Tag Archives: Arts
Indigenous Day celebrations at WDM a step toward healing
Hundreds of people came together at the Western Development Museum (WDM) in North Battleford Tuesday to forge a new history. Both Indigenous people and non-Indigenous took part in a traditional powwow...
Jun 21, 2022
Unity planning Canada Day events
The Unity community will be coming together on July 1 to celebrate Canada Day in a big way. Unity and District Heritage Museum (UDHM) will host a number of events throughout the day to get people in t...
Jun 20, 2022
Author Tootoosis relates impact of MMIW in her book
A Battlefords area author describes her book as a memoir that also deals with the tragedy of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW), since the topic has touched her on a personal level. Stephani...
Jun 16, 2022
Battlefords Community Players casting call a success
Those looking to get more involved in local theatre will want to consider Battlefords Community Players (BCP). The non-profit organization recently held two days of auditions for people interested in ...
Jun 13, 2022
Poundmaker Indigenous Performance Festival returns
After holding a virtual show last year due to the pandemic, Miyawata Culture Inc. is excited about offering an in person event again this year for the annual Indigenous Performance Festival at Poundma...
Jun 09, 2022
Ukrainian culture camp offers kids week of fun learning
Children in the Battlefords area will have an opportunity to learn a little about Ukrainian culture at a fun camp this summer. The Ukrainian Day Camp runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., July 4 to 8 at the St....
Jun 08, 2022
Hall Lake and Sucker River students benefit from instruction by professional fiddler
A well-known musician is nearly finished a three-month program teaching the fiddle in Hall Lake and Sucker River. Tristen Durocher began instructing students Grade 3 and older in those communities in ...
Jun 07, 2022
La Ronge artist secures $36,000 grant to pursue upcoming painting series
A $36,000 grant from the Canada Council for the Arts will enable La Ronge artist Donna Langhorne to create a painting series that she says will be something nobody has ever seen before. "It's like a d...
Jun 07, 2022
Paddockwood man finalist for provincial book awards
John Brady McDonald says he is a man of words but admits to being speechless after learning his first book made the shortlist for not one, but two Saskatchewan book awards.Kitotam, which translates in...
Jun 06, 2022
Refuge Canada Travelling Exhibit coming to Western Development Museum
donhe stories of many refugee families who travelled to Canada to escape persecution in their homeland is the focus of a new exhibit coming to North Battleford. The Refuge Canada Travelling Exhibit wi...
Jun 03, 2022