Tag Archives: Arts

Indigenous art exhibit helps youth, Elders connect with land and body reclamation
A new art exhibit in downtown Prince Albert is showcasing the process of how Indigenous youth and Elders are connecting with the land and their own identities. The exhibit, which opened on Saturday, i...
Jun 30, 2024
‘To her, he was a hero’ Donald Sutherland remembered by Sask. family
A local family is feeling a wave of sadness as Donald Sutherland is buried today. In the mid-1970s, a small-town farm girl in Saskatchewan found new confidence and an understanding of herself from ser...
Jun 28, 2024

La Ronge filmmaker releases documentary through National Film Board of Canada
A filmmaker who was born and raised in La Ronge has released her third project through the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). Our Maternal Home was released online last month, and it follows Janine ...
Jun 24, 2024

Prince Albert's Josh Stumpf honoured to be named SCMA Best Emerging Artist
Noting how personal songwriting is and the work that goes into sharing stories that come from your personal life, Prince Albert's Joshua Stumpf says for other people to appreciate it is both cool and ...
Jun 24, 2024

National Indigenous People's Day celebrating resiliency
A rainy morning and power outages couldn't dampen the spirits of participants of the "Miyawatamowin Sohkastwatin" pancake breakfast event hosted by Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre Inc., at the Agr...
Jun 21, 2024

Second season of Stories of the North premieres on National Indigenous Peoples Day
The second season of the children's television program Stories of the North is set to premiere Friday to coincide with National Indigenous Peoples Day. The educational show is meant to promote the Cre...
Jun 21, 2024

Allen Sap Gallery one step closer to getting provincial heritage designation after City approves application
A 108-year-old monument to literacy and later dedicated to the work of an Indigenous artist is on its way to having a commemorative plaque stating its designation as a provincial heritage property rea...
Jun 20, 2024

Poitras Relay becomes first Canadian team to win 'Stanley Cup' of Indian Relay
Curtis Poitras is still coming to terms with last weekend at Emerald Downs. "So many things had happened in this last week - it's just unreal," said the owner of the Poitras Indian Relay Team. "It's h...
Jun 18, 2024

Cumberland House woman part of hit TV series "Alone"
A woman who was raised on the trapline in northeast Saskatchewan, and who works as a tour operator, has been offered a great opportunity to represent not only her family and community, but also her cu...
Jun 11, 2024

'It's Alive': McKitrick students now published authors
The platypus had the students confused. In Kat Hillacre's Grade 4 classroom at McKitrick Community School, her pupils learn about different habitats around the world and the animals who live in them. ...
Jun 10, 2024