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Pieces of First Nations and M茅tis art splashed with bright colors and drawn with intricate designs, handmade beaded jewelry and moccasins, and personal care natural products were amongst the items on display at a Dec. 4 art fair in Saskatoon.
For its sixth year, the 鈥淎nnual Emerging Artist Christmas Art Fair鈥 allowed local Aboriginal artists to display their work to prospective buyers鈥
Welcome to another Kiweetnook Rez Christmas, where three Kohkums are always up to mischief.
鈥淥n the reserve, we don鈥檛 say love, we say luff鈥 says a character at the beginning 鈥 and luffly luff it is, from start to finish.
Written and directed by Curtis Peeteetuce of the Sask Native Theatre Company (SNTC), the play uses four actors to portray nine characters, all bring the house鈥
The media hype around the PISIM Project in Cumberland House has been stellar, but not all that happened has been positive, according to Northern Lights School Division school board member Alan Bishoff. Bishoff said the circumstances surrounding the project have brought him a lot of frustration.
鈥淧art of my frustration with this (project) is that I was not involved with the building of鈥
The Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples (SSCAP) released a report this year entitled 鈥淔irst Nations Elections: The Choice is Inherently Theirs.鈥
The report requests a definite obligation by the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND) to work with First Nations communities that choose their political leadership under the current Indian Act electoral鈥
Well, at least now we know that figure skating will in all likelihood not be a part of Theoren 鈥淭heo鈥 Fleury鈥檚 future.
The former National Hockey League star was one of the competitors on the second season of the hit Canadian television show Battle of the Blades.
Fleury, who is M茅tis, skated alongside Jamie Sale, a former world champion and the 2002 Olympic gold medallist. 鈥
A national restorative justice symposium 鈥楻eflexions: Past, Present and Future鈥 held in Regina from Nov. 14-16, featured Aboriginal presenters from around the province.
One of these was Saskatoon lawyer Don Worme, who was keynote speaker in the opening plenary. Worme is originally from the Kawacatoose First Nation in Treaty 4 territory, and spoke of the past, present and future of鈥
Masters program offered in north
At a Nov. 12 signing ceremony at the University of Saskatchewan, Minister of Advanced Education, Employment and Immigration, Rob Norris, announced $250,000 for a new Masters in Northern Governance and Development program that allows northern residents in Sask. to earn a degree from their home communities.
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The last person charged in relation to the controversial 2004 M茅tis Nation 鈥揝askatchewan (MNS) election was found not guilty last month, thus ending a dark chapter in M茅tis politics.
Brian Amyotte faced four forgery-related charges, and a jury of 10 women and two men found him not guilty on all counts.
He whispered 鈥渢hank you鈥 to the jurors as their spokesperson read the verdicts鈥
The Canadian Taxpayer鈥檚 Federation (CTF) released a report recently disclosing that 80 First Nations politicians in Canada were making more than the Prime Minister.
The story continues to garner media attention and the sensationalist highlights of the report are enough to make the common person angry with speculation as to what their tax dollars are doing in the hands of well-off Indian鈥
Veterans were honored in the grand entry of Saskatchewan鈥檚 largest cultural event, the 鈥楽pirit of our Nations鈥 powwow on Oct. 29-31, which is organized by the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations(FSIN) and the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority. This year, the FSIN held two special dance competitions to honor three fallen heroes鈥揜CMP Constables Robin Cameron and Marc Bourdage, and Sgt.鈥
Various people gathered at the Whitecap Dakota First Nation community school to witness the creation of an education bundle and the signing of an agreement that was the first of its kind in Saskatchewan.
Indian Affairs and Northern Development of Canada(INAC) Minister John Duncan was on hand at the October 14 event to represent the federal government in its partnership with the鈥
Hundreds of Aboriginal students, families and dignitaries converged on the campus of the First Nations University of Canada(FNUC) to lobby the federal government to preserve funding for First Nations post-secondary education.
As part of similar protests held across Canada in Sept.鈥攊ncluding one on Parliament Hill in Ottawa鈥攖he Regina event was held in hopes of staving off more cuts to鈥
Team Saskatchewan was amongst the provincial teams from across Canada travelling to Winnipeg for the 30th Annual International Shotokan Karate Federation (ISKF) Canadian National Championships from Oct. 8-10.
There was a good representation of Aboriginal and M茅tis athletes on Team Sask. and a few walked away with medals. On the first day of competition, Saskatchewan鈥檚 mixed youth team鈥
Cadmus Delorme knows that he eventually wants to become a pro golfer.
But the 28-year-old from Saskatchewan鈥檚 Cowessess First Nation is not exactly sure which path he will take to get there.
Delorme made a name for himself this past summer, faring rather well in numerous amateur events throughout Saskatchewan. He also represented the province at a pair of national鈥
Wapawekka is a story about how culture changes throughout the generations鈥攚hat is lost, but also what continues.
The film was screened at the 11th annual imagineNATIVE film festival in Toronto from Oct. 20-24.
鈥淭his is an important story to tell,鈥 said film director Danis Goulet of La Ronge. 鈥淚n the span of one generation there is a huge amount of cultural change.鈥
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