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The College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Saskatchewan is initiating a new lecture series focusing on literature and fine arts, and has invited Buffy Sainte-Marie to give the inaugural lecture on Sept. 24.

The Gail Appel Lecture Series is a new series designed to bring some of the world's most outstanding artists to the university to speak to students, faculty, and interested members of the public.

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Saskatchewan Aboriginal Affairs Minister Eldon Lautermilch said the provincial government remains committed to supporting Aboriginal economic develop initiatives, stating that full participation of Aboriginal youth in the economy is the best way to ensure the province's future success.

Lautermilch was speaking at the meeting of the western and territorial ministers responsible for Aboriginal affairs held in Yellowknife on Sept. 5.

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Take one Aboriginal arts collective, Add in three internationally recognized Native artists from the United States. Fold the talents and enthusiasm of a group of Aboriginal youth from Regina's inner city into the mix. Add a dash of traditional powwow music, dance and regalia, and a liberal sprinkling of contemporary music, moves and media. The end result: Tekcno Powwow.

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Saskatoon's Mendel Art Gallery will be on fire this fall, as it plays host to Wild Fire on the Plains, a showcase of the works of four diverse Aboriginal artists who now call Saskatchewan home.

"Saskatchewan's artists are blazing, so intensely that they burn across the world like a plains wild fire," said Morgan Wood, curator of the exhibition.

The works of Anthony Dieter, David Garneau, cheryl l'hirondelle-waynohtew and Neal McLeod will be featured in the exhibit, which opened Sept. 12 and runs until Nov. 16.

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Fort Qu'Appelle Indian Hospital (FQIH) officials have begun a campaign to raise $500,000 for new equipment and furnishings for the hospital, which is slated to open in the summer of 2004.

"We want to make sure we have state-of-the-art equipment and comfortable rooms in a professional environment in the new facility," said the president of the FQIH Holding Company, Ron Crowe.

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Ten students from the First Nations University of Canada's Indian Communication Arts (INCA) program took part in a unique project over the summer that allowed them to put the skills gained through their studies to work in the real world.

The students made up the Sask Scene team, which travelled to festivals across the province to talk to young people and record their views about the province now and in the future. The results of their efforts can be seen online at www.saskscene.ca.

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Education is important to Margo Vermillion, the Aboriginal liaison at Keyano College in Fort McMurray. For the last five years she has worked at the college where she stresses its importance. She tells the Aboriginal student population at Keyano she is glad to have them attend the college, and if she is not in her office, then she is out visiting the First Nation communities in the area.

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Calgary Police Detective Len Dafoe is asking for the public's help as he attempts to follow up on several CrimeStoppers tips that may lead to an arrest in the case of a Calgary man who posted lewd photographs of Native women on the Internet.

As reported in our sister paper Windspeaker in the December 2002 issue, a red-haired man named "Don" posted photos of several Native women having sex with him on his "The Girls of Calgary" Web site.

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Curiosity plays a big role in what I do. I walk up to people and ask them questions they wouldn't necessarily get asked by any other person. I ask questions like: Why is your community called such and such and why was it changed to this other name? Or, That hill over there, what is it called? The lake, is it still OK to fish in? If not, why?

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Alberta Sustainable Resources Development offered a Junior Forest Ranger program this summer for the first time in three Aboriginal communities in the province-High Level, Lac La Biche and Fort Chipewyan.

The eight-week course gave young people ages 16 to 20 a chance to experience a career in forestry with hands-on experience.

In the program participants received information about Alberta Sustainable Resources, the forest protection it does, and the types of employment available in forestry.