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In these fast paced times of post-modern pan-Indian cultural shock (maybe shlock would be a better word) the Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre has taken a strong stance.
"The SICC is not here to promote competition powwow. We are here to promote and preserve traditional culture," said Darlene Speidel, director of Cultural Resource Development at the centre in Saskatoon…
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Laughing at pain, poverty and oppression won't make them go away, but it will make those problems seem smaller and easier to handle. That seems to be the message that Don Burnstick brings with him when he speaks to young people.
You can see it working. At the end of a two-day youth conference at the Saskatoon Inn on Feb. 3, the hotel lobby was jammed with teenagers waiting…
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My wife brought the Saskatoon newspaper home the other day. On the front page was a story about the Saulteaux First Nation (which is just down the road from where I live) being managed by third parties. There are six Saskatchewan First Nations in the same situation. It got us to talking and thinking.
It would be really easy to blame the chiefs and councils of any of these…
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How many dead birds does it take to win a traditional dance championship? Or to be more specific, how many eagle feathers are needed to make a double bustle? And what about a triple bustle complete with a stuffed eagle's head stuck in the centre, or if you're a 'Real Brave', a mega-bustle all decked out with holograms and flashing red Christmas lights.
The ancestors must…
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Looks can be deceiving.
The unassuming offices of Northern Canada Mission Press, set serenely among spruce trees just west of Prince Albert, are actually the nerve centre of a self-sufficient printing operation that is producing books for Aboriginal people from the Inuit in the Northwest Territories to the Incas in Peru. Kit Elford, administrator of NCM Press, recently…
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What started as a coffee chat among a few friends has grown into a new economic movement for the Prince Albert area. The Prince Albert Regional Aboriginal Business Association (PARABA) hosted its first annual Aboriginal Economic Development Conference on Feb. 4 and 5, drawing approximately 110 delegates to discuss Aboriginal economic development strategies.
Trygve Lee,…
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An unlikely alliance, that included the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation working side-by-side with Aboriginal organizations, has succeeded in bringing elk back to the forest around Montreal Lake. Chief Henry Naytowhow, of the Montreal Lake Cree Nation, said he believes the project can serve as a model for other partnerships in conservation. A shipment of 65 elk transplanted from…
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A unique First Nations business is breaking new ground in the field of telemarketing communications because of its ability to go where other call centre services might not - First Nation communities.
The Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (SIIT) Call Centre is based on the Asimakaniseekan Askiy reserve and offers its services on a national level - but primarily…
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The number of Native students in Saskatoon schools is rising dramatically and education officials say the trend is likely to continue for years to come.
Enrollment figures from the Saskatoon Catholic school system show that 195 of the 251 new students enrolled in the system this year are of Aboriginal descent.
Similar figures from Saskatoon's public school board…
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The Saskatchewan First Nations Veterans' Association is hoping to use its legal action against the government of Canada as a rallying point for First Nations veterans all across the country.
That was the intent of Keeping Our Strength, a three-day conference at Winnipeg's Best Western International Inn from August 25 to 27.
Representatives from local veterans'…
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They were Metis - proud of it - and definitely not shy about showing it.
For the more than 100 people who showed up to join in the merriment at the second annual Border City Metis Day Celebration, it was a special chance to share in that pride, heritage and identity.
"For us, it's something that's very real. A strong Metis identity with its own unique roots and…
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Whoever wins the provincial election, the next Saskatchewan government has a lot of work to do on relations with First Nations, said Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations Grand Chief Perry Bellegarde.
Issues such as health care, education, justice and taxation issues will be important to First Nations people in this election, Bellegrade said.
"We always have to…
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No child should have to go to school running on empty.
Even if they just have time to grab a chunk of bannock with milk before catching the school bus, or a quick piece of pizza with fruit juice before they strap on the rollerblades and hit the sidewalks.
"For the nursery school set at the Aboriginal Headstart Program in Lloydminster, an early bird breakfast really…
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The grandson of the man for whom the Standing Buffalo Dakota Nation is named cut the ceremonial ribbon Aug. 12 to officially open the first personal care home on a Saskatchewan reserve.
Charlie Buffalo smiled and applauded after performing the ceremony in front of a crowd of about 300 band members and dignitaries. He is also one of about 25 residents in the new $2.6…
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As September and the start of the new school year approaches, many students are very excited to return to class and tell their stories of summer to all their friends.
It's the time of the year when stores like Wal-Mart and Staples cash in on the big back-to-school shopping spree. It could be just the start of yet another school year, except this time it's the end of the…