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Mel Gervaise calls himself "pure Metis, right back to the Red River."

A Native Studies teacher/cultural liaison in the Catholic School System in Lloydminster, Gervaise is very serious about joining two strands of his Metis heritage - Catholicism and Native spirituality - something he sees as a natural fit.

It was during a visit to Edmonton's Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples that Gervaise first got to know and admire the work of Rev. James Holland.

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Over the past two decades, Eugene Arcand has received dozens of awards for his role in promoting sports, recreation and cultural opportunities for First Nations youth in Saskatchewan.

During the same period, he has never forgotten the profound role that sports and recreation can have on a person's development.

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Over the past two decades, Eugene Arcand has received dozens of awards for his role in promoting sports, recreation and cultural opportunities for First Nations youth in Saskatchewan.

During the same period, he has never forgotten the profound role that sports and recreation can have on a person's development.

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REVIEW

Journeying forward, dreaming First Nations independence

By Patricia Monture-Angus

Fernwood Publishing

163 pages

If you ever tried to make sense out of the cases concerning the evolution of Indigenous rights law in Canada and then decided it was a lot more complicated than it needed to be, Mohawk author Patricia Monture-Angus would agree. Her latest book is an exploration of the reasons why.

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Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) defeated the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) in the first annual Beardy's Cup hockey game on Jan. 18.

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Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) defeated the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) in the first annual Beardy's Cup hockey game on Jan. 18.

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Things have really changed since I was a kid. I was just marveling at this today. The kids today have many options that I did not have as a kid. I don't think it's any secret that I did not get very far in the education system.

As I laid here on the bed mostly staring at the ceiling, worrying about my column and what to write, I started out thinking about my daughter Kate.

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The File Hills Agency has a plan to give new life to the former Balcarres Hospital.

Late last month the organization, representing five First Nations in the Balcarres area, made an agreement with the Town of Balcarres council and the Touchwood Qu'Appelle Health District to take possession of the facility.

After a spring and summer of renovation and reconstruction, the File Hills Agency hopes to re-open the building as a 26 bed personal care nursing home by this September, said agency chairman Art Walker.