Student Exchange a Growth Experience

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Petten
Windspeaker, vol. 18, no. 12, April 2001, p. 27
Description

Looks at the growth observed in twenty Cumberland House students after participating in an exchange program sponsored through SEVEC (Society for Educational Visits and Exchanges), a national charity that offers exchanges, educational trips, and forums.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.27.

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Students Design Project with Traditional Knowledge

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Christine Fiddler
Windspeaker, vol. 26, no. 2, May 2008, p. 22
Description

Three recent teaching graduates of NORTEP advocate Aboriginal knowledge be added to the curriculum in Saskatchewan schools, focusing mainly on science.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.30.

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Students Experience Saskatchewan's Diversity First-Hand

Articles » General
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 3, March 2008, p. 18
Description
Comments on the Intercultural Leadership Program offered by the First Nations University of Canada aimed towards youth who want to meet people and explore other cultures. Article located by scrolling to page 18.
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Study Turnover

Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 3, no. 9, October 1973, p. 5
Description
Responsibility for Duck Lake Student Residence to move to Saskatoon District Chiefs Council.
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Sturgeon Lake First Nation: 1913 Surrender Inquiry

E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Examines the validity of a surrender given that a majority of the eligible voters had not been present at the 1913 surrender meeting. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
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Sturgeon Lake First Nation Inquiry: Red Deer Holdings Agricultural Lease

E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical background and submission to Indian Claims Commission (ICC) regarding whether Canada breached its duties to the Band in 1982 by failing to comply with the Indian Act provisions for leasing reserve land. However, ICC may only hear claims rejected by Canada 15 or more years ago. ICC did recommend the "15-year rule" be repealed. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
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Sturgeon Lake First Nation Signs TLE Deal

Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Lagimodiere
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 7, July 2007, p. 2
Description
Looks at the economic benefits the Treaty Land Entitlement Settlement, approximately $10.4 million, will bring to Sturgeon Lake First Nation and surrounding communities. Article located by scrolling to page 2.
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Success Only Comes From Taking Responsibility

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Star-Phoenix, March 13, 2009, p. A9
Description
Comments on the success of Chief Clarence Louis, from the Osoyoos Indian Band, who has made his community stronger by working together. By also looking at the tragedy surrounding the Christopher Pauchay case, the author argues for more individual and community responsibilty.
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Sucker River Old Things Project

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Lois Dalby
Description
A set of 77 photographs taken in the small community of Sucker River, north of La Ronge, in 1975-76. The community mounted a project to make as many "old things" as the 14 participants in the project could remember from the old days. Many of the objects were made as models, as time and materials did not allow for full-size items.
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Summary Findings from Tracks Survey Implemented by First Nations in Saskatchewan and Alberta, Canada, 2018-2020

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathleen Lydon-Hassen
Leigh Jonah
Lisa Mayotte
Ashley Hrabowy
Bonny Graham ... [et al.]
Canada Communicable Disease Report, vol. 48, no. 4, April 6, 2022, pp. 146-156
Description

Survey assess the burden of HIV, hepatitis C and associated risks. Information is collected on social determinants of health, use of prevention services, substance use, sexual behaviours and care for the two diseases.

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A Summary of Saskatchewan Board of Education Initiatives for Aboriginal Employment and Student Success

Alternate Title
Research Report (Saskatchewan School Boards Association) ; no. 09-04
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Cathy Mills
Description
Survey covered the following topics: increasing achievement and graduation rates, projected job opportunities within their division, awareness training for staff, and policies related to Aboriginal education.
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Summer of the Hungry Pup

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Ahab Spence
Prairie Forum , vol. 7, no. 1, Spring, 1982, pp. 147-149
Description
Book review of: Summer of the Hungry Pup by Byrna Barclay.
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Sundance

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
D. G. Mandelbaum
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of a description of a contemporary Sundance.
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Surrender of White Cap's Warriors

Alternate Title
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
Images » Photographs
Description
Sketch showing the surrender to French's Scouts, led by Lord Melgund, General Middleton's chief of staff. Sketch caption : "Three Dakota scouts told their captors that they had been forced to join Riel." From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
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Surveying the International Boundary: The Journal of George M. Dawson, 1873

