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The words, thoughts and voices of over 800 children from northern Saskatchewan have been captured on CD, and are now available to be shared with the world.

Our Very Own Songs is a double CD recording, featuring songs written by the children and Metis singer/songwriter Don Freed as part of an 18-month long project designed to record and preserve songs written by today's Aboriginal youth for the enjoyment and benefit of future generations.

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The words, thoughts and voices of over 800 children from northern Saskatchewan have been captured on CD, and are now available to be shared with the world.

Our Very Own Songs is a double CD recording, featuring songs written by the children and Metis singer/songwriter Don Freed as part of an 18-month long project designed to record and preserve songs written by today's Aboriginal youth for the enjoyment and benefit of future generations.

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The April issue of Sage brought you a story about a youth cultural camp for young offenders, hosted by Nekaneet First Nation, as well as an article about the Onion Lake Youth Anti-Smoking Initiative 2001, and that community's continued work to get kids to quit smoking.

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The request for a sentencing circle by two Saskatoon police officers convicted of dropping a Native man off on the city's outskirts on a cold winter's night was harshly rejected by a provincial court judge on Dec. 3.

Four days after making that determination, Mr. Justice Schiebel rejected the officers' application for a conditional sentence and imposed an eight-month jail term on both men.

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In March, Sage brought you coverage of the First Nations Forestry Program's fifth annual Aboriginal Forestry Conference held in Saskatoon, and of the ninth annual Voices of the North Aboriginal Talent Showcase in Prince Albert.

The issue also included an interview with Brendan Cross, leader of Saskatchewan's now defunct First Nations Party, after his failed bid to win a provincial seat during a byelection in the Regina Elphinstone riding.

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The February issue of Sage included an article about Marsha Gordon, an off-reserve member of Pasqua First Nation, and her lawsuit against Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. Gordon is challenging new Indian Act regulations that allow off-reserve members to vote in band elections, but not to run for office.

An article on the Saskatchewan government's new Framework for Cooperation was also included in the February issue. The framework is designed to help improve economic conditions for Metis and off-reserve First Nations people.

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In the January issue, we told you about Saskatoon City Centre, a new facility that gives youth living in the city's inner core area a place to enjoy sports or crafts, or just hang out with their friends.

We also told you about the video, Lives Worth Living, developed for the File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council, and aimed helping to keep Aboriginal kids out of the child sex trade.

January's Sage also included an article on the people honored at the second annual Metis Recognition Awards in Regina.

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A new project designed to provide housing for homeless single Metis mothers is closer to becoming a reality, thanks to funding from the federal government's National Homelessness Initiative (NHI).

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If you're an Aboriginal pilot, or even if you're just thinking of becoming one, there's a new organization designed to help you get off the ground.

The Canadian First Nations Pilot Association was started by pilot Stephen Pierro as a network for Aboriginal pilots from across the country.

The association has been around as a Web-based entity for about a year now, and work is now underway to formalize the organization.

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It's exam time at the University of British Columbia, but second-year medical student Nicholas Half takes 45 minutes out of his busy schedule to go for a run around the Endowment Land.

"I'd like to run three or four times a week, but right now I'm down to about once a week because of the exams," said the 25-year-old of the Cree community of Saddle Lake First Nation in Alberta. If not for his love for sports, Half said he would never have ended up where he is now.