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Students at Yorkdale Central school in Yorkton were taken on a rollicking ride through Canadian history on Oct. 10, thanks to Buffalo Tales, a presentation by Ted Longbottom and Dan Koulack.

Longbottom is a Metis singer, songwriter and storyteller from Selkirk, Man. Koulack is a musician from New York who not only provides musical accompaniment, but also dons costumes to help Longbottom bring his stories to life.

The students responded immediately to Longbottom and Koulack's music, swaying, clapping and tapping in time.

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If the provincial government's latest throne speech is any indication, increasing the opportunities available to Aboriginal people in Saskatchewan will be a priority during the coming year.

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A decade has passed since the release of the final report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP). For three days in October, an impressive group of scholars, legal professionals, politicians and Elders came together to discuss the impact of the report and the developments in the arena or Aboriginal policy that have occurred over the past 10 years.

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The federal government is doing its share to ensure the 2008 North American Indigenous Games are a success.

Canada's Minister for Sport Michael Chong announced on Nov. 3 the government is pledging $3.5 million to the event.

This support represents slightly more than one-third of the anticipated $10 million that will be required to run the games that will be held in British Columbia's Cowichan Valley.

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The sounds of drummers and singers rang throughout the Credit Union Centre in Saskatoon from Oct. 27 to 29 as more than 20,000 participants enjoyed the 2006 edition of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) Powwow.

The powwow, the last of the season and one of the largest in Canada, included a celebration of the FSIN's 60th anniversary and celebration the Year of the First Nations Child.

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A brief exchange in the House of Commons in early November suggests that negotiations aimed at securing an apology from the government of Canada for the damages done by the residential school system have come up dry.

During question period on Nov. 7, Saskatchewan member of Parliament Gary Merasty, the associate Liberal Party critic for Indian Affairs, asked Prime Minister Stephen Harper to apologize to residential school survivors for the treatment they suffered in the residential school system.

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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.

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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.

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Willy Hodgson was born Christina Wilna Ahenakew Pratt on Oct. 20, 1935 on Saskatchewan's Sandy Lake reserve, now known as Ahtahkakoop First Nation. Growing up, she divided her time between the reserve and her family's home in nearby Shell Lake where her parents, Agnes and George Pratt, ran a farm.

Hodgson was very proud of her Plains Cree heritage and it was her desire that all First Nation people across Canada should feel that pride in their race.

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