Articles » General
Author/Creator
George M. Dawson
Saskatchewan History, vol. 21, no. 1, Winter, 1968, pp. 1-23
Description
Diaries detail the experience of surveying the 49th parallel between the Souris Depot in Manitoba and Wood Mountain in what is now Saskatchewan. Describes the daily progress of the survey, wildlife sightings, topological features, interaction with Indigenous peoples of the plains, and prairie events including fires and blizzards. Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 1.
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Surveyors at War: A.O. Wheeler’s Diary of the North-West Rebellion

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
W.A. Waiser
Saskatchewan History, vol. 38, no. 2, Spring, 1985, pp. 41-52
Description
Wheeler’s anecdotal 1934 article in The Canadian Surveyor has served as the basis for describing surveyors' role in the 1885 Resistance, the discovery of his journal allows historians to examine how his perception of the North-West Resistance has changed over time. Entire issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 41.
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Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security in the Circumpolar North: Proceedings of the 8th Circumpolar Agricultural Conference & University of the Arctic Inaugural Food Summit

Alternate Title
Circumpolar Agricultural Conference ; 8th, 2013
Miscellaneous Publication (Alaska Agricultural & Forestry Experimental Station) ; MP 2014-16
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[M.P. Shipka
J.E. Rowell
S.C. Gerlach
J. Greenberg
T. Paragi ... Tom Allen ... [et al.]]
Description
Abstracts and selected papers. Topics were grouped in four areas: global food policy and food safety issues; food production and economic development; food production and sustainable practices; and global perspectives in advancing food security in the Circumpolar world.
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Sylvia Abonyi: CRC Aboriginal Health

Alternate Title
Engaging Minds: Profiles of Discovery and Creativity at the University of Saskatchewan
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Sylvia Abonyi
U of S Research Communications
and the Division of Media and Technology
Description
Short video about University of Saskatchewan researcher's work on understanding the relationship between culture and the health of Aboriginal peoples.
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Symbolic Burn Rekindles Spirits

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Carmen Pauls Orthner
Eagle Feather News, vol. 15, no. 8, August 2012, p. 1,5
Description
Comments on a ceremony that includes residential school survivors sharing their painful stories and a symbolic boat burning. Article located on page 1 and by scrolling to page 5.
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Syncrude, Cameco Stike Gold with PAR

Alternate Title
Syncrude, Cameco Stike Gold with PAR [Progressive Aboriginal Relations]
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Petten
Windspeaker, vol. 19, no. 11, March 2002, p. B7
Description

Showcases two northern resource-based companies that have been recognized for their Aboriginal relations efforts.

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System Developed to Track Children in Schools

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Petten
Windspeaker, vol. 22, no. 7, October 2004, p. 21
Description

Describes a new student data system brought online by Saskatchewan Learning that helps track children in schools, both on-and-off reserve.

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Systems of Conflict Resolution within First Nations Communities: Honouring the Elders, Honouring the Knowledge

Alternate Title
Research Paper (National Centre for First Nations Governance)
Research Paper for the National Centre for First Nations Governance
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Patricia L. Tait
Description
Discusses program run by the Prince Albert Grand Council for reintegration of men who have come into conflict with law, program for youth on the Whitefish First Nation, and various initiatives undertaken by the Native Counselling Services of Alberta (NCSA).
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T. H. J. Charmbury and Two Friends

Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
T. H. J. Charmbury
Description
A photograph of T. H. J. Charmbury and two Aboriginal men (probably Wahpeton Dakota) posing in front of a teepee in the Prince Albert District, NWT [1901]. Charmbury holds his camera, while the two [Dakota] men are holding on to bicycles that belong to Charmbury and his wife who took this photograph.

Historical note:

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Table 1: Number of Households On-reserve, by Aboriginal Status

Alternate Title
[Appendix Tables for 2011 Census/National Household Survey Housing Conditions Series: Issue 8: Housing Conditions On-reserve Aboriginal Households]
[On-reserve Housing Conditions Online Appendix Tables]
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Statistical table shows data for urban and rural areas in Canada as a whole, as well as provinces and territories. Includes tab with tables' definitions and notes. Source: CMHC (National Household Survey-based housing indicators and data).
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