Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 10, October 2009, p. 25
Description
Author compares past University of Saskatchewan Indigenous Peoples Program's Annual Music Festivals to the 6th annual and comes to the conclusion that the choice of venue is of utmost importance for the festivals' success.
Article located by scrolling by to page 25.
Passion for Action in Child and Family Services: Voices From the Prairies
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Jim Silver
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Looks at ways to move towards the goal of eliminating spatially concentrated racialized poverty in Prairie cities.
Chapter 11 from Passion for Action in Child and Family Services: Voices From the Prairies edited by S. McKay, D. Fuchs, I. Brown.
Central Urban Métis Federation Inc., One Arrow Strengthen Saskatoon's Inner City
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Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 4, April 2009, p. 5
Description
Comments on the opening of two affordable housing projects that are owned by Aboriginal groups with contributions coming from various levels of government.
Article located by scrolling to page 5.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 100, no. 1, January/February 2009, pp. 51-54
Description
Looks at a study to determine the independent effects of Aboriginal income and cultural status on the smoking prevalence in the Saskatoon Health Region.
A photograph of an exhibit of an Indian village at Pion-era at the Saskatoon Exhibition showing two decorated tipis with woman and children standing at entrance.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 4, no. 1, 2009, pp. 10-19
Description
Looks at how Building A Nation (BAN), a program located in the core neighbourhood of Saskatoon, provides therapy services using the medicine wheel as a learning and teaching tool in dealing with unhealthy life choices and managing healthy lives.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 2, February 2009, p. 20
Description
Looks at the conclusion of a three week trial which ended in a guilty verdict for the murder of a young Saskatoon woman.
Article located by scrolling to page 20.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 3, March 2009, p. 2
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Comments on Shirley Wolfe-Keller and her accomplishments, among them being the first person in Saskatchewan to have been elected Chief of two First Nations.
Article located by scrolling to page 2.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 9, September 2009, p. 12
Description
Reports on the grand opening of a new library in Saskatoon that will service the needs of the community of Riversdale.
Article found by scrolling to page 12.
Reports on the course, Sustainability of Ecosystems taught at Brightsands Science and Environment Centre with a Traditional Knowledge Keeper in a tipi or on the open prairie.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 9, September 2009, p. 1
Description
Comments on the annual Aboriginal Music Festival, hosted by the Indigenous Peoples Program at the University of Saskatchewan, which combines culture and education through music and information booths.
Article located on page 1.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 7, July 2009, p. 22
Description
Looks at the opening of The Library on 20th Street in Saskatoon, the children's programming, and the content of the collection.
Article located by scrolling to page 22.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 4, April 2009, p. 2
Description
Highlights Dana Soonias, the new chief executive officer of Wanuskewin Heritage Park, and describes his enthusiasm in accepting the challenge of this new post.
Article located by scrolling to page 2.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 10, October 2009, p. 1
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Comments on the positive effects the annual back to school powwow, held at Oskayak High School in Saskatoon, had on the students and the community.
Article located on page 1.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 4, April 2009, p. 14
Description
Looks at the varied career of Patrick Bird and the opportunities he has had in the film and television industry.
Article located by scrolling to page 14.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 3, March 2009, p. 1,3
Description
Looks at the 17th anniversary of the Strengthening the Circle Program that combines kohkums, traditional values, practices and the Cree language.
Article located on page 1 and by scrolling to page 3.
Rows of tipis in temporary First Nations village erected at Pion-Era at the Saskatoon Exhibition, July 1959. There is a cooking pit and tri-pod. There is a crowd of people behind a fence observing the Dakota people in the camp. The woman in the striped dress with her hands on hips is likely Pauline Royal of Whitecap Reserve at Moose Woods, while Jewel Littlecrow peeks out from behind a tipi on the left.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 12, December 2009, p. 8
Description
Looks at the story behind the winning logo created to represent the 125th Anniversary of the Battle of Batoche.
Article located by scrolling to page 8.
Saskatoon Community Youth Arts Programming Played Role in Changing Creighton Jimmy's Life
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Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 2, February 2009, p. 13
Description
Focuses on a youth who has turned his life around through involvement in an art program which consists of community art projects, skill enhancement workshops and life skills training.
Article located by scrolling to page 13.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 1, January 2009, p. 7
Description
Looks at the executive director of a youth centre and the role he has played in changing the lives of many youth.
Article located by scrolling to page 7.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 10, October 2009, p. 24
Description
Comments on the character in the movie Wayne's World 2 as spurring an idea for the Saskatchewan playwright to finish an earlier version of his script Act of Elusion.
Article located by scrolling to page 24.