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A new training video commissioned by the La Ronge Motor Hotel is not intended solely for teaching the basics of serving food and beverages in a restaurant, said hotel manager Clarence Neault. It is also intended to show these front-line service workers how they deserve to be treated-with respect.

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The La Ronge Motor Hotel's housekeeper training program has been singled out as a case study by a national research body whose focus is business innovation.

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Drawn by the promise of outdoor fun and heart-pounding excitement, dozens of Aboriginal youth from across Saskatchewan travelled to Whitecap Dakota/Sioux First Nation Aug. 20 to 22 to take part in a youth rodeo school.

According to organizer Curtis Taypotat, and backed up by the broad grins of every eager participant, the school was a big success.

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Delores Thunderchild has had a very busy few months. Since being hired on as the crime prevention worker for Thunderchild First Nation back in May, she has been working to help co-ordinate a number of initiatives aimed at increasing the safety and security on reserve.

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More than 150 youth from around Saskatchewan descended on Fort Qu'Appelle Aug. 16, 17, and 18 for a conference on First Nations and Metis youth leadership issues.

Sponsored by the provincial association of friendship centers, the Aboriginal Youth Leadership Development Conference sought to prepare today's young people for tomorrow's challenges, said the conference's co-ordinator.

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With the presence of Aboriginal youth gangs on the rise in some of Canada's urban centres, the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) has decided to take a look at what the situation is here in Saskatchewan.

Through the Alter-Natives to Non-Violence project, launched late last month, the FSIN plans to develop a strategy for dealing with the problem of Aboriginal youth gangs, to get a commitment from stakeholders that they will work to implement the strategy, and to work to encourage the youth themselves to consider alternatives to gang involvement.

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Aboriginal families in four northwest communities will have a chance to work together to improve their literacy skills, thanks to a new program to be launched later this year.

Parent and Child . . . Partners for Life will be offered through the Western Region campus of Northlands College in Buffalo Narrows.

Rita McCallum, literacy facilitator with the college, is co-ordinating the new program, which will be offered in Buffalo Narrows, Beauval, La Loche, and Patuanak.

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Though strides are being made, a wide disparity still exists in literacy rates and educational achievement between Saskatchewan's Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal population. The gap is widest among adults, due at least in part to the difficulty that adults looking to further their academic development often have finding suitable programs.

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The Prince Albert Literacy Network is working to increase the number of Aboriginal books it uses in its programs, and is hoping members of the Aboriginal community will help them out.

The network has been working to improve literacy rates among people in the Prince Albert area for 11 years. This year, its efforts were recognized, receiving a literacy award for Community Leadership from Canada Post.

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A CD release party was held at the Broadway Theatre in Saskatoon on Aug. 29 to celebrate the eagerly anticipated launches of two very different, but equally outstanding music collections.