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Municipal councillors in Saskatoon will wait until spring before asking residents if they support a new casino development in the city.

Last fall, the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) said it wanted to build a 50,000 sq. ft. casino in Saskatoon. The proposed facility would have a price tag of approximately $10 million and would employ as many as 300 people, said SIGA president and chief executive officer Dutch Lerat.

But public response to the proposal has been mixed.

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'How do we address Aboriginal educational issues and needs in Saskatchewan as we enter the 21st century?'

The question will be part of the theme for the morning session at the Kitchener Community School's teachers' convention on Feb. 18, which will be held at Saskatchewan's Centre for the Arts.

Juanita Tuharsky said it will be the first time a teachers' convention in Regina has ever looked at Aboriginal educational issues.

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'How do we address Aboriginal educational issues and needs in Saskatchewan as we enter the 21st century?'

The question will be part of the theme for the morning session at the Kitchener Community School's teachers' convention on Feb. 18, which will be held at Saskatchewan's Centre for the Arts.

Juanita Tuharsky said it will be the first time a teachers' convention in Regina has ever looked at Aboriginal educational issues.

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It started with a group of professionals talking about their inner city roots and what they had to offer kids in the core of Regina that could help show them the way. They made it to the boardrooms of corporate Saskatchewan themselves. Time to pay back. But how?

Basil Quewezance, Kinsmen Club president and marketing supervisor at SaskEnergy, says they started thinking about an Aboriginal service club about two years ago.

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It started with a group of professionals talking about their inner city roots and what they had to offer kids in the core of Regina that could help show them the way. They made it to the boardrooms of corporate Saskatchewan themselves. Time to pay back. But how?

Basil Quewezance, Kinsmen Club president and marketing supervisor at SaskEnergy, says they started thinking about an Aboriginal service club about two years ago.

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I've been in the country-side lately performing in a show. Between rehearsals I've had a lot of time to think and I've come to realize a few things, especially regarding Aboriginal people.

It's come to my attention recently about the attitude and policy of large corporations toward us. We as Aboriginal people have to become aware of the power we possess. Especially when our birth rate is so high, we combine to form a significant group.

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I've been in the country-side lately performing in a show. Between rehearsals I've had a lot of time to think and I've come to realize a few things, especially regarding Aboriginal people.

It's come to my attention recently about the attitude and policy of large corporations toward us. We as Aboriginal people have to become aware of the power we possess. Especially when our birth rate is so high, we combine to form a significant group.

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A new program sponsored by Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC) Urban First Nations is giving Aboriginal youth in Saskatoon's inner city a chance to get involved in track and field.

On Oct. 26 a pipe ceremony and feast was held to kick off the Crossing Bridges winter program. The program began Nov. 4. at the Saskatoon Fieldhouse, and runs until the end of April.

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A new program sponsored by Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC) Urban First Nations is giving Aboriginal youth in Saskatoon's inner city a chance to get involved in track and field.

On Oct. 26 a pipe ceremony and feast was held to kick off the Crossing Bridges winter program. The program began Nov. 4. at the Saskatoon Fieldhouse, and runs until the end of April.

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A new program sponsored by Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC) Urban First Nations is giving Aboriginal youth in Saskatoon's inner city a chance to get involved in track and field.

On Oct. 26 a pipe ceremony and feast was held to kick off the Crossing Bridges winter program. The program began Nov. 4. at the Saskatoon Fieldhouse, and runs until the end of April.