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Shaun Soonias and Elaine Thomas are working to help ensure the voices of Aboriginal children and youth across Saskatchewan are being heard.
As the two newest members of the Saskatchewan Children's Advocate Office, it's their job to advocate on behalf of the provinces' children. And as members of Saskatchewan First Nations-Thomas is from Beardy's and Okemasis, while Soonias…
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Shaun Soonias and Elaine Thomas are working to help ensure the voices of Aboriginal children and youth across Saskatchewan are being heard.
As the two newest members of the Saskatchewan Children's Advocate Office, it's their job to advocate on behalf of the provinces' children. And as members of Saskatchewan First Nations-Thomas is from Beardy's and Okemasis, while Soonias…
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The people of Fishing Lake First Nation gathered together Aug. 25 to celebrate settlement of a long outstanding land claim.
Under the settlement agreement, the First Nation will receive a financial compensation package of $34.5 million. The money is to cover damages and losses suffered by the community as a result of an alleged surrender of a large portion of its reserve…
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The people of Fishing Lake First Nation gathered together Aug. 25 to celebrate settlement of a long outstanding land claim.
Under the settlement agreement, the First Nation will receive a financial compensation package of $34.5 million. The money is to cover damages and losses suffered by the community as a result of an alleged surrender of a large portion of its reserve…
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A new initiative aimed at increasing First Nations involvement in the agriculture, oil and gas, and tourism sectors has been announced by Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) and the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN).
The announcement, made Aug. 24, will see $340,000 in federal funds go towards business ventures aimed at increasing First Nations…
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A new initiative aimed at increasing First Nations involvement in the agriculture, oil and gas, and tourism sectors has been announced by Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) and the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN).
The announcement, made Aug. 24, will see $340,000 in federal funds go towards business ventures aimed at increasing First Nations…
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The Batoche National Historic Site perches over the South Saskatchewan River amid gently rolling hills and scattered copses of trees, the beauty of its location providing a notable contrast to memories of the bloody conflict it played host to well over a century past. Though best known as a primary battleground of the Northwest Rebellion, Batoche also stands as a monument to…
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The Batoche National Historic Site perches over the South Saskatchewan River amid gently rolling hills and scattered copses of trees, the beauty of its location providing a notable contrast to memories of the bloody conflict it played host to well over a century past. Though best known as a primary battleground of the Northwest Rebellion, Batoche also stands as a monument to…
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A Debt of Honor is a documentary series that has had a big effect on everyone who has seen it.
Problem is, maybe not enough people have seen the show, said its host, Nelson Bird.
The documentary follows nine First Nations men from the reserves in Saskatchewan to the Second World War battlefields of France, Belgium and the Netherlands.
The documentary also…
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A Debt of Honor is a documentary series that has had a big effect on everyone who has seen it.
Problem is, maybe not enough people have seen the show, said its host, Nelson Bird.
The documentary follows nine First Nations men from the reserves in Saskatchewan to the Second World War battlefields of France, Belgium and the Netherlands.
The documentary also…
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First Nations veterans from across Saskatchewan will soon have a new forum to share their stories, when the Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre (SICC) launches its latest Web site.
The "Remembering Our Heroes: Saskatchewan First Nation Veterans" site is expected to be up and running on Nov. 12. The Web site is being put together by a team of four students - Darwin Gardypie…
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First Nations veterans from across Saskatchewan will soon have a new forum to share their stories, when the Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre (SICC) launches its latest Web site.
The "Remembering Our Heroes: Saskatchewan First Nation Veterans" site is expected to be up and running on Nov. 12. The Web site is being put together by a team of four students - Darwin Gardypie…
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Aboriginal students in Northern Saskatchewan will get a chance to learn more about what it takes to be a successful writer, during a conference being organized by the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College.
Writing the Territory Ahead: Young Aboriginal Writers' Conference will be held Oct. 26 to 28 at the SIFC Northern Campus in Prince Albert. The conference, being…
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It was windy, it was rainy, it was cold, it was broiling.
And Maryanne Daywalker-Pelletier wouldn't have missed it for anything.
As she and dozens of volunteers helped clean up the area in and around the Treaty 4 powwow arbor the morning after, the chief of the Okanese First Nation pronounced the "Healing Our Mind, Body and Spirit" gathering a success.
The…
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It was windy, it was rainy, it was cold, it was broiling.
And Maryanne Daywalker-Pelletier wouldn't have missed it for anything.
As she and dozens of volunteers helped clean up the area in and around the Treaty 4 powwow arbor the morning after, the chief of the Okanese First Nation pronounced the "Healing Our Mind, Body and Spirit" gathering a success.
The…