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Judge Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond will leave the Saskatchewan provincial court bench in February to act as British Columbia's new child and youth representative, overseeing the province's child protection system.
The position of representative for children and youth was created in response to a report that found the existing child protection system in the province deeply flawed. The report…
Visitors to the 13th annual Canadian Aboriginal Festival held in Toronto from Nov. 24 to 26 were treated to a wealth of Aboriginal spirit and culture and had an opportunity to take in a wide range of events including education day, fashion shows, music award shows and of course the impressive and memorable grand entries of the powwow.
More than 1,500 dancers dressed in full regalia…
A small but important piece of Métis history has found a new home as part of the University of Saskatchewan library's special collections
A poem, handwritten by Louis Riel in his Regina jail cell just weeks before he was hanged for treason, is now part of the library collection. Riel had written the poem to his jailer, Robert Gordon on Oct. 27, 1885.
Before coming to the U of S,…
Two Saskatchewan groups were among the winners in Winnipeg on Nov. 2 and 3 as the Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards were handed out.
Awards were presented in nine categories during the first night of the awards presentation, with the majority going to artists from Manitoba.
Dezmond Mentuck and D.J. St. Germain won in the Best Producer/Engineer category for their work on C-Weed,…
When it comes to the world of art, the works of da Vinci and Picasso are easily recognizable. When it comes to Aboriginal art in Canada, Bob Boyer's name and work seem to hold a similar status.
After Boyer passed away in 2004, staff at the MacKenzie Art Gallery in Regina envisioned the creation of a legacy project that would ensure current and future generations wouldn't forget the…
Financial help is on the way to address the problem of family violence among First Nation communities.
On Oct. 24, Jim Prentice, minister of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) announced that a one-time investment of $6 million for 2006-07 will be provided to 35 INAC-funded family violence shelters to ensure they are better equipped to provide much-needed services to women and…
Nineteen-year-old Alberta Eashappie-Prettyshield has added yet another accomplishment to her resume. On Oct. 16, she was one of 12 Aboriginal youth from across the country to receive a role model award from Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.
Each year the National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO) chooses a dozen impressive young people to take part in Lead…
About 100 people were on hand at the recent launch of the Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre that took place at the Wanuskewin Heritage Park located just outside the city.
The Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre is a non-profit group whose purpose is to collect and classify data from various Aboriginal educational institutions in an effort to find teaching methods that will benefit the…
The University of Saskatchewan and University of Regina are teaming up with the Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority (NITHA), the Saskatchewan Association of Health Organizations (SAHO) and Health Canada's First Nations and Inuit Health Branch to find ways to increase the number of Aboriginal people employed in the province's health care sector.
The three-year research project has…
Students at Yorkdale Central school in Yorkton were taken on a rollicking ride through Canadian history on Oct. 10, thanks to Buffalo Tales, a presentation by Ted Longbottom and Dan Koulack.
Longbottom is a Metis singer, songwriter and storyteller from Selkirk, Man. Koulack is a musician from New York who not only provides musical accompaniment, but also dons costumes to help Longbottom…
If the provincial government's latest throne speech is any indication, increasing the opportunities available to Aboriginal people in Saskatchewan will be a priority during the coming year.
The speech, presented by Lieutenant Governor Dr. Gordon Barnhart on Oct. 26, divides the government's priorities into four areas, described by the government as the four cornerstones guiding its agenda…
A decade has passed since the release of the final report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP). For three days in October, an impressive group of scholars, legal professionals, politicians and Elders came together to discuss the impact of the report and the developments in the arena or Aboriginal policy that have occurred over the past 10 years.
Making Aboriginal Policy: A…
The federal government is doing its share to ensure the 2008 North American Indigenous Games are a success.
Canada's Minister for Sport Michael Chong announced on Nov. 3 the government is pledging $3.5 million to the event.
This support represents slightly more than one-third of the anticipated $10 million that will be required to run the games that will be held in British Columbia's…
The sounds of drummers and singers rang throughout the Credit Union Centre in Saskatoon from Oct. 27 to 29 as more than 20,000 participants enjoyed the 2006 edition of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) Powwow.
The powwow, the last of the season and one of the largest in Canada, included a celebration of the FSIN's 60th anniversary and celebration the Year of the First…
A brief exchange in the House of Commons in early November suggests that negotiations aimed at securing an apology from the government of Canada for the damages done by the residential school system have come up dry.
During question period on Nov. 7, Saskatchewan member of Parliament Gary Merasty, the associate Liberal Party critic for Indian Affairs, asked Prime Minister Stephen Harper…