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After one month of settling into his new position as Chair of the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce, Richard Ahenakew knows exactly what he hopes to accomplish.
The Prince Albert businessman and member of Ahtahkakoop First Nation is determined to provide Aboriginal business owners with a platform to help advance Saskatchewan’s Aboriginal population.
“As a First Nations person, I…
Officials behind an ambitious plan by a Canadian mining company have reached out to Aboriginal people as it gets closer to opening Saskatchewan’s first diamond mine.
Sturgeon Lake First Nation and Red Earth Cree Nation both signed deals with Shore Gold Inc. at a May 12 signing ceremony in Nipawin.
Signatories hope the agreement will prevent conflict as the Shore Gold forges ahead…
At a press event on May 11 for Wapos Bay, producers Anand Ramayya and Dennis Jackson publicly announced that the award winning animation series is coming to an end after its fifth and final season this year.
“It’s been a long journey for us,” said Ramayya of their start in 2003 with a pilot episode and the eventual development to a series that began airing in 2005.
“In the last…
For the third straight year an Aboriginal boys’ hockey team from Saskatchewan won a national title.
The Saskatchewan team captured its latest crown on May 8 with a convincing 8-1 win over Manitoba in the gold-medal contest at the National Aboriginal Hockey Championship (NAHC), which was held in Ottawa.
As for the Saskatchewan girls’ team, it just missed out on capturing some…
It was an award-winning year for Tom Gardipy Jr. in 2009. And early indications are 2010 might be even better for the 50-year-old horse trainer from the Beardy’s First Nation in Saskatchewan.
Gardipy Jr., who is Cree, ended up in a tie for first place as being the trainer with the most wins during the 2009 season at Winnipeg’s Assiniboia Downs.
He was not the only Aboriginal to…
The 2009 Saskatchewan Book Award winners shared their works at a full house during a May 12 lunch hour reading at the Legislative Library in Regina. Aboriginal authors at the event were Métis writers Jo-Ann Episkenew and Wilfred Burton.
Episkenew won the ‘Scholarly Writing Award’ for her PhD thesis “Taking Back Our Spirits: Indigenous Literature, Public Policy, and Healing.” Meanwhile…
James Smith Cree Nation, Chakastaypasin Band of the Cree, and Peter Chapman First Nations have signed an agreement with SaskPower towards a potential $12 million hydro dam located downstream from the forks of the North and South Saskatchewan Rivers.
The project, called Pehonan (Cree for “we’re waiting by the creek”), has been in the works for over a decade and is still being negotiated…
The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) is trying to convince the government of Saskatchewan to stop issuing permits on traditional land, but the message is falling on deaf ears.
FSIN organized a rally in front of the Saskatchewan legislative building in Regina on May 18. They demanded that the provincial government revoke the 30 permits issued to companies on land around…
Has it ever crossed your mind how great it would be to witness Canadian history in the making? If it has, well imagine how wonderful it would be to get directly involved with our country’s history.
Gerry Stonechild, who was born and raised in Fort Qu’Appelle, recalls meeting and running with Canadian hero Terry Fox.
In 1980, Terry Fox dipped his leg into the Atlantic Ocean and was…
Prospective buyers for FNUC campus
Now that the Saskatoon campus of the First Nations University of Canada (FNUC) is up for sale – due to debt from withheld government funds – many buyers have their sights set on the property.
The City Park Community Association, which is overseen by residents of the neighborhood, wants the City of Saskatoon to provide them with $50,…
Former Chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN), Lawrence Joseph, is unfazed by criticisms thrown in his direction by MP Rob Clarke, in regards to the highly debated issue of the First Nations University of Canada (FNUC). Both men are not afraid to get dirty as they compete to represent Desenthe-Missinippi-Churchill River in the next federal election.
“If he’s going…
The Indigenous Peoples Program (IPP) operates through the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) to conduct Aboriginal Youth Leadership Training Retreats based on Arts and Culture.
The retreats are separated into Iskwewak (Cree for women) and Napewak (Cree for men) youth retreats with the main focus on leadership, self-esteem, drama, active participation and cultural topics.
“It…
Three communities in northern Saskatchewan are receiving a $300,000 boost from Health Canada’s Aboriginal Health Transition Fund (AHTF) to aid the Ministry of Health and the Métis Nation-Saskatchewan(MN-S) in developing a youth suicide prevention project.
MN-S President Robert Doucette said his organization is dedicated to the well-being of its citizens and they look forward to…
An Aboriginal soccer team in Saskatoon is doing everything they can to scrape together almost $100,000 in order to attend an international soccer tournament in Europe.
Charity golf tournaments, coin drives and sponsor requests are all on the agenda for ‘Native Sons First Nations United’ soccer team, as they work towards their goal of raising $90,000 to attend The World Youth Cup in…
An old light green truck drives along a dirt road on the Saskatchewan prairies, as a narrator – a young Native girl – describes her conflicted relationship with her mother.
This was the opening scene of ‘Run’, a film telling the story of a young Native teen called Ashley Littletent, who spends the summer with her grandparents while her lawyer mother takes a trip to Chicago.
The…