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Launched in 1996. A news publication specifically designed to serve the Indigenous people of Saskatchewan.
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Whether you're ready or not, the World Wide Web is sweeping the globe and that includes Saskatchewan and its First Nations.
What started a few years ago as a sort of encyclopedia for scientists, now covers as many subjects as there are users. Aboriginal people in Saskatchewan and elsewhere have been quick to embrace the net and its empowering features.
SaskTel's…
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Whether you're ready or not, the World Wide Web is sweeping the globe and that includes Saskatchewan and its First Nations.
What started a few years ago as a sort of encyclopedia for scientists, now covers as many subjects as there are users. Aboriginal people in Saskatchewan and elsewhere have been quick to embrace the net and its empowering features.
SaskTel's…
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Native leaders, politicians, health experts and community service workers say the planned opening of an 11,000 square foot community centre in one of Saskatoon's poorest neighborhoods will provide a major boost for inner-city families who lack access to proper health care and recreational facilities.
"I'm very excited about this project," said Saskatchewan's Associate…
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Native leaders, politicians, health experts and community service workers say the planned opening of an 11,000 square foot community centre in one of Saskatoon's poorest neighborhoods will provide a major boost for inner-city families who lack access to proper health care and recreational facilities.
"I'm very excited about this project," said Saskatchewan's Associate…
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Nominations are now being accepted for the Saskatchewan Labour Force Development Board's (SLFDB) 6th annual Training for Excellence Awards, designed to recognize the best in workforce training within the province.
The awards will be given out in six categories: promotion of Aboriginal participation, promotion of equity participation, human resource planning, career…
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Nominations are now being accepted for the Saskatchewan Labour Force Development Board's (SLFDB) 6th annual Training for Excellence Awards, designed to recognize the best in workforce training within the province.
The awards will be given out in six categories: promotion of Aboriginal participation, promotion of equity participation, human resource planning, career…
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On Nov. 25, 1997, Isiah Halkett woke up to a morning that seemed to be much like any other.
Then his brother John called with an emergency. Some children had fallen through the river ice.
They ran down to the Montreal River at La Ronge and saw two young bodies floating in the water. Risking their lives, they and three other men - Stanley Ross, Roy Venne and Hubert…
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On Nov. 25, 1997, Isiah Halkett woke up to a morning that seemed to be much like any other.
Then his brother John called with an emergency. Some children had fallen through the river ice.
They ran down to the Montreal River at La Ronge and saw two young bodies floating in the water. Risking their lives, they and three other men - Stanley Ross, Roy Venne and Hubert…
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An RCMP inquiry into the deaths of two Native men on the outskirts of Saskatoon last month has convinced Saskatchewan's justice minister that more must be done to bridge the growing chasm between First Nations people and the province's police and justice systems.
Justice Minister Chris Axworthy said it's clear that Native people have lost faith in the province's justice…
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An RCMP inquiry into the deaths of two Native men on the outskirts of Saskatoon last month has convinced Saskatchewan's justice minister that more must be done to bridge the growing chasm between First Nations people and the province's police and justice systems.
Justice Minister Chris Axworthy said it's clear that Native people have lost faith in the province's justice…
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At an Assembly of First Nations confederacy meeting the first week of April, the chiefs called for a co-ordinated effort between themselves and the federal government to eradicate the social problems they say are imperiling the health of their people.
"Our people's health is in jeopardy. It is a national crisis that needs to be addressed now without further delay," said…
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At an Assembly of First Nations confederacy meeting the first week of April, the chiefs called for a co-ordinated effort between themselves and the federal government to eradicate the social problems they say are imperiling the health of their people.
"Our people's health is in jeopardy. It is a national crisis that needs to be addressed now without further delay," said…
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A partnership between First Nations, government, business and other forest stakeholders is providing an integrated approach to sustainable forestry development in Saskatchewan.
The Prince Albert Model Forest (PAMF) is comprised of 367 hectares of forest, located 70 km north of Prince Albert. Included in the model forest area are lands licenced to Weyerhaeuser Canada, as…
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A partnership between First Nations, government, business and other forest stakeholders is providing an integrated approach to sustainable forestry development in Saskatchewan.
The Prince Albert Model Forest (PAMF) is comprised of 367 hectares of forest, located 70 km north of Prince Albert. Included in the model forest area are lands licenced to Weyerhaeuser Canada, as…
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More than 32,000 people were injured at work in Saskatchewan in 1999 and approximately 25 per cent of those injuries were suffered by workers under the age of 25 years, Saskatchewan Labour reports.
Workplace injuries are no small matter - 800,000 people across Canada are killed or injured on the job each year. As part of the fight against this dangerous, painful and…