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Oct. 2 was a day of celebration on Thunderchild First Nation, as more than 300 band members joined together for the official ribbon-cutting for a spectacular new $14 million school that will serve the needs of students from kindergarten to Grade 12.
Many officials attended the opening of Piyesiw Awasis school, including Roy Bird, regional director general for Indian and…
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Staff from the Saskatoon Public Library grabbed some books and headed for the playground over the summer as part of the library's efforts to reach out to the Aboriginal community.
The library launched the Stories in the Park program in early July as the first component of its new Something for everyone Aboriginal Library Services Project, aimed at making the library a…
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This past summer, the news was full of reports about SARS, West Nile and Mad Cow Disease. We've all heard about them. But when was the last time you read a news report about influenza?
It may not be making the headlines like all the other health threats we've been warned about, but this year, more people will die from influenza than from SARS, West Nile and Mad Cow…
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A new six-part television series filmed in Regina and featuring a predominantly Aboriginal cast will have its premiere on APTN on Nov. 10.
Moccasin Flats is being billed as Canada's first dramatic television series to be created, written, produced, performed and controlled by Aboriginal people. The show, a gritty portrayal of life in Moccasin Flats, a neighbourhood in…
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Since its creation in 2000 for the New Millennium celebrations at the Back to Batoche Festival, The 65th Wedding Anniversary of Ernestine and Alphonse Pillon has been thrilling audiences as part of that annual celebration of Metis culture. Now the musical, created by Batoche Theatre Company artistic director Maureen Belanger, is finding equal favour with a wider audience.
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On Sept. 19, the Supreme Court of Canada confirmed what Metis people have known all along; the Metis of Canada are Aboriginal under the Constitution and have Aboriginal rights under section 35.
The case decided is known as Powley and it began with a charge under Ontario's fish and wildlife legislation against Steve and Roddy Powley who had shot a moose without the benefit…
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What do Treaty 4 commemorations mean?
It all depends on who you ask.
While chiefs gathered to discuss political concerns, and others gathered for everything from seminars to parades, nine-year-old Alexander Ironeagle saw the event as a time to help his sister get her traditional dress ready for Saturday afternoon's powwow.
"What does Treaty 4 mean to the…
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Since 1993 the Battlefords Tribal Council (BTC) Human Services Corp.-Indian Child and Family Services Agency has served the communities of Mosquito, Grizzly Bear's Head, Lean Man, Lucky Man, Sweetgrass, Poundmaker and Little Pine. For its tenth anniversary the agency held a four-day celebration from Sept. 7 to 10, complete with a trail ride and relay run.
Forty-five…
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It took almost a century, but Thunderchild and Moosomin First Nations have finally been compensated for lands guaranteed them by treaty but taken away by the Canadian government.
In a signing ceremony held Oct. 2 at Sakewew high school in North Battleford, the two First Nations saw the fruits of several years of negotiations-land claim settlements worth $53 million for…
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Merelda Fiddler has been asking questions all of her life.
"I was always big into questions as a kid and I would talk to strangers a lot. Which used to freak my mother out a lot because I was always talking to whoever was around. I always wanted to know what it was they did and why. I believe that 'why' was probably the first word out of my mouth," she said.
With…
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Aboriginal literacy programs and practitioners across the province have a new tool to help them in their efforts, thanks to creation of the Saskatchewan Aboriginal Literacy Network (SALN).
The network, incorporated in March, will work to promote and support Aboriginal literacy efforts in Saskatchewan, acting as a link between existing literacy initiatives, and as a…
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The National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO) is putting together an active living calendar for 2004, and wants to hear from Aboriginal communities across the country that are planning health-related events for the new year.
The goal of the calendar is to promote the importance of an active lifestyle to Aboriginal people, provide them with health information, and let…
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It's an amazing thing when a young girl of 10 can take a personal tragedy, turn it around, and change it into something that benefits others. It's even more amazing when six years later, that same young girl is still dedicating herself to that very same cause.
That is the case with Iris Bonaise of Little Pine First Nation. When Iris was only 7, she lost her brother Denis…
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The province's agricultural producers have gone through more than their share of lean years lately. For many, the various government support programs have meant the difference between farm survival and bankruptcy. Although these programs are available for all producers, First Nations farmers have been less likely to take advantage of them, in large part because they've lacked…
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Staff from the Saskatoon Public Library grabbed some books and headed for the playground over the summer as part of the library's efforts to reach out to the Aboriginal community.
The library launched the Stories in the Park program in early July as the first component of its new Something for everyone Aboriginal Library Services Project, aimed at making the library a…