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"I do miss Mom and Dad... I have their memories, my Val Marie Canadian roots, and the importance of hard work, strength ...
11/23/2022

"I do miss Mom and Dad... I have their memories, my Val Marie Canadian roots, and the importance of hard work, strength and family."

Bryan Trottier has added to his lengthy list of accomplishments. Trottier, who has Métis, Cree and Chippewa ancestry, is a seven-time Stanley Cup champion. He was chosen as the National Hockey League’s MVP for his efforts during the 1978-79 season. And he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame...

Colette Bourgonje, of Prince Albert, Sask., received a phone call from a student from the University of Windsor, Kathari...
05/28/2019

Colette Bourgonje, of Prince Albert, Sask., received a phone call from a student from the University of Windsor, Katharina Fehr, asking if it would be okay to submit her name as a nominee. “She was doing it as a (school) project.”

Colette Bourgonje A pair of Indigenous women are among the Class of 2019 for Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame. It was announced this past week that Colette Bourgonje and Waneek Horn-Miller will be among those that will be inducted into the hall later this year.

05/22/2019

The City of Saskatoon has started to award contracts for the delivery of goods and services to companies with an Indigenous component. Saskatoon revised its procurement policy last year to “incorporate the City’s commitment to procure Goods, Services and Construction from Suppliers that encourag...

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04/23/2019

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President First Nations University of Canada invites expressions of interest, applications, and nominations for the position of President, with the successful candidate to be appointed by July 2019, or as soon thereafter as possible. This is an outstanding opportunity to lead a University that is fa...

Friesen, 17, is Cree and a member of Saskatchewan’s Key First Nation.
04/03/2019

Friesen, 17, is Cree and a member of Saskatchewan’s Key First Nation.

Trey Friesen is still reaping the benefits of having extremely successful athletic exploits in 2018. The 17-year-old, who excels in both soccer and track and field, has been chosen as the male athlete winner by the Manitoba Aboriginal Sports and Recreation Council (MASRC) for the past year. He will....

“I love it over here. It’s really nice over here.”
03/05/2019

“I love it over here. It’s really nice over here.”

An unexpected text message after the conclusion of his junior hockey career led to Daylin Smallchild fulfilling a childhood dream. Like most other youngsters who play hockey, Smallchild, a member of the Beardy’s First Nation in Saskatchewan, aspired to eventually play the sport professionally. The...

02/07/2019

There can be real power in the Indigenous Languages Act, introduced Tuesday in the House of Commons, if the funding that comes with it “trickles down” to the grassroots, said Indigenous language instructor Marlene Squakin. Squakin was one of many people to take to Facebook to laud the bill, as i...

Job Board
02/07/2019

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Dean, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies Toronto, Ontario Established in 1959 and now the third-largest university in Canada, York University enjoys an inter­national reputation as an engaged institution committed to providing a broad demographic of students with access to a high-qualit...

“The resources in the program have been lacking for a long, long time.”
02/06/2019

“The resources in the program have been lacking for a long, long time.”

When the Assembly of First Nations hosted a joint priorities meeting in January with high ranking government officials, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, there were two important people missing from around the table: Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Minister Ralph Goodale and a repres...

Event helps instill wahkotowin, Cree for kinship.
02/05/2019

Event helps instill wahkotowin, Cree for kinship.

Though he’s busily preparing details for a hockey tournament this spring, Milton Tootoosis is also making plans for the 2020 edition of the event. Tootoosis is the tournament director of the Lawrence We**ie Cup, one of western Canada’s most popular First Nations hockey tournaments.

Check out the a variety of job postings on our job board.
01/24/2019

Check out the a variety of job postings on our job board.

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01/13/2019

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A solid start to his junior hockey career has earned Indigenous goaltender Roddy Ross the chance to prove himself in a higher calibre league. Ross, an 18-year-old member of Saskatchewan’s Canoe Lake Cree First Nation, had started the 2018-19 campaign with the Camrose Kodiaks, members of the Albert...

03/20/2018

As of today, we are celebrating our 35th year of publishing Indigenous news with the launch of the new AMMSA News Archives.

06/07/2017
Youth Leaders “Indigenize the Senate”

· Modeste McKenzie, 22, La Ronge, Sask. (now resides in Northern Village of Air Ronge, Sask.)

Dreams are essential to the development of a new relationship between Canada and Indigenous peoples. Those ideas are for you to share with each other and with us. Your visions of what Canada can be, and what our relationship could and should be like, need to be heard. We will listen to you.” — Senat...

05/16/2017
Saskatchewan Indigenous leader will receive special honor from U of S

Saskatchewan Indigenous leader will receive special honor from U of S

“Mr. Cook is well known for his tireless work and dedication to improving the lives of First Nations and Métis people and serving as a champion of support for education in Indigenous communities.” ~ U of S President Peter Stoicheff.

05/27/2016
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04/23/2015
College provides reading material for resource centre | Windspeaker - AMMSA: Indigenous news,...

College provides reading material for resource centre | Sage http://www.ammsa.com/publications/saskatchewan-sage/college-provides-reading-material-resource-centre

(From left) Yorkton Family Resource Centre representative Kim Gelowitz and Parkland College’s essential skills regional facilitator Kim Kyle-Zwirsky, along with students Lucille Lerat, Cynthia Shingoose and Jackie Gambler, look on as Delphine Shingoose displayed the contents of one of the book bags.…

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