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Dear Editor:
Your recent edition mistakenly attributes a quote to me, to the effect that University of Saskatchewan and the Indigenous Students Council would jointly decide on the use of funds donated by Nova Corporation. What I told your reporter was that the University had attempted to be responsive to student needs regarding space. Indeed the University's entire fund…
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When Wavell Starr stepped into the squared circle against the notorious Chi Chi Cruz, Starr had a lot on his mind.
But it was nothing like the first time he climbed through the ropes.
"How did I get myself into this," Starr said, recalling his first professional wrestling match. "I was really nervous."
Judging from his performance against Cruz, Starr's nerves…
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Modern society and ancient cultures bridge 60 centuries of time to connect on the banks of the Opimihaw creek near Saskatchewan's largest city.
It is where 21 sites of Plains Indian history have recently been unearthed and turned into the archeological and educational jewel that is the Wanuskewin Heritage Park.
Bridging the distance between old and new was the goal…
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Tilting the microphone a little more in the direction of his powerful voice, Ray Whitstone, the new "Radio Guy" out at Onion Lake First Nation gets ready to start "another good day."
"That's what this new FM radio station - 97.7 KPR - is all about, waking up the people and trying to make them feel good. People really seem to like it and are getting up in the mornings just…
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On October 1, SaskTel and the Wichihitowin Foundation will host the second Annual Aboriginal Youth of Excellence Awards at the Sheraton Cavalier in Saskatoon. There will be seven awards handed out in seven categories that will honor outstanding achievements made by Aboriginal youth in Saskatchewan.
Last year, the first annual awards ceremony was held in Regina during the…
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News flash! About 250 Metis revelers were spotted at Saskatoon's Ukrainian Hall on 20th Street on the Victoria Day long weekend, May 21 to 23.
Amid much foot stompin', hand clappin' and shouts of joy, the action proved highly entertaining and lively to the sounds of fiddles, guitars and vocalists who were all out to absolutely enjoy themselves and experience still more of…
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It may be impolite to ask a woman her age, but no one had a problem putting candles on the cake April 15 in Lebret.
The former White Calf Collegiate gymnasium was the site of the intercultural Grandmothers Uniting's sixth birthday party, featuring an afternoon of celebrations including drummers, music, good times and, of course, birthday cakes. About 100 people attended…
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A six-year old girl from Peepeekisis First Nations has a lot to show for her thrill of a lifetime.
Desirae Desnomie was one about 90 children who, with chaperoning parents, went on a one-day vacation to Disney World in Orlando, Florida, courtesy the Air Canada employees' charitable foundation.
The "Dreams Take Flight" organization provided everything for those…
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MOVIE REVIEW
Rating: three feathers out of five
I remember when I was as small as R2-D2, I would watch all three Star Wars movies over and over, the trilogy made me believe that Ewoks lived in my back yard, and that Darth Vader was my father.
With nothing but reserve dogs to play with, kids like me needed Star Wars to make their own little fantasy world…
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The designs are her own, the palette full of rich striking colors.
In Mary Littlewolf's warm, cozy kitchen stands a worktable loaded with the tools of her trade. Beads, thread, needles, sinew and smoked leather used to make intricate craft pieces of a kind seldom seen outside of a museum collection. Elaborate yokes, collars and short-top moccasins echo Plains Cree styles…
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It's not a first in Saskatchewan, but it's a first for the city of Regina.
Regina city council overwhelmingly gave its support on May 31 with a unanimous vote of approval for Regina's first urban Indian reserve.
The Nikaneet First Nation, located about 250 km west of Regina, cleared one of the hurdles needed to receive urban reserve status for some land the band…
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When the wrecking crews arrived March 23 at the former White Calf Collegiate in Lebret, Vern Bellegarde made plans to be there.
He wanted to be the third generation of the Bellegarde family to see the Indian residential school destroyed.
Crews from Bosoged Projects arrived that morning to start tearing down one of the last Indian residential schools in Canada,…
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With one just one week out of the year officially set aside as occupational health week - a time set aside to really focus on ensuring safe conditions in the workplace - the message from those who work at promoting safe work practices is that the same attention to safety concerns should be applied year round.
"Safety is an important concern every day of every week, not…
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It took a lot of courage for Yvonne Carter to go back to school, not only as a shy Elder working in a classroom full of younger students, but as a survivor of the residential school system. That was an experience that left her frightened and confused and saddled with a legacy of broken Cree, broken English and a smattering of French.
"There were a lot of things I hated…
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Ruth Cuthand is a survivor. The 45-year-old Saskatoon artist survived some major career obstacles to continue pursuing her life's passion.
She has also survived the evolution of going from Indian artist to artist who happens to be Indian. And she has survived in the broader sense that all present-day Aboriginal people have survived. She says that, despite both planned and…