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Pieces of First Nations and Métis art splashed with bright colors and drawn with intricate designs, handmade beaded jewelry and moccasins, and personal care natural products were amongst the items on display at a Dec. 4 art fair in Saskatoon.
For its sixth year, the “Annual Emerging Artist Christmas Art Fair” allowed local Aboriginal artists to display their work to prospective buyers…
Welcome to another Kiweetnook Rez Christmas, where three Kohkums are always up to mischief.
“On the reserve, we don’t say love, we say luff” says a character at the beginning – and luffly luff it is, from start to finish.
Written and directed by Curtis Peeteetuce of the Sask Native Theatre Company (SNTC), the play uses four actors to portray nine characters, all bring the house…
The media hype around the PISIM Project in Cumberland House has been stellar, but not all that happened has been positive, according to Northern Lights School Division school board member Alan Bishoff. Bishoff said the circumstances surrounding the project have brought him a lot of frustration.
“Part of my frustration with this (project) is that I was not involved with the building of…
The Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples (SSCAP) released a report this year entitled “First Nations Elections: The Choice is Inherently Theirs.”
The report requests a definite obligation by the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND) to work with First Nations communities that choose their political leadership under the current Indian Act electoral…
Well, at least now we know that figure skating will in all likelihood not be a part of Theoren “Theo” Fleury’s future.
The former National Hockey League star was one of the competitors on the second season of the hit Canadian television show Battle of the Blades.
Fleury, who is Métis, skated alongside Jamie Sale, a former world champion and the 2002 Olympic gold medallist…
A national restorative justice symposium ‘Reflexions: Past, Present and Future’ held in Regina from Nov. 14-16, featured Aboriginal presenters from around the province.
One of these was Saskatoon lawyer Don Worme, who was keynote speaker in the opening plenary. Worme is originally from the Kawacatoose First Nation in Treaty 4 territory, and spoke of the past, present and future of…
Masters program offered in north
At a Nov. 12 signing ceremony at the University of Saskatchewan, Minister of Advanced Education, Employment and Immigration, Rob Norris, announced $250,000 for a new Masters in Northern Governance and Development program that allows northern residents in Sask. to earn a degree from their home communities.
Federation of Saskatchewan…
The last person charged in relation to the controversial 2004 Métis Nation –Saskatchewan (MNS) election was found not guilty last month, thus ending a dark chapter in Métis politics.
Brian Amyotte faced four forgery-related charges, and a jury of 10 women and two men found him not guilty on all counts.
He whispered “thank you” to the jurors as their spokesperson read the verdicts…
The Canadian Taxpayer’s Federation (CTF) released a report recently disclosing that 80 First Nations politicians in Canada were making more than the Prime Minister.
The story continues to garner media attention and the sensationalist highlights of the report are enough to make the common person angry with speculation as to what their tax dollars are doing in the hands of well-off Indian…
Veterans were honored in the grand entry of Saskatchewan’s largest cultural event, the ‘Spirit of our Nations’ powwow on Oct. 29-31, which is organized by the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations(FSIN) and the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority. This year, the FSIN held two special dance competitions to honor three fallen heroes–RCMP Constables Robin Cameron and Marc Bourdage, and Sgt.…
Various people gathered at the Whitecap Dakota First Nation community school to witness the creation of an education bundle and the signing of an agreement that was the first of its kind in Saskatchewan.
Indian Affairs and Northern Development of Canada(INAC) Minister John Duncan was on hand at the October 14 event to represent the federal government in its partnership with the…
Hundreds of Aboriginal students, families and dignitaries converged on the campus of the First Nations University of Canada(FNUC) to lobby the federal government to preserve funding for First Nations post-secondary education.
As part of similar protests held across Canada in Sept.—including one on Parliament Hill in Ottawa—the Regina event was held in hopes of staving off more cuts to…
Team Saskatchewan was amongst the provincial teams from across Canada travelling to Winnipeg for the 30th Annual International Shotokan Karate Federation (ISKF) Canadian National Championships from Oct. 8-10.
There was a good representation of Aboriginal and Métis athletes on Team Sask. and a few walked away with medals. On the first day of competition, Saskatchewan’s mixed youth team…
Cadmus Delorme knows that he eventually wants to become a pro golfer.
But the 28-year-old from Saskatchewan’s Cowessess First Nation is not exactly sure which path he will take to get there.
Delorme made a name for himself this past summer, faring rather well in numerous amateur events throughout Saskatchewan. He also represented the province at a pair of national tournaments…
Wapawekka is a story about how culture changes throughout the generations—what is lost, but also what continues.
The film was screened at the 11th annual imagineNATIVE film festival in Toronto from Oct. 20-24.
“This is an important story to tell,” said film director Danis Goulet of La Ronge. “In the span of one generation there is a huge amount of cultural change.”
The 16-…