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The kitchen table of Bruno and Judile Martell in Waterhen Lake First Nation was a busy place, the way their grandson Keith Martell portrayed it. Grandchildren, some of whom were being raised by Bruno and Judile, always had a place to call home and never went hungry....

The Michif language program at St. Michael Community School has a new name, thanks to the work and consultation of four kokums (grandmothers). A partnership with Métis Nation – Saskatchewan led to the Michif Early Learning Pilot Project in 2020, when bilingual...

Considering the heights Kai Chen has already reached as a high school student, it’s a good thing he plans on pursuing a career in aerospace engineering. The 2022 graduate from Bishop James Mahoney High School (BJM) co-founded SK Eco Solutions—a not-for-profit that...

After two years of silence, the beat of the drum returned to Thornton Park at Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools’ annual Pow Wow. “It’s something a lot of students and staff look forward to every year,” said Cornelia Laliberte, coordinator of First Nations, Métis and...

Saskatoon radio station C95 and Saskatoon Teachers’ Association (STA) presented a Saskatoon teacher with C95’s Teacher of the Year award. Mr. Blair Gillies, a Grade 3 teacher at St. Lorenzo Ruiz Catholic School, received a $10,000 cash prize. He was grateful and...

A partnership between Central Urban Métis Federation Inc. and Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools—one that has existed in various forms for 20 years—has been renewed, with representatives from both organizations signing a new memorandum of understanding. CUMFI...