoon Health Region, was contacted to assist in identifying…
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People from across the province involved in educating First Nations and Metis children will get a chance to get together and share their experiences, during the annual Awasis conference. This year's conference will take place at the Saskatoon Inn in Saskatoon from April 2 to 4.
The theme of the conference is Kakiskimitotan-Let us learn from one another-and those in…
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The Metis Nation of Saskatchewan (MNS) is on the receiving end of $175,000 in federal funding, to be used to help the organization in its efforts to preserve and promote the Michif language.
The money, coming from Canadian Heritage's Aboriginal Languages Initiative, will be used to help fund the "Moving the Michif Language Into the Future project, as well to allow the MNS…
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A new academic partnership will soon be bringing a more northern and more Aboriginal face to the nursing profession in Saskatchewan.
As of March 7, the Nursing Education Program of Saskatchewan (NEPS) officially has a northern campus, with 40 training seats funded annually by the provincial government.
While students interested in the nursing degree program are…
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Fears of America's impending war with Iraq are a constant worry to Gail McNab. Her daughter Alexis Dustyhorn is in the United States Navy, the first Aboriginal woman with the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74, known as Charlie Company, which provides responsive military construction to navy, marine corps and other military operations.
"She will be a construction…
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There aren't too many people who get a chance to make their dreams come true before they even turn 20, but that's just what will happen to Reanna Okanee when she goes to Albuquerque at the end of April to compete in the 2003 Miss Indian World Pageant.
"I decided a long time ago, when I was younger, I think about 14, that I wanted to do this," said the 19 year-old from…
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A new agreement between the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) and the Saskatchewan department of Learning will pave the way for a pooling of resources aimed at improving education for First Nations students.
The agreement, the first of its kind in Canada, was signed Feb. 27 by Minister of Learning Judy Junor, and FSIN Vice-Chief Lindsay Cyr, who holds the…
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When Joy Desjarlais decided to self-publish her latest book it wasn't because she couldn't find a corporate publisher. It was because the material was so important to her that she couldn't stand the thought of an editor changing it.
The Right to Remain Silent: A Night to Remember is so important to her because it's about her nephew Darrell Night. It's about the two-year…
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About 250 people were in attendance on Feb. 28 as the Kikinahk Friendship Centre celebrated 25 years of community service with an anniversary banquet.
The gathering celebrated the friendship centre's determination and past success, and looked forward to an even brighter future.
"I admire all of your perseverance for hanging in there and not giving up," wrote…
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Two Saskatoon based initiatives will be receiving money from the federal government for programs aimed at urban Aboriginal youth.
The Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company will receive $50,000 in funding for its Youth Initiatives project, which gives young people living in the city a chance to get involved in creating and performing cultural and theatrical presentations. The…
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Eldon Lautermilch is Saskatchewan's newest Minister of Aboriginal Affairs, receiving the post following a cabinet shuffle on Feb. 17.
Lautermilch, MLA for the Prince Albert Northcote constituency, was also named as Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs. He will also continue on as Government House Leader, a position he has held for the past two years.
Lautermilch…
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Students across Saskatchewan, from Grade 1 through to Grade 12, are being asked to help the RCMP Aboriginal Policing Services to design a new logo for the section.
The winning logo design will be made into a poster that Aboriginal Policing Services will use for special events such as career fairs. The design will also be made into a pin, which members of the RCMP…
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Students, faculty and staff of the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (SIAST) gathered together in Woodland Campus' Aboriginal Activity Centre in Prince Albert on Feb. 27 to mark the centre's 10th anniversary.
The centre officially opened for business on Feb. 17, 1993, providing Aboriginal students at the campus with a place to get together…