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Members of the Aboriginal Financial Officers Association of Canada (AFOA) will be gathering in Saskatoon this fall for the association's third annual conference.
The conference, "Reconciling the Past: Balancing the Future", will be held Nov. 6 to 9 at the Saskatoon Inn.
The conference will feature workshops on how to avoid remedial management; First Nations…
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Homeless First Nations people and those at risk of becoming homeless will soon have greater access to transitional housing in Saskatchewan's major urban centres, thanks to a partnership between the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN), the Saskatchewan Indian Training Assessment Group Inc., five tribal councils and the federal government.
The Prince Albert…
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A group of northern teens spent a part of their summer getting serious about play.
These La Ronge and area youth, ages 12 to 15, spent their mornings learning theatre skills -everything from juggling to the fine art of overcoming stage fright. In the afternoons, however, they could be spotted tooling around town in a paint-splotched black van, searching for bored kids who'…
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The federal government is providing more than $1.4 million in funding to try to address the problem of homelessness in the Prince Albert area.
The funds, coming from the National Homelessness Initiative, were announced at the end of July, and will help out six local projects.
Friends of the P.A. Lodge will receive $277,275 to help in establishing a men's shelter,…
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Kristen Francis and Katherine Delorme know their business.
The two students from Miller Comprehensive school in Regina recently took top honors in E-Spirit 2002, a national-wide business plan competition for Aboriginal youth.
E-Spirit is an internet-based business planning competition that provides participating teams with on-line access to interactive business…
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There's a little more silverware in Vaughn Starblanket's trophy case.
The Regina resident and member of the Star Blanket First Nation took home the Paul LaSwisse Award during the annual Fort Qu'Appelle Lions Echo Valley Road Race, a 20 kilometre race held on May 19.
For many people, finishing a 20-km run is an achievement in itself. But Starblanket, a member of the…
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There are no illusions about the upcoming season for the Onion Lake Braves men's baseball team.
"Most of these guys have watched baseball but it's different playing. If we win a couple of games, we'll be happy," said manager Don MacDonald.
For the first time in more than twenty years, Onion Lake will field a baseball team. As the newest entry in the 12-team North…
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What exactly is racism and what affect does it have on us all? Those were questions up for discussion at the Youth for a Better Tomorrow youth conference held in Yorkton May 3 to 5.
Young people from around the area gathered together at the conference to listen, and to discuss a number of serious issues facing them today, including racism.
"People talk about…
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Despite their historical importance in shaping our province and country, and their current significance to legal, governmental and social change, most Saskatchewan people know very little about the topic of treaties. A new initiative of the Office of the Treaty Commissioner (OTC) will seek to remedy that by providing the province's teachers with all the resources they need to…
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In the wake of the North Battleford water crisis a year ago, one reserve in the northwest of the province has taken significant steps to improve its water quality.
After finding two ground water wells to meet the demands of its growing population, Little Pine First Nation added a new filtering procedure this past winter. Half of the reserve's 160 homes are now connected…
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Mining has long been a key component of the Saskatchewan economy, one of the grand old industries that, like agriculture, has contributed immeasurably to the province's prosperity and development. There are, according to the Saskatchewan Mining Association, over 27,000 people (six per cent of the provincial work force) employed directly or indirectly in mining, and the industry'…
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The Saskatchewan Indian Federated College (SIFC) is celebrating its 24th annual powwow on Thursday, June 20 and Friday, June 21 at the SIFC building site on the University of Regina campus.
What started off as a small gathering in a University of Regina cafeteria has grown to be one of the largest powwows in Saskatchewan. Last year the SIFC powwow attracted more than 800…
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June 21 marks the seventh anniversary of Canada's National Aboriginal Day.
The work toward having a day dedicated to recognizing Canada's Aboriginal people began in 1982, when the National Indian Brotherhood (now the Assembly of First Nations) started a campaign to have the summer solstice recognized as National Aboriginal Solidarity Day. However, it wasn't until 14 years…
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The world will be coming to Canada this summer, as visitors from across North America and around the world gather to learn, compete and celebrate during a variety of events being held across the country.
Aboriginal Catholic youth from across the country will be joining with thousands of other young Canadians as they welcome the world to Toronto for a celebration of…
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Some call him the master of the Metis fiddle. Some call him a legend. But whatever you call him, 59-year-old John Arcand has polished his fiddle skills to an exemplary degree.
Arcand's father taught him to play the fiddle when he was six. And six years later he was playing for the Red River Jiggers, square dancers, and dance troupes.
Arcand has also written more…