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Reconciliation theme of Saskatoon National Aboriginal Day celebrations Darlene P olachic

On Wednesday, June 21, National Aboriginal Day will be observed across Canada with a variety of celebrations to honour the heritage, contribution and culture of Canada’s First Nation, Inuit and Métis peoples. Among the celebrations planned locally is the 21st annual National Aboriginal Day Celebration hosted by the Saskatoon Indian-Métis Friendship Centre (SIMFC).

SIMFC program manager Melanie St. Juste and SIMFC program co-ordinator Sanford Strongarm have put together an action-packed, familyfriendly program guaranteed to appeal to people of all ages and cultures. The event is being held in Victoria Park, which is located on Spadina Crescent West, near the Riversdale Pool and Skate Park.

The day kicks off at 7:30 a.m. with a Pipe Ceremony led

by Elder Walter Linklater. This ceremony is open to all who wish to participate.

At 9:30, participants will marshal for the Rock Your Roots Reconciliation Walk that recognizes those impacted by the residential school experience. The Walk itself begins at 10 a.m. and will take 45 to 60 minutes to complete.

At strategic venues along the way, like the Chief Whitecap monument, walkers will be treated to entertainment in the form of Métis and First Nations music and dance.

“Last year the Walk was held on a separate day,” St. Juste said, “but this year we’re incorporating it in the celebration on the 21st. About 3,000 people participated last year including school children, survivors and representatives of various groups.”

Organization of the Grand Entry will commence at 11 a.m., with the First Nations traditional parade beginning at 11:30. An official Flag Ceremony will recognize the flags of Canada, Saskatchewan, Indian

National Aboriginal Day celebrations will take place tomorrow in Victoria Park. The Grand Entry will commence at 11 a.m. An official Flag Ceremony will recognize the flags of Canada, Saskatchewan, Indian and Métis nations. Ph o t o : SAR Ah GRu m m et t

A full afternoon of entertainment, including Métis and First Nation singers and dancers, will take place on the City of Saskatoon’s Showmobile Stage in Victoria Park. Photo: SA RA h GRummet t

Thousands of people participating in the Rock Your Roots Reconciliation Walk will gather in Friendship Park at 9:30 a.m. Last year, 3,000 people joined the Reconciliation Walk.P h o t o: SAR A h G Ru mmet t

and Métis nations, and others.

Dignitaries will be announced by Sanford Strongarm, Sr., and will include people like Member of Parliament Sheri Benson, Tribal Chief Felix Thomas, Police Chief Clive Weighill, Fire Chief Morgan Hackl, Central Urban Métis Federation President Shirley Isbister, Saskatoon IndianMétis Centre President Louise Oelke, and others.

“We also try to incorporate as many residential school sur-

vivors in the Grand Entry as possible,” Sanford Strongarm said.

Following the Entry, dignitaries will bring greetings to the gathered assembly, then everyone will disperse for lunch at 12:30. St. Juste said those in the Elders and Survivors Tent will be served soup and bannock, while lunch for the rest of the crowd will be barbecued hot dogs, with fruit and cup cakes for dessert.

“We’re planning lunch for

5,000 people,” she says. “It’s a big event that is very well attended and grows bigger every year.”

One element that will not be part of the celebration this year is the distribution of treaty annuity payments which are made annually to Indians who are entitled to treaty annuities through membership in bands that signed historic treaties with the Crown. This will be done on a different day at Wanuskewin.

Entertainment for the Aboriginal Day celebration will begin at 12:30 on the City of Saskatoon’s Showmobile Stage. On the program are Métis and First Nation singers and dancers.

There is plenty of entertainment planned for children.

There will be a number of tipis in the Tipi Village with various fun activities for kids.

The Metawetan Culture Van will also be in attendance. The Metawetan Van travels around the city during the year showcasing First Nations games and activities for children.

People attending the celebration will want to check out the vendor tables with their display of crafts, beadwork and artwork, most First Nationsthemed pieces.

“We will have an Elders’ Tent on site, and individuals who work with residential school survivors. They’ll be there to provide support for anyone who might be trig-

gered by this event,” St. Juste said.

As it did last year, the Saskatoon Indian-Métis Friendship Centre is partnering with Reconciliation Saskatoon for this event. Last year, 2016, was officially declared the Year of Reconciliation by the City of Saskatoon. In keeping with that, the theme of this year’s celebration is the same as it was last year: Reconciliation.

The National Aboriginal Day Celebration is open to everyone, and the Saskatoon Indian-Métis Friendship Centre extends a warm invitation to the public to attend this significant event.

Sanford Strongarm said, “It’s a free event that offers an opportunity for non-Aboriginal people to witness First Nations and Métis cultural activities. We want to share our culture with the citizens of Saskatoon. There will be a lot of great activities for the whole family.”

