Hockey players from across western Canada gathered in Meadow Lake for two recent tournaments, one a Metis Local 31 event held April 7 to 9 and the other a western regional tournament held April 14 to 16.

It was the 17th year for both tournaments, said Dwayne King, one of the tournament organizers.
This year, five teams played in the Local 31 event, vying for cash prizes of $12,000, $6,000, $4,000 and $3,000. The regional tournament, which featured nine teams, had a $15,000 prize.
"For the first one they're just local and the second one, they come from all over," he said.

The 2006 First Nations Winter Games took place in Regina from April 16 to 21, giving young athletes from across the province a chance to meet and compete.
The games were hosted by Gordon First Nation but were held in nearby Regina to take advantage of the state-of-the-art sporting facilities in the city.

Athletes competed in hockey, volleyball, broomball and badminton, as well as in one demonstration sport-basketball. They also had an opportunity to take part in cultural and social events during their stay.

When many people hear the words "mining" and "Saskatchewan" they tend to think of uranium. And that makes sense. After all, Saskatchewan is the world's largest producer of uranium, responsible for about 30 per cent of the world supply.

But mining in Saskatchewan is about so much more than just uranium.

The 13th annual report on Aboriginal participation in mining in Canada was released on April 19. The document, prepared by the Intergovernmental Working Group Sub-committee on Aboriginal Participation in Mining, focuses on ways in which Aboriginal communities benefit from mining and on what the mining industry can do to help maximize those benefits.

The 13th annual report on Aboriginal participation in mining in Canada was released on April 19. The document, prepared by the Intergovernmental Working Group Sub-committee on Aboriginal Participation in Mining, focuses on ways in which Aboriginal communities benefit from mining and on what the mining industry can do to help maximize those benefits.

Thanks to a recent agreement with Cameco Corporation, Athabasca Basin Development Limited Partnership (ABDLP) is once again poised for expansion.

Since she first burst upon Saskatchewan's entertainment scene, Andrea Menard has proven herself to be a woman of many talents. But whether she's singing, acting on stage, in movies or for television, or writing songs or plays, she is first and foremost a storyteller.

He may be relatively new to the world of art but Dallas Poundmaker is quickly making his presence known on the Canadian art scene.

"I've seen a lot of artists in my time but I've never seen one that caught on like Dallas did," said Arnold Isbister, an artist and author who has been a mentor to Poundmaker. "He paints fast. He doesn't analyze anything. It just comes to him and he just paints it."

Ever since he was a young child of three or four, Phil Lafreniere has had an interest in art. Now in his fifties, he uses his artistic talents to create paintings and carvings that allow him to express his creativity and his connections to his culture and his family. But the images he creates in paint and wood also reflect the life he's lived during those intervening years-a life that was often hard and filled with challenges and hardships he's worked hard to overcome.

An exhibit of traditional Indigenous art created by some of Saskatchewan's most gifted artists is going on the road, giving people living outside of Regina and Saskatoon a chance to view the diverse collection of works.

Clearing A Path: An Exhibition of Traditional Indigenous Art opened in the First Nations University of Canada Gallery in Regina in mid-November 2005, then moved to the gallery at Wanuskewin Heritage Park near Saskatoon until the end of February. Now the exhibition is on the move again, scheduled to be shown in 24 locations across the province between now and 2008.