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The people who gathered together at the White Buffalo Youth Lodge in Saskatoon on Dec. 10 likely didn't need a reminder of why they were there, but one was provided anyway. At the front of the room stood 12 empty chairs draped in blankets, representing absent mothers, sisters and daughters.
The theme of the afternoon gathering was E-kiskisiyak Iskwewuk-Remembering the…
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When Saskatoon-born astronaut Dave Williams met with a group of students at the First Nations University of Canada campus in Regina it didn't take long for him to prove he was capable of keeping calm during times of pressure.
Not long into his presentation, called Living Your Dreams, a computer malfunction interrupted his slide show.
"Houston, we have a problem,"…
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The best in Aboriginal music from across Canada was showcased and recognized in Toronto on Nov. 25 as the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards were handed out.
Saskatchewan was well represented on stage during the awards show. The opening prayer was performed by Edmond Bull of Little Pine, and the first performance of the evening was by fiddle master John Arcand and Donny…
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There doesn't seem to be anything that 20-year-old Ariane Starblanket can't do.
The oldest of seven siblings, Starblanket graduated in June 2005 from Balcarres community school and is now finishing up her first semester of the four-year Indian Education program at First Nations University of Canada in Regina. She writes her first exam the second week in December and is…
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Two people with Saskatchewan connections are among the 14 outstanding people from across the country selected to receive National Aboriginal Achievement Awards during the 13th annual achievement award gala to be held in Vancouver on Jan. 27, 2006.
Aboriginal leader and activist Jim Sinclair, who has spent the last 40 years fighting for Indigenous rights, will receive the…
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The Gabriel Dumont Institute (GDI), the only fully accredited Metis post-secondary, adult basic upgrading and skills training institution in Canada, turned 25 in early December. The institution marked the occasion with a two-day celebration held in Saskatoon on Dec. 2 and 3.
Day one of the celebration was given over to a conference headed by a distinguished panel of legal…
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While the number of people killed each year on Saskatchewan roads due to alcohol-related collisions is on the decline, drinking and driving is still a major problem.
According to statistics from Saskatchewan Government Insurance, alcohol continues to be the number one contributing factor in fatal vehicle crashes in the province. Alcohol is cited as a factor in 40 per cent…
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Saskatchewan has some of the toughest laws in the country when it comes to drinking and driving, and they're about to get tougher yet, thanks to some proposed amendments to the province's Traffic Safety Act.
Under the amendments, any driver who fails a standard field sobriety test, or SFST, due to alcohol or drug impairment will receive an immediate 24-hour licence…
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The 13th annual Saskatchewan Book Awards gala was held in Regina on Nov. 25, recognizing some of the best that the province's literary community has to offer.
Among those taking home awards were Sandra Birdsell, who won the Fiction Award for her historical novel Children of the Day, and the Allen Sapp Gallery, which earned the First Peoples Publishing Award for Through the…
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From dozens of boxes filled with hundreds of thoughts and revelations recorded on scraps of paper, napkins and envelopes, John McDonald, a young Mistawasis Cree writer, has formed his first book of poetry, The Glass Lodge.
"I've always been a person who goes around with a pen and paper and I write down whatever my thoughts were throughout the day so if I was mad I would be…
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Metis people across Saskatchewan came together on Nov. 16 to mark the 120th anniversary of the hanging of Louis Riel. In Saskatoon, the Western Region Metis Women's Association and the Central Urban Metis Federation Inc., in partnership with the Gabriel Dumont Institute, Saskatchewan Centennial 2005, the City of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Lotteries and the Metis community, held…
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The provincial government has announced plans to build an improved road system in the north.
Roads to Prosperity-Saskatchewan's Northern Economic Infrastructure Strategy will see $65.5 million invested in improvements to the transportation infrastructure of northern Saskatchewan.
Part of the strategy is a promise to develop all-weather roads in the Athabasca basin…
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The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) Office of Urban Development and the File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council are joining forces to host a conference dealing with issues affecting urban First Nation members and communities.
Choices and Opportunities for Change-A Conference on Urban First Nation Issues and Development will take place Jan. 30 and 31, 2006 at…
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The task force struck to look into problems at the First Nations University of Canada has released its final report, calling for a streamlined board of governors, greater accountability, improved communications, more involvement from Elders and more supports for students. The report was released on Nov. 29 during a special session of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations…
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A compensation package for the survivors of residential schools announced in Ottawa Nov. 23 is receiving mixed early reviews in the Native community, with many former students, upon hearing details of the agreement, expressing a wide range of emotions, including frustration, anger and sadness.
The deal was hammered out by the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), the government…