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NatioNal aborigiNal Day 2017 Wanuskewin offers full day of National Aboriginal Day events Ryan Hall

Fo r o v e r 6 , 0 0 0 y e a r s , Wanuskewin has been a gathering place for Northern Plains peoples from across the land. This proud tradition continues to this day, with countless visitors experiencing the history, culture, and sharing in the park’s story. As part of this continuing narrative, Wanuskewin Heritage Park is excited to host National Aboriginal Day Celebrations 2017 on Wednesday, June 21.

The event is a great opportunity for both First Nations and non-First Nations to come together to learn, share, and partake in several aspects of Aboriginal culture.

In previous years, Wanuskewin has hosted a combined Cultural Days Celebration and Powwow, with

great success. However, for 2017, the decision was made to try something new by having a mini powwow session that was part of a full day of events. Andrew McDonald, sales and marketing manager for Wanuskewin Heritage Park, explained, “This year we felt that in addition to the powwow sessions we wanted to have numerous other activities to enjoy as well, and to offer much more to the public than ever before.”

The lineup of events for this year’s celebrations certainly promises to live up to the billing, with a full gamut of activities for everyone.

Beginning with a Pipe Ceremony at 8:00 a.m., the day will be filled with traditional games such as double ball, powwow dance performances, guided tours, performing arts, archaeological interpretations, puppet shows, and

much more!

Activity stations will be spread out across the entire park, as a way to encourage guests to see all that Wanuskewin has to offer.

Visitors are invited to participate in a contest, collecting stamps on a ‘story robe’ from each of the stations.

All completed forms will be entered into a draw to win a Pendleton Blanket at the end of the day.

Of course, no celebration would be complete without food, and Wanuskewin’s restaurant will be serving hot dogs, bison burgers, fries and soft drinks. Additionally, there will be two food trucks in attendance, meaning that no one should go hungry. Finally, CHEP Good Food Inc. is sponsoring a bannock making workshop, as well as a traditional foods area open between 10

a.m. and 4 p.m.

The result is an event that promises to be fun for people of all ages. Admission is free, with the idea being to include as many people from across the community as possible. “The goal of hosting this celebration is to provide a way for all people to come together here at Wanuskewin,” said McDonald. “That means ensuring no one is excluded, and making sure we have such an array of activities that there will be something for everyone.”

An event such as this wouldn’t be possible without the help and support of a variety of sponsors. This year, Wanuskewin Heritage Park is excited to partner with the Saskatchewan Indian Culture Center (SICC), CHEP Good food Inc., Dakota Dunes Community Development and Canadian Heritage. “We are really thrilled to have such support,” said McDonald, “as it not only allows events like this to take place, but provides an opportunity for us to reach more people in the community.”

Wanuskewin Heritage Park is located just five minutes from Saskatoon, south east on Penner Road. Follow the “bison” signs. For more information, visit www. wanuskewin.com.

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NatioNal aborigiNal Day 2017 Wat’s the future of reconciliation?

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Over the past year, Reconciliation Saskatchewan has been hosting engagement sessions throughout the province and asking Saskatchewanians an important question: What does successful reconciliation look like in 25 years?

“We ask people to imagine they’re talking to their grandkids in the future, telling them how reconciliation has been successful and it all started in 2017. In your story, what are the changes that needed to happen?” said Rhett Sangster, director of reconciliation and community partnerships with the Office of the Treaty Commissioner, which led the creation of the provincial movement.

“By engaging people from all walks of life – Indigenous, non-Indigenous, business, government and civil society – we can create a consensus around a vision for reconciliation in Saskatchewan. If we can figure out where the bus is going, then we can all get on that bus and start working together.”

The ultimate goal of reconciliation is to renew and maintain a positive Treaty relationship based on recognition of rights, respect, cooperation and partnership. Reconciliation can be a delicate subject, which is why the Office of the Treaty Commissioner feels it has a role to play, using its stature as a neutral provincial facilitator to encourage open conversations.

Reconciliation Saskatchewan was started in Saskatoon through support of partners such as the City of Saskatoon, Saskatoon Tribal Council, Central Urban Métis Federation, Aboriginal Friendship Centres of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon Indian and Métis Friendship Centre and Saskatoon Health Region. Reconciliation Saskatoon has now expanded its circle to nearly 60 organizations. Reconciliation Saskatchewan has since formed similar groups in Regina, and Lloydminster and

Reconciliation Saskatchewan will hold the second annual Rock Your Roots Walk for Reconciliation in conjunction with National Aboriginal Day, tomorrow, starting at 10 a.m. in Saskatoon’s Victoria Park. Photo: offiCe of the tReAty CommiSSioNeR

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Reconciliation Saskatchewan organizes a variety of events to raise public awareness about the importance of reconciliation. Here, the Reconciliation Flag is raised at Saskatoon City Hall. P h o t o : o ffiCe o f the tReAty CommiS SioNeR

Onion Lake First Nation.

