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A conference designed to help Aboriginal communities in Saskatchewan develop injury prevention programs will be held in Saskatoon May 17 to 19 at the Ramada Hotel & Golf Dome.
The "Taking on your own Injury Prevention" conference is being co-ordinated by the Saskatchewan Aboriginal Injury Prevention Program (SAIPP), a new organization still in its formative stages.…
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A conference designed to help Aboriginal communities in Saskatchewan develop injury prevention programs will be held in Saskatoon May 17 to 19 at the Ramada Hotel & Golf Dome.
The "Taking on your own Injury Prevention" conference is being co-ordinated by the Saskatchewan Aboriginal Injury Prevention Program (SAIPP), a new organization still in its formative stages.…
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Rinks led by Marshall Bear of Little Pine and Lena Dubray of Beauval ended the four-day National Aboriginal Curling Championships with victories on April 24, outlasting competition from across Canada to claim their respective titles at Saskatoon's Granite Club.
Bear's foursome knocked off the home town Maynard Whitehead rink 8-6 to claim the men's championship. Dubray's…
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Rinks led by Marshall Bear of Little Pine and Lena Dubray of Beauval ended the four-day National Aboriginal Curling Championships with victories on April 24, outlasting competition from across Canada to claim their respective titles at Saskatoon's Granite Club.
Bear's foursome knocked off the home town Maynard Whitehead rink 8-6 to claim the men's championship. Dubray's…
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Meadow Lake Tribal Council athletes piled up the points to give their team its third straight overall title at the 2000 Saskatchewan First Nation Winter Games, held this year in Saskatoon.
Eugene Arcand, the games manager, had little trouble describing how he felt the games turned out.
"An overwhelming success," said Arcand on the final day. "In all ways.…
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Meadow Lake Tribal Council athletes piled up the points to give their team its third straight overall title at the 2000 Saskatchewan First Nation Winter Games, held this year in Saskatoon.
Eugene Arcand, the games manager, had little trouble describing how he felt the games turned out.
"An overwhelming success," said Arcand on the final day. "In all ways.…
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When the Thunderchild First Nation was moved from Delmas, the community was given land on the water at Turtle Lake so the people could fish. The lake is in the shape of a turtle but there are no turtles in it (at least we haven't seen any).
The eagles nest at Turtle Lake over on the island just down from the house. There are also geese, ducks, and herons - there are…
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When the Thunderchild First Nation was moved from Delmas, the community was given land on the water at Turtle Lake so the people could fish. The lake is in the shape of a turtle but there are no turtles in it (at least we haven't seen any).
The eagles nest at Turtle Lake over on the island just down from the house. There are also geese, ducks, and herons - there are…
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In addition to the chiefs from the five First Nations which comprise File Hills Agency, there will soon be another - the chief of police.
The agency's police management board is sorting through submitted resumes to hire the first chief of police for the File Hills Police Service, said File Hills Agency executive director Art Walker.
To be hired by June, the police…
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In addition to the chiefs from the five First Nations which comprise File Hills Agency, there will soon be another - the chief of police.
The agency's police management board is sorting through submitted resumes to hire the first chief of police for the File Hills Police Service, said File Hills Agency executive director Art Walker.
To be hired by June, the police…
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In many other Saskatchewan communities, news of a new hospital would inspire celebrations in the streets. However, the town of Fort Qu'Appelle isn't like many other communities.
Next spring, chiefs from the File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council hope to turn the first sod for the new $12 million facility which is scheduled to open by Oct. 2003. At this moment, few people…
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In many other Saskatchewan communities, news of a new hospital would inspire celebrations in the streets. However, the town of Fort Qu'Appelle isn't like many other communities.
Next spring, chiefs from the File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council hope to turn the first sod for the new $12 million facility which is scheduled to open by Oct. 2003. At this moment, few people…
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Committee members at Pasqua First Nations hopes to shed some light on a dark period of their community's history with the publication of a new book.
The Holistic Healing Committee is gathering information for Honor and History, a new book that will detail the emotional and physical pain felt by many of those who endured the residential school system, said one of the…
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Committee members at Pasqua First Nations hopes to shed some light on a dark period of their community's history with the publication of a new book.
The Holistic Healing Committee is gathering information for Honor and History, a new book that will detail the emotional and physical pain felt by many of those who endured the residential school system, said one of the…
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Round dance season winds down in late April, just as the powwow season is starting to warm up. One of the last memorial round dances of the new year was held at Thunderchild First Nation in honor of the late Sylvester Cardinal and several family members.
Friends and family coming in from Onion Lake, Ministikwan, Prince Albert, Lloydminster, Frog Lake, Loon Lake, Saddle…