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Saskatchewan Sage

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  • November 8, 2001
  • Paul Barnsley, Sage Writer, Ottawa

Page 13

Canada will pay 70 per cent of the total damage amounts owing to victims of physical and sexual abuse in residential schools, but only if the victims get involved in an out-of-court settlement or an alternative dispute resolution process.

The decision was announced on Oct. 29 by Deputy Prime Minister Herb Gray. Gray was appointed to head a government body that was created…

  • November 8, 2001
  • Paul Barnsley, Sage Writer, Ottawa

Page 12

They say opinions are like . . . uh, elbows, because everybody's got one. But up until this past August no government pollster had ever checked to see what the folks on the rez had to say.

Now the government of Canada has recorded and analyzed the opinions of 1,427 people who told telephone interviewers they are members of First Nations who live on reserve.

The…

  • November 8, 2001
  • Paul Barnsley, Sage Writer, Ottawa

Page 12

They say opinions are like . . . uh, elbows, because everybody's got one. But up until this past August no government pollster had ever checked to see what the folks on the rez had to say.

Now the government of Canada has recorded and analyzed the opinions of 1,427 people who told telephone interviewers they are members of First Nations who live on reserve.

The…

  • November 8, 2001
  • Paul Barnsley, Sage Writer, Ottawa

Page 12

They say opinions are like . . . uh, elbows, because everybody's got one. But up until this past August no government pollster had ever checked to see what the folks on the rez had to say.

Now the government of Canada has recorded and analyzed the opinions of 1,427 people who told telephone interviewers they are members of First Nations who live on reserve.

The…

  • November 8, 2001
  • Paul Barnsley, Sage Writer, Ottawa

Page 12

They say opinions are like . . . uh, elbows, because everybody's got one. But up until this past August no government pollster had ever checked to see what the folks on the rez had to say.

Now the government of Canada has recorded and analyzed the opinions of 1,427 people who told telephone interviewers they are members of First Nations who live on reserve.

The…

  • November 8, 2001
  • Stephen LaRose, Sage Writer, Regina

Page 11

Even when he announced his intentions to leave politics, Keith Goulet couldn't help but be a trailblazer.

Saskatchewan's first Aboriginal cabinet minister became, by his own volition, Saskatchewan's first Aboriginal former cabinet minister in mid-October.

Goulet announced that he was not going to run in the next provincial election, expected within two years.…

  • November 8, 2001
  • Cheryl Petten, Sage Writer, Saskatoon

Page 9

Preventing diabetes by creating healthier communities will be the focus of a conference being held in Saskatoon from February 12 to 14, 2002.

Building Better Tomorrows- Work Together on the Determinants of Health, is a conference being organized by the Prairie Region Health Promotion Research Centre, funded jointly by Health Canada and Saskatchewan Health.

The…

  • November 8, 2001
  • Cheryl Petten, Sage Writer, Saskatoon

Page 9

Preventing diabetes by creating healthier communities will be the focus of a conference being held in Saskatoon from February 12 to 14, 2002.

Building Better Tomorrows- Work Together on the Determinants of Health, is a conference being organized by the Prairie Region Health Promotion Research Centre, funded jointly by Health Canada and Saskatchewan Health.

The…

  • November 8, 2001
  • Cheryl Petten, Sage Writer, Saskatoon

Page 9

Preventing diabetes by creating healthier communities will be the focus of a conference being held in Saskatoon from February 12 to 14, 2002.

Building Better Tomorrows- Work Together on the Determinants of Health, is a conference being organized by the Prairie Region Health Promotion Research Centre, funded jointly by Health Canada and Saskatchewan Health.

The…

  • November 8, 2001
  • Cheryl Petten, Sage Writer, Saskatoon

Page 9

Preventing diabetes by creating healthier communities will be the focus of a conference being held in Saskatoon from February 12 to 14, 2002.

Building Better Tomorrows- Work Together on the Determinants of Health, is a conference being organized by the Prairie Region Health Promotion Research Centre, funded jointly by Health Canada and Saskatchewan Health.

The…

  • November 8, 2001
  • Kenton Friesen, Sage Writer, Saskatoon

Page 7

Relentless and potentially devastating addictions can shake a family tree and cause havoc in a community.

Canada's 2001 National Addiction Awareness Week (NAAW), Nov. 18 to 24, is a time for Canadians to unite and fight against this common enemy.

Families suffering and learning to cope with the challenges of fetal alcohol syndrome/fetal alcohol effects, a result of…

  • November 8, 2001
  • Kenton Friesen, Sage Writer, Saskatoon

Page 7

Relentless and potentially devastating addictions can shake a family tree and cause havoc in a community.

Canada's 2001 National Addiction Awareness Week (NAAW), Nov. 18 to 24, is a time for Canadians to unite and fight against this common enemy.

Families suffering and learning to cope with the challenges of fetal alcohol syndrome/fetal alcohol effects, a result of…

  • November 8, 2001
  • Kenton Friesen, Sage Writer, Saskatoon

Page 7

Relentless and potentially devastating addictions can shake a family tree and cause havoc in a community.

Canada's 2001 National Addiction Awareness Week (NAAW), Nov. 18 to 24, is a time for Canadians to unite and fight against this common enemy.

Families suffering and learning to cope with the challenges of fetal alcohol syndrome/fetal alcohol effects, a result of…

  • November 8, 2001
  • Marjorie Roden, Sage Writer, Saskatoon

Page 7

As November 11 rolls around and the nation gets ready to honor its living and dead war veterans, First Nation veterans are still waiting for the same compensation from the federal government that their non-Aboriginal colleagues received over 50 years ago.

"We've got nothing concrete in the sense of, they gave us offers, but they're very low, " said Grand Chief Howard…

  • November 8, 2001
  • Sage Staff

Page 7

A new Web site dedicated to First Nations Veterans in Saskatchewan is up and running in time for Remembrance Day.

The site, Remembering Our Heroes: Saskatchewan First Nations Veterans, was created by the Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre in partnership with the Saskatchewan First Nations Veterans Association and Canada's Digital Collections.

The Web site contains…