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National Aboriginal Day is just around the corner, and what better way to celebrate the occasion than with a quiz about all things Aboriginal. Here are a few questions about people, places and events that have been featured in stories in Saskatchewan Sage over the past year. How many can you get right?
1) In the August 2004 issue, we brought you a story about artist Dana…
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National Aboriginal Day is just around the corner, and what better way to celebrate the occasion than with a quiz about all things Aboriginal. Here are a few questions about people, places and events that have been featured in stories in Saskatchewan Sage over the past year. How many can you get right?
1) In the August 2004 issue, we brought you a story about artist Dana…
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With 2005 having been declared as the Year of the Veteran, many National Aboriginal Day celebrations are being planned to include tributes to Aboriginal veterans.
The day is an occasion to celebrate the culture of First Nations, Inuit and Metis people, and the contributions they have made to Canada. It's held each year on June 21 to coincide with the summer solstice, a…
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With 2005 having been declared as the Year of the Veteran, many National Aboriginal Day celebrations are being planned to include tributes to Aboriginal veterans.
The day is an occasion to celebrate the culture of First Nations, Inuit and Metis people, and the contributions they have made to Canada. It's held each year on June 21 to coincide with the summer solstice, a…
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When the 2005 Canada Summer Games open on Aug. 6, it will mark a series of firsts.
It will be the first time the summer games will be held in Regina and the first time that Aboriginal groups will be heavily involved behind the scenes to make the event a success.
If games organizers are successful in their recruiting, as many as 10 per cent of the volunteers who'll…
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When the 2005 Canada Summer Games open on Aug. 6, it will mark a series of firsts.
It will be the first time the summer games will be held in Regina and the first time that Aboriginal groups will be heavily involved behind the scenes to make the event a success.
If games organizers are successful in their recruiting, as many as 10 per cent of the volunteers who'll…
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It was yet another successful season for a Saskatchewan-based First Nations youth volleyball squad.
The highlight for the Thunderchild Titans was winning the bronze medal in the juvenile boys' (18 and under) category at the Saskatchewan Volleyball Association (SVA) provincial championship held in Saskatoon in April.
A team from Saskatoon captured the gold medal…
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It was yet another successful season for a Saskatchewan-based First Nations youth volleyball squad.
The highlight for the Thunderchild Titans was winning the bronze medal in the juvenile boys' (18 and under) category at the Saskatchewan Volleyball Association (SVA) provincial championship held in Saskatoon in April.
A team from Saskatoon captured the gold medal…
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For three days at the end of April, Saskatchewan's poet laureate, Louise Halfe, spent time with parents from Little Pine, Poundmaker, Sweetgrass, Moosomin, Mosquito and Red Pheasant First Nations. Halfe read some of her poems to the parents, shared some of her stories, and welcomed the parents to share some of their own.
The workshops were part of the Battleford Tribal…
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For three days at the end of April, Saskatchewan's poet laureate, Louise Halfe, spent time with parents from Little Pine, Poundmaker, Sweetgrass, Moosomin, Mosquito and Red Pheasant First Nations. Halfe read some of her poems to the parents, shared some of her stories, and welcomed the parents to share some of their own.
The workshops were part of the Battleford Tribal…
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Teamwork and respect are enhancing the safety of two communities.
Since 1996, Muskoday First Nation and the adjacent town and rural municipality of Birch Hills have operated under a mutual aid agreement under which their fire and rescue departments assist one another whenever necessary. Now the success of that partnership is drawing attention from other groups interested…
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Teamwork and respect are enhancing the safety of two communities.
Since 1996, Muskoday First Nation and the adjacent town and rural municipality of Birch Hills have operated under a mutual aid agreement under which their fire and rescue departments assist one another whenever necessary. Now the success of that partnership is drawing attention from other groups interested…
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"Same old, same old" is the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nation's (FSIN) response to the Saskatchewan government's latest action plan for the province's Aboriginal peoples and the justice system.
On May 12, the Saskatchewan government unveiled its action plan that Justice Minister Frank Quennell said is designed to improve health, justice and safety in the province.…
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"Same old, same old" is the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nation's (FSIN) response to the Saskatchewan government's latest action plan for the province's Aboriginal peoples and the justice system.
On May 12, the Saskatchewan government unveiled its action plan that Justice Minister Frank Quennell said is designed to improve health, justice and safety in the province.…
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What started as a dispute at First Nations University of Canada (FNUC) has now become a 'family feud' between one of the most prominent families in southern Saskatchewan Aboriginal circles and the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN).
At a May 30 press conference in Regina, Theresa Stevenson told reporters that she had been suspended from the FSIN's Elders'…