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The bright Saskatchewan sun blazes down on a random street in north central Regina, bathing the lushly green trees and lawns in pristine summer light. Birds twitter, insects buzz, a group of teenagers race toward an empty playground, and for a moment, everything seems peaceful and perfect. But the moment is all too brief-the teenagers reach the playground, and launch not into a…
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For the past two years, Darren Gowan has been sharing his artistic talent with the people of Onion Lake, inspiring would-be artists, and giving them the skills and knowledge they need to discover their own abilities.
A carver by trade, Gowan was given the chance to also become a teacher, thanks to the Saskatchewan Arts Board's Artist in Residence grant program.
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The Gabriel Dumont Institute had a very strong showing when the 2002 Saskatchewan Book Awards were handed out on Nov. 30, garnering three nominations and two wins for its publications.
Winning the award in the First Peoples Publishing category was The Bulrush Helps the Pond, written in Swampy Cree and English by Ken Carriere with photographs by Dennis Chamberlain and…
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Minister of Canadian Heritage Sheila Copps announced Dec. 19, 2002 that $172.5 million in funding will be available for an 11-year project geared towards retaining and revitalizing First Nations, Metis and Inuit languages and culture in Canada.
During her opening comments in a media teleconference, Copps said the announcement was the beginning of a process for…
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Buffalo, N. Y. will be the host city for the North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) in 2005. The NAIG council made that announcement Dec. 13, 2002 in Saskatoon.
Harold Joseph, NAIG council president, said the site was chosen through a process of elimination between Santa Fe, N.M., Salt Lake City, Utah, and Kamloops, B.C. Although these games were scheduled to take place…
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The displays up on the walls of the Stanley Mission high school may be new, but the items contained in them are far from that.
The displays provide a glimpse into what life might have been like in the Stanley Mission Old Village, with artifacts, photographs and Elders' stories depicting construction techniques that were used in the village, as well as information about…
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Children in Saskatchewan schools in Grade 7 up to Grade 12 are learning about an important part of their history. The Office of the Treaty Commissioner (OTC) and their partners have developed curriculum, material and resources to study treaties and the treaty relationship.
These units feature the treaty-making process and the events leading up to it, as well as the…
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Fort Qu'Appelle is finally getting its new hospital, said the chairman of the Fort Qu'Appelle Indian Hospital Corporation.
Construction tenders for the $12 million facility are to be tendered in a matter of weeks, said Ron Crowe.
The decision to go to tender was made after a Nov. 14 meeting of the project management team, in which all involved agreed on programs…
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The computerized bells and whistles of the slot machines, the rat-tat-tat sound of playing cards being shuffled, the never-ending thump of dozens of bingo daubers hitting the table at relatively the same time over and over again, the thunder of hooves and paws at the horse or dog track, and the metallic rattle of change and loot falling- these are the sounds that surround gaming…
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When her mother was in a car accident, Eagleview Comprehensive student Joanna Moosewah became all too aware of the fragility of life.
That's why she joined the Students Against Drunk Driving (SADD) campaign at the Onion Lake high school. And in the past year, she has become one of the cause's more vocal supporters at Eagleview.
"That's what got me motivated to…
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It's become one of the harbingers of the coming Yuletide season-along with the appearance of Christmas decorations, receiving of Christmas cards and singing of carols, comes the beginning of the campaigns reminding us all not to drink and drive this festive season.
Whether the message is delivered through the provincial Have Someone for the Road designated driver program…
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Each year for the past three years, The Regina Metis Women (RMW) have been helping to make Christmas a lot more special for local Metis children from financially challenged families, and they're hoping to do the same again this year. But they can't do it alone.
The organization is planning its fourth annual Metis Children's Christmas Party for Sunday, Dec. 22, to be held…
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Anyone familiar with Dickens' A Christmas Carol will immediately recognize the inspiration behind Ms. Purdy Parsimonias, the latest production from the always impressive Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company (SNTC). The play, which is now on tour across Saskatchewan following a successful three week run at the company's Saskatoon home, takes the themes and basic plot of Dickens'…
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Angelique: Buffalo Hunt
By Cora Taylor
Penguin Books
85 pages (sc)
$7.99
Ten-year-old Angelique Dumas lives with her family near Batoche in northern Saskatchewan. When we meet her in the spring of 1865 she has joined the family in the twice-yearly buffalo hunt. This year she will be playing an active part.
She is now old enough to join…
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While the mechanical arm bobs up and down frantically, Gerry Desnoyer calmly and methodically steers his block of wood around the metal teeth of his scroll saw.
Desnoyer has become one of very few woodcarvers who use this tool to create their art. Operating almost like a sewing machine, the blade, attached to the arm, cuts vertically while the material, most often wood,…