These online Lunch and Learn sessions were designed to provide cultural leaders with a quick introduction to emerging topics, along with ideas they could immediately put into practice.
Mackasey decided on an art project that would further develop how the Dene language could be more easily communicated by using technology.
Some young Regina students are learning and getting immersed in cultures through innovative art program.
Top teacher is a life-long learner
Culture camp nurtures relationships
Connecting youth to their Indigenous culture
Project aims to bridge cultural difference between Saskatchewan residents
Young participants recently had the opportunity to spend a week surviving without many of our modern conveniences.
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.
Every year, people in Saskatoon travel around the world learning about different cultures – only to find out what they have in their own backyard.
Multiculturalism is a cause for celebration. Two Saskatchewan communities were among those hosting multicultural gatherings as part of Culture Days in September 2013.
Every fall, for nearly 30 years, a troupe of Saskatchewan artists has jumped aboard a van and hit the road to provide arts workshops to students in schools all across the province.
Since 2010, SaskCulture has hired Saskatchewan artists, from a variety of disciplines, to interest people – planners and public - in participating in Culture Days, a three-day event held during the last weekend in September each year.
The Regina Plains Museum is now called the Civic Museum of Regina. Besides a new name, it also has a new address.
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.
Live theatre has the power to touch audiences in a way few other art forms can. The play The Trial of Louis Riel has been reaching out and touching people with its story for 47 years.
John Lagimodiere has been busy myth busting with his Aboriginal Awareness Training sessions.
Building community ties and connections is challenging for large, rural school divisions. However, some divisions make these connections a vital part of their students’ education.
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.
Much has been said over the years about the term multiculturalism since it became a buzzword in the 1970’s.
For many organizations, keeping up with technology can be a daunting task, such as using new tools in the workplace, incorporating new skills into daily life, or keeping up with social media trends.
Saskatchewan students are getting back to nature with the help of Nature Saskatchewan’s Nature Quest program.
This past spring, one small northern community decided to host an event that would bring together the northern communities together to share, learn and celebrate Métis culture.
As the end of the Creative Kids pilot year draws near, several communities in Saskatchewan have experienced the growing demand for this new charitable giving program. Interest is growing, and the town of Shaunavon, can attest to that.
As reality shows, such as Canadian Idol or So Youth Think you Can Dance, continue to capture the attention of aspiring talent, Saskatchewan’s northern youth have an even better opportunity to show their stuff.
Have you ever passed by a classroom and heard children speaking Urdu or Igbo? The Saskatchewan Organization of Heritage Languages (SOHL) hopes the sounds of heritage language in schools will grow more and more common every year.
