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Cuthand: Treaty Land Entitlement allowed Sask. First Nations to buy farmland as rural population dwindled – Saskatoon StarPhoenix
Dec 14, 2020 Our people see land in a much different way because of our long history within this territory. As an increasing number of farmers across rural Saskatchewan looked to sell their farms over the last three decades, sometimes it was the neighbouring First Nations who allowed them to retire with dignity. The 1992 […]
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An Overview Of An Act Respecting First Nation, Inuit And Metis Children, Youth And Families – McKercher LLP
In Canada, child welfare (the term used to describe a set of government and private services designed to protect children and encourage family stability) has historically fallen under the control of the provinces and territories. Each province and territory has its own specific Act and regulations that direct specified entities to manage, control, and monitor […]
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FSIN asking province to stop Crown Land sales – 620 CKRM.com
Dec 7, 2020 The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) are claiming that the sales of Crown Lands in the province violate their Treaty Rights. They say the sales inhibit their ability to hunt, fish, trap, and gather, adding the government has proceeded with public sales of Crown Land without consulting First Nations. FSIN Vice-Chief […]
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Saskatchewan Settles Land Deal For Community Pastures – SwiftCurrentOnline.com
10 September 2020 It’s been a long time in coming but the Province and the Federal Government have finally reached a $64 million dollar land deal relating to community pastures. Agriculture Minister David Marit says three provincial pastures in the Southwest are being transferred to Ottawa, noting the land will continue to support sustainable cattle […]
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Saskatchewan Announces $4 Billion Irrigation Project At Lake Diefenbaker
July 2, 2020 Work To Begin Immediately To Stimulate The Economy Today, Premier Scott Moe announced the first steps of a generational project that will fulfill the vision of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker to ensure the prosperity of Saskatchewan people and irrigate up to 500,000 acres of land from Lake Diefenbaker, more than doubling the […]
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The story behind the longest First Nation name in the country and its fight for land – APTN News
February 24, 2020 The Mosquito Grizzly Bear Head Lean Man First Nation has the longest First Nation name in Canada. How that name came about has a longer history with many twists and claims that continue to this day. Read More: https://aptnnews.ca/2020/02/24/the-story-behind-the-longest-first-nation-name-in-the-country-and-its-fight-for-land/
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Learning from The Land: Why Indigenous Land-Based Pedagogy Matters – GDI
Indigenous people across Canada are familiar with colonization and its lingering impact on our social and economic well-being. As Matthew Wildcat and others (2014) remind us, “if colonization is fundamentally about dispossessing Indigenous peoples from land, decolonization must involve forms of education that reconnect Indigenous peoples to land and the social relations, knowledges and languages […]
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Canada Must Ensure First Nations Rights, Title and Jurisdiction Are Respected in Trans Mountain Expansion Project
Canada Must Ensure First Nations Rights, Title and Jurisdiction Are Respected in Trans Mountain Expansion Project February 4, 2020 (Ottawa, ON) – Following the Federal Court of Appeal’s decision today on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project, Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Perry Bellegarde says the federal government must ensure that First Nations’ […]
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Saskatoon clears path to forming 8th urban reserve in city – CBC
Agreement between city, Kahkewistahaw First Nation signed on Tuesday Oct 23, 2019 Saskatoon will soon have a new urban reserve. On Tuesday officials from the City of Saskatoon and the Kahkewistahaw First Nation “cleared a path” to designate the First Nation’s land at 1215 Claypool Drive as an urban reserve, according to a City of […]
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City and Kahkewistahaw First Nation sign new Urban Reserve Agreements
October 22, 2019 The City and Kahkewistahaw [kak-uh-WISH’-tuh-how] First Nation have cleared a path to designate the First Nation’s land at 1215 Claypool Drive as an urban reserve. Mayor Charlie Clark and Chief Evan Taypotat, along with the Council of Kahkewistahaw First Nation, and Saskatoon Board of Police Commissioners Chair, Darlene Brander, today signed urban […]
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