Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 9, September 2007, p. 14
Description
Comments on the sixth annual event, which focuses on the housing crisis in Saskatchewan, and the organizations that are working towards alleviating the situation.
Article located by scrolling to page 14.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 5, May 2007, p. 15
Description
Comments on an annual Aboriginal education conference that features workshops and speakers including keynote speaker Dr. Marie Battiste.
Article located by scrolling to page 15.
Canadian Art, vol. 24, no. 2, Summer, 2007, pp. 44-48
Description
Discusses the many themes, including forgiveness, which run through the versatile artist's work and discusses the exhibition held at the University of Saskatchewan entitled Buffalo Boy's Heart On: Buffalo Boy's 100 Years of Wearing His Heart on His Sleeve.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 10, October 2007, p. 15
Description
Looks at a project, My Home III and My Home IV, that provides housing for young women at risk due to negative lifestyles.
Article located by scrolling to page 15.
Methodological Series (Department of Justice Canada, Research and Statistics Division)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Peter Kitchen
Description
Saskatoon portion of study found that Aboriginal people, lone-parents and low income families were vulnerable to violent and major property crimes. High Crime Areas were clustered on west side of inner city.
Belonging? Diversity, Recognition and Shared Citizenship in Canada
The Art of the State Series ; no. 3
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Evelyn J. Peters
Description
Chapter from the book Belonging? Diversity, Recognition and Shared Citizenship in Canada edited by Keith Banting, Thomas J. Courchene and F. Leslie Seidle.
Compilation of 14 case study reports of initiatives in areas of education, economic development, community problem-solving, environmental and organizational management, service delivery, housing, and conducting negotiations.
42 images (10 scanned here) of First Nations people of all ages, leaders and elders taking part in Pow-wow ceremonies in Saskatoon on December 29, 1979.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 9, September 2007, p. 11
Description
Looks at changing the teaching model and renewing the program in an effort to modernize the Native Studies department.
Article located by scrolling to page 11.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 3, March 2007, p. 17, 22
Description
Brief interview with the principal of a new school in a core neighborhood and her pride of her Métis roots.
Article located by scrolling to page 17 and 22.
36 images (5 scanned here) of a Native alcohol counselling centre in Saskatoon taken on January 26, 1979. They show the inside and outside of the house used for the centre, counsellor Bertha Oullette and a group meeting.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 12, December 2007, p. 8
Description
Comments on a function held by the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority and Dakota Dunes Casino to raise funds for theSaskatoon Food Bank.
Article located by scrolling to page 8.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 2, February 2007, p. 20
Description
Looks at the renaming of the Joe Duquette High School to the Oskayak (means young people in Cree) High School.
Article located by scrolling to page 20.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 12, December 2007, p. 16
Description
Looks at the addition of four new academies, hockey, drama, cultural arts and language arts, aimed at keeping students enrolled in school and increasing enrollment.
Article located by scrolling down to page 16.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 12, December 2007, pp. 22-23
Description
Describes the authors time spent with a residential school survivor and the haunting stories the survivor still remembers about the abuse she suffered.
Article located by scrolling to page 22-23.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 88, no. 6, 1997, pp. 375-379
Description
Examines the use of harmful substances during pregnancy. Harmful substances include alcohol, tobacco, caffeine, and psychoactive drugs. The research shows the relationship between socio-economical conditions and substance use.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 6, June 2007, pp. 1-2,11
Description
Brief profile of Dr. Ron Laliberte and the Department of Native Studies at the University of Saskatchewan.
Article located on page 1 and by scrolling to pages 2 and 11.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 2, February 2007, p. 9
Description
Looks at a pilot program, run by the Saskatchewan Abilities Council in Saskatoon, that helps brain injured individuals go on outings including attending sharing circles, smudges, etc.
Article located by scrolling to page 9.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 11, November 2007, p. 10
Description
Looks at video shown to Saskatoon high school students, at the Honouring Residential School Survivors Symposium, followed by talks with three survivors from the video.
Article located by scrolling to page 10.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 10, October 2007, p. 1
Description
Comments on the anniversary celebration between Saskatoon and Whitecap Dakota First Nation to honour the meeting of Chief Whitecap and John Lake.
Article located on page 1.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 5, May 2007, p. 21
Description
Looks at a Métis woman who first participated in a triathlon named after her great-grandfather, Billy Loutitt, and then went on to run in the Boston Marathon.
Article located by scrolling to page 21.
Challenges the fact that communication or solicitation for the purpose of sex, otherwise known as prostitution, is illegal and yet is so open, with 14 escort agencies listed in Saskatoon and 17 in Regina.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 2, February 2007, p. 18
Description
Discusses the new role the Gabriel Dumont Institute will take over due to the dissolved Métis Employment and Training Saskatchewan (METSI)
Article located by scrolling to page 18.
Saskatchewan Law Review, vol. 44, 1979-1980, pp. 135-142
Description
Overview of the summer Program of Legal Studies for Native People and the goals and future of the Native Law Centre at the University of Saskatchewan, including funding issues.
Looks at the housing traits of rate of home ownership, proportion of dwellings requiring major repairs, average value of dwelling units, and proportion of constructed before 1946 and data for population from census tracts within the defined city boundaries of Edmonton, Winnipeg, Regina, and Saskatoon.
Linking, Learning, Leveraging: Social Enterprises, Knowledgeable Economies, and Sustainable Communities,
Research Reports Series (Community-University Institute for Social Research) ; no. 08/04
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Karen Lynch
Cara Spence
Isobel M. Findlay
Research Reports Series (Community-University Institute for Social Research)
Description
Paper focuses on the Saskatoon Urban Aboriginal Strategy (UAS) by dividing it up into four sections: overview, project scope and working relationship between UAS and the Community-University Institute for Community Research (CUISR), UAS priority pillars, and the formation of the data base and subsequent web page.