Success Stories

Youth connect to traditional land use at winter camp

Understanding the Role of Helper - Important to Indigenous Communities

Popular Indigenous Peoples' Day Gathering Goes virtual

Learning to Live on the Land

Traditional Languages Meet New Form of Self Expression

Meme-making workshops help Northern youth reconnect to their roots

Art Workshops Connect Youth to Indigenous Traditions

How SYCAP is transforming lives through creativity

Raising the Bar: Exploring Indigenous culture through game creation

Culture, games and sport all play an important role in a community, and a recent ArtsSmarts initiative set out to explore that connection through art and collaborative learning.

Language festival promotes cultural pride

“Love Your Language, Speak with Pride.” This was the message bestowed on over 450 First Nations students at the province’s first-ever Indigenous language Festival.

Interactive workshop helps students learn about Métis tradition

Gravelbourg’s Camille Bell was invited by teacher Anita Clarke to Mossbank School where Bell spent a day presenting Métis traditions to elementary school children.

Increasing equity and belonging for youth: Teaching hoop dancing helps build cultural connections

Volunteerism a Strong Connector in the Ukrainian Community

Learning Cultures and Building Literacy through the Arts

Some young Regina students are learning and getting immersed in cultures through innovative art program.

Family Camp Brings Together Community and Traditions

Learning traditions of your community

Bringing Back Tradition

Workshops highlight the importance of the buffalo in First Nations culture

Learning Language from Each Other

An annual Indigenous celebration brings school kids together to restore language and culture

Traditional Parenting Workshop Revives Culture at Island Lake First Nation

This past summer, a unique camp offered parents a chance to learn and explore traditional First Nations parenting practices with their children.

Oskayak Culture Camp connects youth to tradition

In May 2013, students from Oskayak High school in Saskatoon travelled north to the shores of Waterhen First Nation by the Meadow Lake Provincial Park.

Prince Albert Historical Society and Treaty Education

Teachers from local school divisions from across the curriculum and grade levels participated in the two- day workshop to collaboratively create three lessons plans in a given subject and grade level that supported Treaty and Aboriginal education.

Métis Local Connects Community Through Moccasin-making

Teaching Traditions to Students Important to Cree Knowledge Keeper

Restoring Worldview: Centralizing Traditional and Holistic Birthing Practices in First Nations Communities

Living the River's Stories

Discovering our past down the South Saskatchewan River

Jamming for Culture

Keeping a food tradition alive for future generations

Bridging the Gap

Young participants recently had the opportunity to spend a week surviving without many of our modern conveniences.

Entertainment, eating, education and engagement create recipe for success at Folkfest’s Indian & Métis Pavilion

Every year, people in Saskatoon travel around the world learning about different cultures – only to find out what they have in their own backyard.

Yanessa Days celebrating past and modern culture

In the 1980’s, Sam Herman, then mayor of La Loche, encouraged community members to dress up in old-time clothing for a culture day celebration at the local elementary school. Thus, the Yanessa Days were born.

Doukhobors: keeping tradition alive on the prairies

A popular way of sharing a particular culture with others is through song. Always looking for ways to engage the public in their culture and traditions, the Doukhobor Cultural Society of Saskatchewan is planning to make their music even more accessible.