Saskatchewan Sage

The Alberta government has stopped court proceedings against a Métis man charged with illegal fishing.
Alfred Janvier of La Loche was charged with fishing without a domestic license when he set nets in Gregoire Lake in
northeastern Alberta. The matter went to court June 25.
Darcy Whiteside, spokesperson for Alberta Sustainable Resource Development, said the province will be…

A Saskatchewan resident has been appointed to the newly formed national
Indian Residential School Survivor Committee, he will sit amongst a group as an advisor to the federal government' s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC).
Eugene Arcand of Muskeg Lake Cree Nation said he is working with nine other
members from around the country who to him, give off a "good vibe."…

And the new National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations(AFN) is... Shawn
Atleo.
Saskatchewan candidate Perry Bellegarde fell short in his attempt to win the position in a nearly 24-hour race that saw a seesaw battle in which Bellegarde eventually conceded defeat to Shawn Atleo.
"I wanted it as close to the 60 per cent," said Bellegarde after hugging Atleo on the floor to…

University of Saskatchewan student Kendall Netmaker from the Sweetgrass First Nation has won the 2011 Saskatchewan Student Entrepreneur Provincial Champion Award for his business venture called Moose Meat Apparel.

“Basically what this award means is that I get to move onto a different round. I get to compete against the provincial champions in BC, Alberta and Manitoba, and hopefully…

Though she did not have much coaching experience before, Tiffany Smith was able to take part in a rather prestigious competition.

The 25-year-old Saskatoon resident was part of the Saskatchewan coaching staff for the synchronized swimming competition at the Canada Winter Games.
The Games, which were held in Halifax, ran from Feb. 12-27.

Smith is Ojibway and a member of…

The country’s top Aboriginal curlers will once again be deciding national bragging rights in Saskatoon.

This year’s National Aboriginal Curling Championships will be held Apr. 1-3 at Saskatoon’s Granite Curling Club.

This marks the fourth consecutive year that Métis Nation - Saskatchewan, which organizes the national event, has staged the Canadian championship at the Saskatoon…

The Canadian Aboriginal Writing and Arts Challenge is going into its seventh year, and is eagerly awaiting entries from young Canadian writers and artists aged 14 to 19 years old.

“It’s the first year that we’ve added arts to the competition. It had been strictly writing from 2005 to now,” said Jeremy Diamond, director of Development and Programming with the Canadian Aboriginal and Arts…

As a terminal cancer sufferer Annie spends her final days at home, smoking marijuana to cope with her physical pain, listening to Bob Marley tunes, and getting into continuous conflict with her daughter, an uptight unmarried school-teacher. Troy is a homeless young man who breaks into their house by climbing into the window with his baby. Although he hits it off with Annie, he also argues with…

The oral history, culture, and traditions of Aboriginal people were celebrated at the tenth annual Sakewewak storytelling festival in Regina.

“We believe that oral traditions are the foundations for a lot of contemporary artists,” said Elwood Jimmy, director of Sakewewak, an Indigenous artists’ collective in Regina.
The festival, which ran from Feb. 23 - 27, showcased traditional…

Dear Editor

For many years I have known Beverly Worsley, from Fort Qu’Appelle, and have had the honour and pleasure of working with her on various projects, dealing directly and indirectly with her position as the Métis Nation Eastern Region lll Area Director.

I met Beverly through my mother and immediately, Beverly took me under her wing and promoted me with my magic…

Dear Editor

Where is the legislation?
The government of the day, through the Minister of Veterans Affairs has made several announcements and promises on Bills C-55 (New Veterans Charter), which has received first reading in the House of Commons but has not progressed to the Committee level.

Similar announcements and promises have been made on Bill-480 by the Minister of…

Dear Editor

Drinking and driving is real admirable.
Quote: It is nice to see our leadership struggle because it makes them appear more human.”

Let us lower the standards and make excuses for someone who knew they had a problem with alcohol and chose to get behind a wheel. Someone who chose to run from the cops and someone who chose to refuse to take a breathalyzer test, and…

In a world where on-reserve schools are funded at levels far less then off-reserve schools there is a constant state of crisis at the offices of Aboriginal education authorities.
The crisis is often mistakenly referred to as a ‘challenge’ and that challenge is to offer the same level of education for on-reserve students when the school has about twenty percent less resources than most…

The identity debate for Métis people is not a new occurrence. Confusion over who is Métis has been relevant since the beginning of colonization.

The federal government’s aim after 1885 was for Métis to eventually be absorbed into the mainstream fabric of Canadian society, thereby forfeiting their Aboriginal rights.

However, this has not been the case, as Métis people have become…

Trading amongst First Nations people in Canada has always been a traditional and contemporary cultural component.

Trade is contemporary in the context that it is an Aboriginal right under section 35 of the Canadian Constitution Act of 1982. Under section 35, the Canadian government has a fiduciary obligation to First Nations communities on reserve, with Indians and lands reserved for…