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On May 15, the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College (SIFC) was presented with another donation for their Home Campus Building project, bringing the college one step closer to its vision.
Steve Smith, vice-president of Weyerhaeuser's Saskatchewan division, presented SIFC president Eber Hampton with a cheque for $500,000. The money will go a long way towards the…
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Delegates from as far away as Ontario and South America came to the Echo Valley Conference Centre in early May for a major gathering on Aboriginal literacy.
The event, which saw as many as 200 attend workshops and seminar, was designed to lay a new foundation for Aboriginal education, said one of the conference's co-chairs, Lisa Wilson.
"We're going to develop a…
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A new program being launched by the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (SIAST) this fall is designed to prepare students to meet the growing demand for qualified employees in resource management and enforcement.
The resource law enforcement program, which will be offered out of SIAST's Woodland Campus in Prince Albert, will include studies in…
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A new position has been created at the University of Saskatchewan to help improve academic and cultural initiatives for Aboriginal students.
The main role of the special advisor to the president on Aboriginal initiatives will be to support the president, senior staff and deans in their work with the Aboriginal community. The advisor will also take an active role in the…
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The North Battleford Comprehensive high school (NBCHS) recently hosted its fourth annual Inter-school Competition Powwow. A total of 13 schools took part in the event, including the host school, John Paul II Collegiate, Cut Knife high school, Cut Knife elementary, Cando school, Clifford Wuttunee school, Mosquito school, Connaught school, Sweetgrass school, Chief Little Pine…
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Cree mythology and contemporary street life. Homelessness and intricate song and dance numbers. The long-lasting effects of residential schools and thunderous ovations. These pairings certainly seem odd, but they are all part of The Alley, the newest play from the Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company (SNTC). The production, which ran in Saskatoon from April 17 to 27 and is now on…
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On April 17, Aboriginal high school students from Regina and surrounding communities gathered for the second annual Stepping Stones Career Fair at Regina Exhibition Park. Over 80 employers from across the province attended and set up display booths full of information. The career fair provided students with ideas about their prospects for future employment and a feel for the…
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A team from Saskatchewan travelled to Ontario to take part in a historic hockey tournament in April, and managed to bring home a medal for their efforts.
The girls' squad captured the bronze medal at the inaugural National Aboriginal Hockey Championships, held in Akwesasne from April 21 to 27.
Saskatchewan edged Ontario North 5-4 in the bronze-medal contest, while…
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The Saskatchewan Indian Federated College (SIFC) has a lot to celebrate these days about its Environmental Health and Science program. The bachelor of applied science degree program, which has been offered at SIFC for four years, will see its first class of students graduate this semester, and has just received accreditation from the Canadian Institute of Public Health…
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A new series scheduled to air on APTN later this year will take a look at how Aboriginal organizations across the country are working to prevent diabetes in their communities.
The Sweetness In Life: A Diabetes Story will air in 13 half-hour segments, with the first broadcast planned for November, to coincide with National Diabetes Month.
Award winning film producer…
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Wood waste-chips, bark, etc.-was once considered a residue of the sawmill industry, with little value or use. Industry advances over the past decade, however, have transformed the organic scraps into valuable commodities in their own right, useful for generating steam, heat and electricity. Weyerhaeuser's Prince Albert pulp and paper mill has adapted to these changes by…
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On April 2, Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) Robert Nault, and Minister of Natural Resources Canada (NRC) Herb Dhaliwal jointly announced that the First Nation Forestry Program (FNFP) will be extended for another year. The government of Canada will this year put up $4.5 million to support the initiative, $360,500 of which will go to First Nations forestry…
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Employers and employees in Saskatchewan now have a new tool to help them in their efforts to prevent workplace injury and illness, thanks to the Worksafe Saskatchewan program.
Worksafe Saskatchewan is coordinated through a partnership between Saskatchewan Labour and the Worker's Compensation Board. The program initially got off the ground early in 2001.
"…
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Prevention is the Cure was the theme of this year's North American Occupational Safety and Health Week, which was marked from May 5 to 11 as a time to promote the importance of preventing injury and illness in the work place.
The message that injury prevention is important is one students in the trades and technologies programs offered by the Saskatchewan Indian Institute…
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There were certainly enough nay-sayers who believed First Nations run casinos would be a negative influence on Saskatchewan's society, both morally and economically. Yet today, some of those very same people who resisted the change are now among the loudest supporters of these businesses.
Not only have the casinos created jobs and brought revenue to First Nations, a…