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According to information from the Saskatchewan Department of Community Resources, more foster parents are needed in the province, and there is an even greater need for Aboriginal families to become foster families because they can help Aboriginal children in care to preserve their cultural identity.
Foster families have an important role to play in efforts to ensure…
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November will be a big month for Aboriginal music in Canada, as two separate award shows celebrate and promote the best the country has to offer.
First up will be the Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards, the new kid on the block in the world of music award shows.
The first ever Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards will be handed out at the MTS Centre in…
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In early October, Dennis Jackson found out he was one of just seven honourees selected to receive a 2006 Gemini Special Award. Now, he's up for another award, this time not as a film-maker, but as an author.
At the end of October, Jackson will receive the Canada Award, which recognizes television programming that reflects Canada's racial and cultural diversity. The award…
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The 21st annual Gemini Awards will be handed out during a series of ceremonies being held in October and November, recognizing the best in Canadian television programming.
The Gemini Awards national broadcast gala will be held in Vancouver on Nov. 4, marking the first time the gala event will be held outside of Toronto.
The television movie One Dead Indian, a…
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The Saskatchewan government marked International Literacy Day on Sept. 8 by announcing funding that will allow 15 communities across the province to develop local community literacy plans.
The funds are being provided through the SaskSmart Innovations Fund, created to help communities provide programs and services designed to address their local literacy needs.
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A number of books by Aboriginal authors and illustrators are among those nominated for this year's Saskatchewan Book Awards.
Treaty Promises, Indian Reality: Life on a Reserve, written by Harold LeRat and Linda Ungar, is one of the 89 books to make the list. In the book, LeRat recounts his life on Cowessess First Nation, his experiences in residential school and the…
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Sakimay First Nation Chief Lindsay Kaye, Regina mayor Pat Fiacco and Roland Properties Inc. member Garry Oledzki gathered behind the Regina International Airport's Saskatchewan's Gateway sign on Sept. 26 to break ground on what is to be the first partnership involving First Nations on any airport property anywhere in Canada.
This new venture called Gateway Centre will…
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There are a number of familiar faces running for office in the upcoming Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) election, including three members of the current FSIN executive who are all vying for the position of chief.
Incumbent FSIN Chief Alphonse Bird will be making a bid to retain the position. Running against him are current third Vice-chief Delbert Wapass,…
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The Kelowna Accord seemed to have died when the Conservative Party formed the government of Canada, but one Liberal Member of Parliament is hoping to bring the agreement back to life.
At the end of September, MP for Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River, Gary Merasty, tabled a motion calling on the Conservatives to immediately implement what was agreed to in the Kelowna…
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Beginning in 1992, the month of October has been set aside to commemorate the role women have played and continue to play in the development of Canada and Canadian society. This year, Women's History Month is being dedicated to recognizing and celebrating the contributions of Aboriginal women in Canada's past and present.
In keeping with this year's Women's History Month…
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The budget cuts announced by the federal government at the end of September are having a negative impact on various agencies that serve the Aboriginal community. Literacy organizations are some of the most drastically affected.
Carol Vandale, executive director of the Saskatchewan Aboriginal Literacy Network, said that, thanks to the federal government's plans to cut $17.7…
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Wearing white and pale blue ribbons and clutching balloons bearing the names of missing and murdered Aboriginal women, 36 men and women walked through downtown Yorkton, taking part in a mourning vigil.
The Sisters in Spirit Walk held the morning of Oct. 4, was hosted by the Saskatchewan Aboriginal Women's Circle Corporation (SAWCC). The walk was part of the Sisters in…
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Economic development will be the topic of discussion in Saskatoon from Oct. 2 to 5 when the city plays host to the 13th annual conference of the Council for the Advancement of Native Development Officers (CANDO).
Celebrating Our Success is the theme of the conference, which will feature a trade show and presentations as well as CANDO's annual general meeting.
"The…
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Clarence Logan has been intrigued by opera music since a very young age. When he was growing up in Biggar, his friends would listen to rock or pop while he would be listening to opera and classical music. At the age of 12 he began to learn to play the organ and to study voice.
After graduating from Biggar Composite high school, Logan went on to attain his bachelor's…
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Ron Horsefall believes that overcoming fear and denial is the key to tackling the growing AIDS epidemic among Canada's Aboriginal population. Fear and denial, he said, are what prevents people from getting the facts about HIV and AIDS-about what it is and how it is transmitted. Fear and denial keep people from being tested when they think they may have contracted the virus. And…