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After serving as a vice-chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) for almost a decade, Lawrence Joseph has been elected as the organization's chief.
Joseph was first elected as the FSIN's fourth vice-chief in 1997. His election as chief took place during the fall election assembly held in Saskatoon on Oct. 24 and 25.
It took two ballots for Joseph to be declared…
Representatives from the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations and the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) gathered at the White Buffalo Youth Lodge in Saskatoon on Oct. 19 for the launch of a First Nations-specific Make Poverty History campaign.
The goal of the Canada-wide Make Poverty History campaign is four-fold, calling for more and better foreign aid, trade justice, canceling the…
Following a three-year absence, Bryan Trottier is once again a member of the National Hockey League fraternity.
But Trottier, who won the Stanley Cup seven times (six as a player and once as a coach), finds himself in a new position with the organization he is most associated with.
Trottier, who is of Metis descent and hails from Val Marie, Sask., is the new director of player…
Children and their cheerful chatter combined with the gentle messages of Elders during a family dinner held Oct. 4 to celebrate National Family Week.
Connie Shingoose, Yorkton First Steps Aboriginal Headstart executive director, and Josie Crane, Yorkton Tribal Council Child and Family Services Inc. resource development manger, got together to host the dinner in the building that was the…
According to information from the Saskatchewan Department of Community Resources, more foster parents are needed in the province, and there is an even greater need for Aboriginal families to become foster families because they can help Aboriginal children in care to preserve their cultural identity.
Foster families have an important role to play in efforts to ensure children are safe…
From Nov. 10 to 22, people from across the globe involved in preventing and dealing with child abuse and neglect will gather in Vancouver to take part in worldforum 2006. Among the sessions planned for the international conference will be a number dealing specifically with programs designed to assist Aboriginal children, families and communities.
One of the sessions scheduled as part of…
November will be a big month for Aboriginal music in Canada, as two separate award shows celebrate and promote the best the country has to offer.
First up will be the Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards, the new kid on the block in the world of music award shows.
The first ever Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards will be handed out at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg on Nov. 3.…
In early October, Dennis Jackson found out he was one of just seven honourees selected to receive a 2006 Gemini Special Award. Now, he's up for another award, this time not as a film-maker, but as an author.
At the end of October, Jackson will receive the Canada Award, which recognizes television programming that reflects Canada's racial and cultural diversity. The award will be…
The 21st annual Gemini Awards will be handed out during a series of ceremonies being held in October and November, recognizing the best in Canadian television programming.
The Gemini Awards national broadcast gala will be held in Vancouver on Nov. 4, marking the first time the gala event will be held outside of Toronto.
The television movie One Dead Indian, a dramatization of the…
The 21st annual Gemini Awards will be handed out during a series of ceremonies being held in October and November, recognizing the best in Canadian television programming.
The Gemini Awards national broadcast gala will be held in Vancouver on Nov. 4, marking the first time the gala event will be held outside of Toronto.
The television movie One Dead Indian, a dramatization of the…
Saskatchewan poet Neal McLeod was among the winners at this year's Anskohk Book Awards, announced during a gala banquet held on Sept. 30 in Saskatoon.
McLeod, who is originally from James Smith Cree Nation, received the award for Aboriginal Poetry Book of the Year for his book Songs to Kill A Whitikow.
McLeod recently left a teaching position at the First Nations University of…
The Saskatchewan government marked International Literacy Day on Sept. 8 by announcing funding that will allow 15 communities across the province to develop local community literacy plans.
The funds are being provided through the SaskSmart Innovations Fund, created to help communities provide programs and services designed to address their local literacy needs.
"These grants will…
Sakimay First Nation Chief Lindsay Kaye, Regina mayor Pat Fiacco and Roland Properties Inc. member Garry Oledzki gathered behind the Regina International Airport's Saskatchewan's Gateway sign on Sept. 26 to break ground on what is to be the first partnership involving First Nations on any airport property anywhere in Canada.
This new venture called Gateway Centre will employ qualified…
There are a number of familiar faces running for office in the upcoming Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) election, including three members of the current FSIN executive who are all vying for the position of chief.
Incumbent FSIN Chief Alphonse Bird will be making a bid to retain the position. Running against him are current third Vice-chief Delbert Wapass, and fourth…
The Kelowna Accord seemed to have died when the Conservative Party formed the government of Canada, but one Liberal Member of Parliament is hoping to bring the agreement back to life.
At the end of September, MP for Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River, Gary Merasty, tabled a motion calling on the Conservatives to immediately implement what was agreed to in the Kelowna Accord.
That…