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The trouble-plagued Metis Nation-Saskatchewan (MNS) has suffered another blow with the announcement that the federal government won't be renewing its contract with Metis Employment and Training of Saskatchewan Inc. (METSI), the MNS organization responsible for providing education and training opportunities to Metis people.
Since 1999, METSI had been operating as an Aboriginal Human…
High school students in northern Saskatchewan have a new tool at their disposal to help them make plans for their post-secondary education.
Relevance is a 32-page magazine filled with information to help students choose a career path and determine what education and training they need to reach their goals. A detailed career planning guide lists a variety of jobs, outlining what each…
The Saskatchewan Centennial Canoe Quest was the big winner when the 17th annual Saskatchewan Tourism Awards of Excellence were handed out in Saskatoon on April 6.
The centennial project, which saw 30 teams of modern-day voyageurs retrace an historic trade route along the Churchill and Sturgeon-Weir Rivers, took home two awards-best promotional marketing campaign for an event or festival…
Hockey players from across western Canada gathered in Meadow Lake for two recent tournaments, one a Metis Local 31 event held April 7 to 9 and the other a western regional tournament held April 14 to 16.
It was the 17th year for both tournaments, said Dwayne King, one of the tournament organizers.
This year, five teams played in the Local 31 event, vying for cash prizes of $12,000…
The 2006 First Nations Winter Games took place in Regina from April 16 to 21, giving young athletes from across the province a chance to meet and compete.
The games were hosted by Gordon First Nation but were held in nearby Regina to take advantage of the state-of-the-art sporting facilities in the city.
Athletes competed in hockey, volleyball, broomball and badminton, as well as…
When many people hear the words "mining" and "Saskatchewan" they tend to think of uranium. And that makes sense. After all, Saskatchewan is the world's largest producer of uranium, responsible for about 30 per cent of the world supply.
But mining in Saskatchewan is about so much more than just uranium.
According to information on the Web site of the Saskatchewan department of…
The 13th annual report on Aboriginal participation in mining in Canada was released on April 19. The document, prepared by the Intergovernmental Working Group Sub-committee on Aboriginal Participation in Mining, focuses on ways in which Aboriginal communities benefit from mining and on what the mining industry can do to help maximize those benefits.
The report, entitled Mechanisms for…
The 13th annual report on Aboriginal participation in mining in Canada was released on April 19. The document, prepared by the Intergovernmental Working Group Sub-committee on Aboriginal Participation in Mining, focuses on ways in which Aboriginal communities benefit from mining and on what the mining industry can do to help maximize those benefits.
The report, entitled Mechanisms for…
Thanks to a recent agreement with Cameco Corporation, Athabasca Basin Development Limited Partnership (ABDLP) is once again poised for expansion.
The agreement is between Cameco and Points Athabasca Contracting Ltd. (PACL), one of the ABDLP's holdings, and sets the groundwork for development of a new manufacturing facility in Points North, located about 800 kilometeres north of…
Since she first burst upon Saskatchewan's entertainment scene, Andrea Menard has proven herself to be a woman of many talents. But whether she's singing, acting on stage, in movies or for television, or writing songs or plays, she is first and foremost a storyteller.
Menard has appeared in a number of movies and has spent the last three seasons portraying Const. Amanda Strongeagle on…
He may be relatively new to the world of art but Dallas Poundmaker is quickly making his presence known on the Canadian art scene.
"I've seen a lot of artists in my time but I've never seen one that caught on like Dallas did," said Arnold Isbister, an artist and author who has been a mentor to Poundmaker. "He paints fast. He doesn't analyze anything. It just comes to him and he just…
Ever since he was a young child of three or four, Phil Lafreniere has had an interest in art. Now in his fifties, he uses his artistic talents to create paintings and carvings that allow him to express his creativity and his connections to his culture and his family. But the images he creates in paint and wood also reflect the life he's lived during those intervening years-a life that was…
An exhibit of traditional Indigenous art created by some of Saskatchewan's most gifted artists is going on the road, giving people living outside of Regina and Saskatoon a chance to view the diverse collection of works.
Clearing A Path: An Exhibition of Traditional Indigenous Art opened in the First Nations University of Canada Gallery in Regina in mid-November 2005, then moved to the…
The University of Regina is launching a new program that will help students develop an understanding of Indigenous health needs.
The bachelor of health studies (BHS) is the only undergraduate health studies degree program offered in western Canada. But what makes it even more unique is its focus on Aboriginal health.
Every student enrolled in the four-year degree program will take…
It's been more than five months since the announcement that an agreement-in-principle had been reached paving the way for residential school survivors to receive financial compensation for their experiences within the residential school system. In that time, the initial optimism that the agreement meant money would soon be in the hands of former students has been tempered by the realization…