Argues that Saskatchewan is known for transforming the nature of teaching and learning in Aboriginal education and gives a short history of education in Saskatchewan.
Gives a short history of the policies of the Indian Act, residential schools, the integration period and jurisdictional dilemmas between the province and the Federal Government.
Discusses the right to fish in Saskatchewan as an inherent right that precedes Canadian law, and how this right has been infringed by conservation policy.
Focuses on incidence, severity, causes, and consequences of violence, and resources available both on- and off-reserve. Qualitative data gathered through focus groups of women and key informant interviews with service providers.
Explains, in a brief history, how Ahtahkakoop chose the land for the reserve which now bears his name and how he was the second chief to sign Treaty 6 at Fort Carlton in 1876.
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 5, no. 1, January 1976, p. 12
Description
Describes ceremony on Sweetgrass Reserve in Saskatchewan; administrative offices officially opened by Dr. J. Cliff McIsaac (Liberal representative from Battleford/Kindersley area).
Assessment of progress focuses on two aspects: benefits accruing to schools and communities, and effective practices. Included factors such as learner success, collaboration, sharing resources, communication, First Nations and Métis employment, and eradication of racism.
Family history of Royal Canadian Mounted Police Constable, the late Robin Cameron, the Constable who was killed in the line of duty in Saskatchewan in 2006.
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 6, no. 8, August 1976, p. 38
Description
Chief Rod King, of the Lucky Man First Nation, declined medals and asked the Crown to honour the Treaty 6 promises at a commemorative centenary ceremony.
A 20-Year-Old Initiative in Saskatchewan is Having a Significant Impact on the Recruitment, Retention and Success of First Nations and Métis Students in Nursing Education
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Author/Creator
Valerie Arnault-Pelletier
Sandra Brown
Joyce Desjarlais
Bev McBeth
The Canadian Nurse, vol. 102, no. 4, April 2006, pp. 22-26
Description
Describes the history of the National Native Access Program to Nursing (NNAPN), a program initiated in 1984 to attract and retain Aboriginal students to nursing, that later became the Nursing Education Program of Saskatchewan (NEPS) at the University of Saskatchewan.
A set of 19 photos of Napthelie McKenzie showing how a fish can be cooked upwanask style over an open fire, without a frying pan, using sticks to hold it. Birchbark can serve as a plate in the bush.