Saskatchewan Sage

At the onset of January, the Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company (SNTC) hired a new general manager. Already in this role for two months, Alan Long is an integral part of the company’s artistic team and works with the founding board members Gordon Tootoosis, Tantoo Cardinal, and Flo Frank, said an SNTC news release.

“We are very pleased that Alan is bringing his theatre experience,…

Muskoday First Nation has been working to create sustainable healthy economic benefits for their community and their consumers with organic farming.
Harvey Knight, president of the Muskoday Growers Cooperative, said the cooperative continues to become more community-based.

“We are moving towards broader based areas of action developing our different initiatives,” he said.

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Awareness event for International Women’s Day

A peaceful march along Saskatoon’s Broadway Avenue on March 6 sought to bring awareness to missing Aboriginal women across Canada in honor of International Women’s Day on March 8, organized by students in a Native Studies class at the University of Saskatchewan. Afternoon events at the Oskayak gym featured entertainment by singer Becky…

One month after his driving under the influence (DUI) charges became public and with one and half years left in his term, Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) Chief Guy Lonechild is contending with the people who want him out of office.

The latest call for his resignation comes from five former FSIN Chiefs, who stated in a letter that the honourable thing for Chief Lonechild…

Thanks to a new program some Aboriginal youth across Saskatchewan have been learning some basketball basics this season.

Children between the ages of 12-16 have been taking advantage of the free Saskatchewan Aboriginal Basketball Skill Development Camps. The program was launched in October and will continue at least until the end of January.

But there’s a chance it will also be…

There’s good news and bad news for those running this year’s National Aboriginal Hockey Championships (NAHC).                                                                                                                                               

To get the bad news out of the way first, there will in all likelihood be far fewer participants in the tournament than all previous…

A Western-trained physician whose practice drastically changed after meeting with Indigenous healers from around the world is trying to bring the two approaches to health closer together.

“I resonated more with Indigenous healers’ approach to health such as gratitude, respect, humility, and support,” she said.

Dr. Daniele Behn Smith, who is an Eh Cho Dene/Métis woman from the…

A new venture could be viewed as a model for future Aboriginal development within the Province of Saskatchewan.

The Northern Métis communities of Beauval, Cole Bay, Ile a la Crosse and Jans Bay have combined their business efforts to create the Primrose Resources Corporation.
The name they chose is based on the federal government taking traditional hunting and fishing lands of the…

University of Saskatchewan (U of S) history professor Jim Miller has been awarded the Gold Medal for Achievement in Research by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), which is the funding agency’s highest honour.

Miller has been researching the evolving relationships between Aboriginal Peoples and the varying families and cultures that continue to settle in Canada…

Aboriginal people wanting to work in agriculture now have access to university training to help them land a job in the industry once they graduate.

A one million dollar donation by the Sprott Foundation was announced on Jan. 14 at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) that will go towards a new post-graduate diploma in ‘Aboriginal Agriculture and Land Management’. 

New funding…

To the Editor:

It was with great anticipation that I read the article “Election time means taking responsibility” on page 5 of the January issue of Sage, only to be disappointed that columnist Jeff McCallum only dealt with the election of Chief and Councils.

As important as that is, it is equally important to vote in provincial and federal elections. The responsibilities…

No one questions that Saskatchewan’s north has its share of social concerns, ranging from high rates of substance abuse and crime to lack of housing and under-employment.

However one of the issues that gets full-blown attention is when a northern community has animal control problems, often following an attack or bite incident. Sadly, the attention given to the issue grows immensely…

The Gender Equity in Indian Registration Act (Bill C-3) came into force as of January 31, 2011.
Unfortunately, that’s 26 years too late according to one lawyer in Regina. Lawyer Tony Merchant is filing a class action lawsuit on behalf of Aboriginal people who were discriminated against when Bill C-31 came into effect in 1985.

Merchant said when he started working on the file in…

The Canadian Human Rights Act (CHRA) will apply on-reserve starting June 19 when previously it had not, and according to Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) Vice Chief Morley Watson the change is going to impact many facets of First Nations communities.

At a January 27 press conference at the Saskatoon Inn, Chief Watson provided news on the changes and announced an…

Highway assessment funds for Aboriginal groups

Three groups in the province—the Kineepik Métis Local, the English River First Nation, and the Saskatchewan Environmental Society—were awarded $20,000 collectively for an environmental assessment of a proposed Highway 914 in the north.

The highway is expected to be an all-weather road that would connect Cameco…