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Editor's Note: This reader sent Sage a copy of a letter she wrote in response to two letters written to the Saskatoon Star Pheonix last month. Those letters criticized FSIN leaders for complaining about racism in the community.
Dear Editor:
I am of Aboriginal descent and I continue to be offended by the lack of knowledge in society that is based on assumptions.…
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The millennium has come. The Y2K scare has come and passed. The doomsday threat was anything but, and the cosmic alignment of planets in early May went off without a hitch. Yet, the millennium is so much more than a number or these events. It's a state of mind, a time of looking back and reflecting on how far we've come as human beings. More accurately, how far we've come as…
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Saskatchewan chiefs are telling the provincial government that, when it comes to fetal alcohol syndrome and fetal alcohol effects, it's a question of pay a little now or pay a lot later.
Acting to support a controversial ruling by Native judge Mary-Ellen Turpel-Lafond, (who is married to Saskatoon Tribal Council chief Harry Lafond) the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian…
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With the broadening Aboriginal wholistic approach to reintegrating Aboriginal offenders into society, the Beardy's and Okemasis First Nation has plans set in place for a $6.5 million healing centre.
"We have been working on this since 1990," said Harry Michael, the project manager. "When the Okimaw Ohci Healing Lodge was built in Maple Creek we expressed some interest and…
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His enthusiasm, maturity and zest for life won him a $50,000 scholarship to the prestigious Lester B. Pearson United World College of the Pacific in Victoria, British Columbia.
"When I found out I went outside and yelled and threw my hands in the air and said thank you," said Real Carriere, a 16-year-old Metis student from Cumberland House. "I'm still amazed that I got the…
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As was the case in locations around the province, more than 600 people gathered to celebrate National Aboriginal Day at the Lloydminster Native Friendship Centre.
The festivities and events, hosted by the LNFC, the Lloydminster Metis Housing, Border City Metis Society and the BC Aboriginal Headstart Program, ran from dawn till dusk to help commemorate the longest day of…
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The University of Saskatchewan has turned its attention to the province's north and is hoping to establish a program that will measure the environmental effects of industrial and municipal development in northern communities.
Last month, university counsellors named the establishment of the Northern Ecosystems Toxicology Initiative (NETI) one of the top priorities at the…
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The University of Saskatchewan has turned its attention to the province's north and is hoping to establish a program that will measure the environmental effects of industrial and municipal development in northern communities.
Last month, university counsellors named the establishment of the Northern Ecosystems Toxicology Initiative (NETI) one of the top priorities at the…
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The University of Saskatchewan has signed a partnership agreement, renewing its pledge to hire more Native people and to develop more jobs for the province's burgeoning Aboriginal population.
University President Peter MacKinnon said the U of S will identify opportunities on campus for Aboriginal people in all job categories. MacKinnon made the announcement Dec. 20 along…
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The University of Saskatchewan has signed a partnership agreement, renewing its pledge to hire more Native people and to develop more jobs for the province's burgeoning Aboriginal population.
University President Peter MacKinnon said the U of S will identify opportunities on campus for Aboriginal people in all job categories. MacKinnon made the announcement Dec. 20 along…
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In Saskatchewan, the competition for good jobs is fierce. When a government position, often regarded as the highest paying and most secure, opens up, that competition is more intense than ever.
With a high percentage of First Nations inmates in both federal and provincial correctional institutions, band leaders recognize the need for highly skilled workers with similar…
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In Saskatchewan, the competition for good jobs is fierce. When a government position, often regarded as the highest paying and most secure, opens up, that competition is more intense than ever.
With a high percentage of First Nations inmates in both federal and provincial correctional institutions, band leaders recognize the need for highly skilled workers with similar…
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Educators, employment counsellors and executives have been heard to say the past few years that a lot of employers are not only willing to hire Native people for management positions but are actively seeking them and are unable to find them.
So, are Native students leaving school with the right kind of education to get them into top management positions?
A college…
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Educators, employment counsellors and executives have been heard to say the past few years that a lot of employers are not only willing to hire Native people for management positions but are actively seeking them and are unable to find them.
So, are Native students leaving school with the right kind of education to get them into top management positions?
A college…
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Planning for retirement, for the time you cannot work because of injury or illness, or developing a contingency plan in the event of the death of your principal breadwinner makes sense, and so does starting early rather than late to save for the future. Many people, however, put off financial planning, sometimes until it is too late.
Stuart McLellan of First Nations…