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Artists from Saskatchewan in the Aboriginal music industry nabbed some of the prizes at this year's Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards held in Toronto on Nov. 24. Mishi Donovan for Journey Home brought home the hardware for best songwriter. Red Bull for The Best of Red Bull brought home a best powwow album award in the traditional category. Sweetgrass Records won in the best drum…
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For Dwight Bergstrom, manager of Leisure Sports in Prince Albert, the customer is always number one.
Perhaps that sounds like a cliche, but when a store owner in the ever-competitive world of retail sales decides to do things above and beyond the call of duty, the description seems apt.
Oh, and was it mentioned that he also makes it possible for status Indians to…
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Three Saskatchewan employers were recognized for their efforts to provide workforce training to Aboriginal employees, as the Saskatchewan Labour Force Development Board (SLFDB) handed out this year?s Training for Excellence Awards in recognition of the best in workforce training within the province.
Among the recipients of the sixth annual awards were the Construction…
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This year, I?m going back to school for the first time in two years. Ever since I graduated from high school in 1999, I?ve been hard at work with Gen-X Magazine, publishing issues and working hard to meet deadlines. Now I?m taking that big step from high school to university, and I must say I?m more prepared than Tom Green going into surgery for testicular cancer. It?s been a…
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Long a leading innovator in First Nations education in Saskatchewan, Thunderchild First Nation is close to realizing a dream in the early days of the new millennium.
The Saskatchewan First Nation has a clear vision, the funding and the political clout to develop a comprehensive education package that will include a new, state-of-the-art school and a fresh approach that…
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One of the most important cultural events and competitions on the Canadian powwow trail took place July 17 to 20, as the Onion Lake International Powwow once again welcomed visitors from all over the world.
The new Onion Lake chief, Henry Lewis, and the first lady of Onion Lake, Arlene Lewis, welcomed all the guests and artists, noting that the annual celebration of song…
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The gigantic Tunguska blast of 1908 should have made headlines around the globe, but there were no intrepid reporters combing the wilds of Siberia to record what has been called the biggest celestial event in recent history. Only a few nomadic tribesmen tending their herds of reindeer were witnesses to a mystery that remains unsolved to this day.
Saskatchewan Native…
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?Theatre is like church. Theatre will save your soul; it saved mine. When I was in my denial period ? ?I am not an Indian? ? I acquired a lot of masks which allowed me to survive in the world. What theatre did was forcibly remove those masks until there was nothing left but a heartbeat, which was me.?
Raised by his grandparents, Gladys and William Moose, on the Fox Lake…
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Very few employers are understanding with their employees when they want to take about a month off all at once during the year. Luckily for John Fitzgerald, the sports and recreation co-ordinator at the Prince Albert Grand Council, his bosses are more than slightly understanding. After all, it is an Olympic year, and his services are required in Sydney, Australia next month.…
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For three weeks in July, the Aboriginal Role Models Hockey School was open for three one-week sessions in Moosimin, Sask., Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, and Edmonton. Hundreds of Aboriginal kids ? ranging in the ages of six to 16 years ? attended.
The school was founded by National Hockey League scout Ron Delorme and Kevin Tootoosis.
Years ago, the two men were…
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The Standing Buffalo Dakota First Nation had a little bit more to celebrate recently than the first anniversary of its personal care home.
In early July, the band and Indian and Northern Affairs Canada ended a long-running funding dispute over the operation of Lakeview Lodge, the first personal care home built on a Saskatchewan reserve, said Standing Buffalo Chief Mel…
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There have been many community celebrations across Saskatchewan to mark the sod-turning of a new hospital, but few ever proceeded like the ceremonies to mark the construction of the new Fort Qu?Appelle Indian Hospital.
Following a morning of prayers and blessing from Elders from area First Nations, the first of many shovels full of dirt to be moved for the new Fort Qu?…
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While Saskatchewan?s Metis Nation celebrates with numerous gatherings and festivities, a new addition to Metis pride prepares to reveal itself on Sept. 1.
The Metis: Our People, Our Story CD-ROM will be released during the Prince Albert Metis Fall Festival by the Gabriel Dumont Institute (GDI).
?It has been quite some time in the making,? said Darren Prefontaine,…
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Our people have been expressing themselves through traditional music since the beginning. It started with traditional powwow music which eventually grew to contemporary music in the early 1990s.
Powwow groups, such as Wild Horse from North Battleford and BlackStone from Sweetgrass, began setting the trend for contemporary music that featured English words in the lyrics to…
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Stephanie Redman knew her graduation from the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College would be a special day for her and her family. But even she had no idea how special it was going to be for many others at the college until a team of reporters came her way during the graduation ceremonies.
Redman, who grew up on the Standing Buffalo Dakota First Nation, received her…