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On Feb. 16, teachers from Saskatoon's public and separate school systems got a lesson in looking at the world through the eyes of a different culture during the Saskatoon Teachers' Association's annual convention.

This year's convention was a departure from past events, taking the form of a cultural gathering that exposed teachers to Aboriginal history, spirituality and entertainment and provided them with information on issues affecting Aboriginal people.

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The members of Little Pine First Nation took time out from a recent hockey tournament to recognize a handful of players from the community who dominated the game in years gone by.

Five players were recognized during an on-ice ceremony on Feb. 14 during the Little Pine Braves Hockey Tournament in Cut Knife. The players received plaques and had their numbers officially retired.

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The Business and Professional Women's Club (BPW) strives "to improve the social and economic status of working women, encourage women to pursue political office and lobby all levels of government to effect positive change."

When the Saskatoon chapter of the BPW held its International Women's Day celebration March 2, it needed a keynote speaker who epitomized its mandate. They found the person they were looking for in Saskatoon provincial court judge Mary-Ellen Turpel-Lafond.

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Aboriginal youth are being invited to join with other young people from across Saskatchewan to have their say in how to celebrate and preserve the province's cultural diversity.

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Have you ever tried to figure out what servings and portion sizes really mean? For the untrained eye, trying to eat five to 12 servings of grain products may be seem like a daunting task. Fiona Devereaux, community nutritionist for Aboriginal Health at the Vanouver Island Health Authority, explained how a few simple rules can lead to a healthier lifestyle. Part of Devereaux's job does is to help people learn to manage the portion sizes of their meals.

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To the delight of a pre-adolescent audience, a set of pig lungs was expanded with air.

This demonstration of how mammals take in oxygen illustrated what healthy lungs look like-vibrant and pink-and the importance of keeping them functional. A second pair of artificially discoloured lungs graphically showed the effects of tobacco smoke and how ingesting poisons from cigarettes can cause serious health complications.

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British Columbia teams are not satisfied in simply playing host to this year's National Aboriginal Hockey Championships.

They also are hoping to capture some hardware at the tournament, which will be held April18 to 24 in Prince George.

This marks the third year the national Aboriginal tournament has been staged. The event was held in Akwesasne, Ont. for its first two runnings.

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Twenty youth are stepping up as keepers of sacred stories from their communities.

Youth from the Musqueam, Tsleil-Waututh and Squamish First Nations and urban areas have been training to use the latest videography equipment to permanently record stories told by their Elders.

Part of the city of Vancouver's Aboriginal Storyscapes program, Our City Our Voices, is the first project of its kind that brings Aboriginal youth together with Elders in an effort to preserve such precious cultural heritage as traditional stories.

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The Arctic Winter Games 2004 are now but a memory, but what wonderful memories were made during competition held in the Wood Buffalo area of Northern Alberta from Feb. 28 to March 6.

Athletes from the circumpolar region came to this province to test their skills and endurance, make a few friends and trade a few pins. What participants got was much more than a week's worth of sporting competition, however. This vast northern neighborhood got a little bit closer, and a little bit more confident about its place in the world.

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Cross-country skiing has been a big part of Gary Bailie's life for as long as he can remember. Ever since he started skiing in the territorial experimental ski program in Whitehorse with coach Father Jean-Marie Mouchet 36 years ago, Bailie has loved the sport and excelled at it. As a member of the Yukon Ski Team in the decade 1971-1981, Bailie won a gold medal for racing at the Arctic Winter Games. When he decided to pass on his love of skiing to the young people of his community he started the Kwanlin Koyotes Ski Club.