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The federal government has launched a request for proposals to identify two organizations to administer HPS Rural and Remote Homelessness funding and Aboriginal Homelessness funding in Saskatchewan. From April 1, 2013, to March 31, 2014, the chosen organizations will distribute over $1.6 million in the targeted funding to other organizations in Saskatchewan for the development of housing and…
The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations is concerned with the federal government’s response to the underfunding issue to on-reserve schools. The federal budget this spring announced $275 million in new investments for First Nations education across Canada. However, First Nations in Saskatchewan have yet to receive this new funding and a process for distribution has yet to be identified…
The new George Gordon Childcare Facility marks the joint work being undertaken by the First Nation and ATCO Sustainable Communities. The 4,500-sq.ft. facility is the first project completed by ATCO Sustainable Communities, a new ATCO company that provides a full range of pre-fabricated building solutions for Indigenous and other remote communities. The daycare can accommodate 48 students,…
Despite a storm that cancelled a scheduled hearing by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission at Ile-a-la-Crosse during the TRC’s most recent visit to Saskatchewan, the attempt to conduct a hearing is being seen as a strong commitment on the part of the commission.
Neither the Métis people nor Ile-a-la-Crosse was included in the 2007 Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement that…
The decision to present RCMP Const. Cameron Schmidt with an eagle feather for the work he undertook on the Kinistin Saulteaux Nation was an obvious one.
“According to Treaty … (the Chief of the time) put a stipulation in there we’re not supposed to have any kind of intoxicants introduced or sold on the reserve,” said Kinistin Chief Albert Scott. “It’s a historical decision that I’m…
Robert Doucette has been returned in impressive fashion for a second term to lead the Métis Nation-Saskatchewan.
“Métis people want to see a leader who’s going to be positive and also they want a leader who’s going to be proactive and actually deal with a lot of the issues that are facing the people,” Doucette said. He took over leadership of the MN-S in 2007. “Métis people also see…
The new Primary Health Care health centre on the Whitecap Dakota First Nation is one of eight sites chosen across the province to test innovative approaches to primary health care through collaborative partnerships. Chief Darcy Bear (inset) spoke highly of the partnership between the First Nation, Saskatoon Health Region, and the provincial and federal governments, saying, “Our vision includes…
The official results of the 2012 Métis Nation Saskatchewan General Election have been confirmed by Ian Craven, Chief Electoral Officer.
Elections were conducted province wide for each of the positions of President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer for the Provincial Métis Council. In addition there were elections in five of the twelve regions for Regional Representatives around…
A study by Roland Dyck and fellow University of Saskatchewan researcher Nathaniel Osgood from the Indigenous People’s Health Research Centre reveals that pre-adolescent and adolescent First Nations girls face higher rates of diabetes than other children in Saskatchewan. Using data gathered from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health, Dyck and Osgood tracked the rates of diabetes in both First…
Dr. Lynn Wells is the Vice-President Academic for the First Nations University of Canada. Her five-year term began July 1. Wells has been seconded to the VP role from the University of Regina since June 1, 2011. “It is more than an honour for me to be asked to take on this role for the FNUniv community. All of my work here has been a labour of love, an act of passion and commitment. We are…
Charmaine Gamble from Prince Albert is one of 30 students chosen as a finalist for her video about the culture and history of the Cree Nation. Said Charmaine, “I have a real connection and pride between my cultural roots and the person I am today.” Two hundred students from coast to coast had their videos viewed and then 30 finalists were chosen through online voting. The contest, an inaugural…
July 17-20 marked the last memorial run for University of Saskatchewan student Daleen Bosse, the 26-year-old who went missing from Jax Night Club in Saskatoon in 2004. A lengthy police investigation led to the discovery of Bosse’s remains in a secluded area near Martensville in August 2008. Douglas Hales, a bouncer at the downtown nightclub, was arrested and charged with first…
Two First Nations girls from Saskatchewan were among the finalists competing for the position of Miss Teen Canada 2012. Nikita Kahpeaysewat, 16, of North Battleford, and Natahni Paquachan,15, from Wadena, were runners-up to Megha Sandhu of Montreal, who earned the title. Kahpeaysewat and Paquachan were among 10 finalists from Saskatchewan. Kahpeaysewat is a champion…
Johns receives CTF award
Maureen Johns is the recipient of the Canadian Teachers' Federation Outstanding Aboriginal Educator Award for this year. Johns was nominated by the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation. "Maureen epitomizes the essence of this award with her achievements throughout her career as a classroom teacher, school principal and as a senior level…
Dene, Cree and Métis Elders gathered in South Bay Aug. 3-6 with grassroots activists who are worried that their communities may become home of a potential nuclear waste site in northern Saskatchewan. The federal Nuclear Waste Management Organization is planning a deep geological repository to place all of Canada’s nuclear waste underground in the rock. In the latest stage of the decades-long…