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Capt. Evan Taypotat will take his experiences from serving in Kandahar into the classroom when he returns to Kahkewistahaw First Nation after his deployment.
Taypotat is one of approximately 900 soldiers, who makes up the mission transition task force assisting with the Canadian Forces鈥 withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Canada must be out of the Kandahar region by Dec 31, 2011.鈥
Robert Doucette, president of the M茅tis Nation-Saskatchewan, said he was one of the luckier children when in foster care.
鈥淏eing a former 鈥60s Scoop foster child and going through the process, I was one of the lucky ones. A lot of my friends, First Nations, M茅tis, have gone through the foster child care system and they carry a lot of demons with them today,鈥 he said.
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It is always preferred to return ancient remains to the site from which they were unearthed.
鈥淩eburial is the last resort. The Elders reiterate about not disturbing remains. Re-interring remains is asking for another burial,鈥 said Ross Gariepy, interim director at the Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre, who works with the Elders Advisory Council. 鈥淚t鈥檚 most important if they can return鈥
Education is important and Saskatchewan is the province with the most to gain 鈥 and to lose 鈥 when it comes to First Nation education. But right now there are other issues that take precedence.
鈥淚鈥檓 assuming (First Nations) policy makers, people in Regina, people in Ottawa are watching what鈥檚 currently unfolding right now. I think they should be spending their political capital on鈥
Robert Doucette is proud of his record as president of M茅tis Nation-Saskatchewan and has no plans to resign.
鈥淲hy should I when the M茅tis Nation of Saskatchewan is the strongest it has been in 10 years?鈥 asked Doucette.
The call for Doucette鈥檚 resignation is being led by Helen Johnson. Johnson, eastern region 2 director, comprises a group of eight regional directors and the president of鈥
Funding from the provincial government will help First Nations, and other Saskatchewan communities, deal with destruction caused by spring-time flooding.
Provincial dollars to help with flooding losses
First Nations communities along with rural and urban municipalities, towns and villages are eligible for funding for natural disaster losses under the Provincial鈥
Guy Lonechild is no longer the Chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations.
He arrived at a special Legislative Assembly earlier this month optimistic he would keep his job as Chief and ready to speak to Chiefs-in-Assembly and tell them their actions were unfair.
鈥淛ustly unfair to not just the organization but to the many First Nations people who believe in this鈥
What鈥檚 unique about the Inspire Direction Equine Assisted Learning program is that it targets everybody, not just teens or people in trouble.
鈥淜ids were randomly chosen through the school so it was a good sample of the population. The approach that was taken, which is really unique from any other program out there, it鈥檚 pro-activeness. Helping everyone in the community to be strong鈥
The Saskatoon Greater School Board hopes a new pot of provincial money will help provide more Aboriginal-specific programming.
Angella Pinay, co-ordinator of First Nations, M茅tis, and Inuit Education, said if funding is approved by the province, the school board will offer five new initiatives.
The first project will bring together a team of leaders made up of teachers and鈥
Though they still have two years before they are in the spotlight, officials from the Muskoday First Nation are already hard at work preparing for the 2013 Saskatchewan First Nation Summer Games.
It was announced in early July that the Muskoday First Nation had beat out four other bids.
The Muskoday First Nation, which has about 600 residents, will host the Games in partnership鈥
The participation numbers were not as high as originally anticipated.
Yet organizers of the inaugural Canadian Aboriginal Badminton Championships are confident they have launched an event that will grow in popularity in coming years.
The first national tournament for Aboriginal players was held July 5-9 in Saskatoon. It attracted 102 competitors.
The event featured five age鈥
A lawyer from the Poundmaker Cree Nation is one of the latest appointees to the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission.
SHRC Chief Commissioner David Arnot said Paul Favel brings a wealth of assets to the commission.
鈥淚 think because he鈥檚 a First Nations person and a First Nations lawyer, he fully understands the issues facing First Nations people in the province of Saskatchewan,鈥
As the Saskatchewan mining industry faces a looming labour shortage, PotashCorp is hoping to find new employees in the Aboriginal community.
鈥淎s a result of our expansions and anticipated retirements, we have the challenge of having more jobs than people,鈥 said Leanne Bellegarde, director of the Aboriginal strategy for PotashCorp.
鈥淲e鈥檝e really looked at the opportunity in鈥
Five Saskatchewan tribal councils and the provincial government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada that provides supports for training, education, and skills development.
The Active Measures project is a comprehensive initiative of the federal government aimed at helping First Nations people join the labour market.
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The Walk4Justice group stopped for a week in Saskatoon as they made their way from Vancouver to Ottawa for their fourth and final year. Their cause is to honour and bring awareness to lost, missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls.
The group members plan to reach their final destination of Ottawa on Sept. 19 at which point they will present their case to Parliament.
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