According to Sangster, a major goal of Reconciliation Saskatchewan has been to find reconciliation champions.

“In our view, a champion is anyone who has energy to be proactive and make things better. We all have spheres of influence and we all have different ways of doing things, so we like to keep things democratic,” Sangster said. “We’ve

Sangster said public engagement is important to continue building momentum. He said the public needs to understand the importance of reconciliation and hear the positive stories that are happening instead of the negative.

Reconciliation Saskatchewan puts on numerous public events to raise awareness.

Last year in Saskatoon, the group hosted a walk called Rock Your Roots: Walk for

During a Saskatoon public school powwow, students held white boards indicating what reconciliation meant to them.

had people from churches, people from the business community; it’s been a pretty diverse group coming together. I was in Onion Lake recently for the second meeting between Lloydminster and Onion Lake partners to talk about how can people work together better in that region to engage the public, to educate, and work on economic development.”

Beyond the meetings,

Reconciliation the day after National Aboriginal Day (NAD). This year, Reconciliation Saskatchewan is aligning the event with the NAD festivities on Wednesday in Victoria Park. The walk begins at 9:30 a.m., followed by the rest of the festivities.

Currently, there are no other walks in the province but Sangster said big plans are definitely in the works.

“In Lloydminster and On-

ion Lake, for example, they’ve talked about working together on an events calendar in September and October,” Sangster said. “They have a summit that happens every October around Indigenous economic development on how to bring the Lloydminster and Indigenous community together for business.

We’re hoping to dovetail on that to reach a bigger audience,” said Sangster.

“In Regina, the OTC and the City of Regina brought together over 80 community leaders in April to share information about their own reconciliation activities. The group agreed that ‘yes’, they want to work together on reconciliation and they identified some possible areas of focus. In late June, the plan is to meet again to further drill down on what kinds of things the group can do together. It’s about making concrete progress, but also about building trust and relationships.”

Reflecting back on the past year, Sangster said Reconciliation Saskatchewan has achieved some incredible things.

“We recently did a session where we asked people what the most significant change was for them in the past year as a result of their involvement,” Sangster said. “A lot of people in the room talked about how this allowed them to move from feelings of guilt, or fear of saying the wrong thing, or being ignorant, to learning, listening and finding their own personal call to action and own inspiration to try to move forward, finding some of the common language to have discussions on some of these issues.”

Sangster said Reconciliation Saskatchewan has attracted a lot of interest in other parts of the province like the Battlefords, Prince Albert and Swift Current.

“We think we’ve got a great model to use and frankly we’d love to have it going in every community in Saskatchewan,” he said.

Alex Janvier an inspiration to all Canadians also motivating.

Born of Dene Suline and Saulteaux descent in 1935, Janvier was raised in the nurturing care of his family until the age of eight when he was uprooted from his home and sent to the Blue Quills Indian Residential School near St. Paul, Alta.

Although he speaks of having a creative instinct from as far back as he can remem-

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As Canada celebrates its 150th anniversary, and on the eve of National Aboriginal Day, the MacKenzie Art Gallery is featuring an exhibition to “inspire all Canadians.”

Alex Janvier: Modern Indigenous Master is currently on tour for the National Gallery of Canada and is making its first stop outside of Ottawa in Regina. The career retrospective is the first to showcase more than five decades of the artist’s paintings and drawings, spanning from early in his career in the 1960s to the present day. It consists of more than 100 of his most impressive works, drawn from public and private collections across Canada, and features his best-known pieces alongside those that rarely have been seen.

“Alex Janvier is one of our most important and innovative artists nationally. He’s had a long and rich career.

This is a rare opportunity to see his work – work over several decades – gathered together in one place for the public to view and enjoy his journey as an artist,” said Anthony Kiendl, executive director and CEO of the Mackenzie Art Gallery.

The retrospective is important for everyone. “This is an exhibition for all Canadians, not just the art community, not just Indigenous people. It conveys a unique vision that is distinct, one of kind around the world,” said Kiendl. And, it’s not only the work of the artist that inspires; Janvier’s history is

Alex Janvier is considered one of the significant pioneering Aboriginal artists in Canada. The MacKenzie Art Gallery is featuring a retrospective of his works, organized by the National Gallery of Canada. The exhibit opens today and is available for viewing until Sept. 10. Ph o t o : kim GR iffit h S

ber, it was at the residential school that Janvier was given the tools to create his first paintings. Unlike many Aboriginal artists of his time, Janvier received formal art training from the Alberta College of Art in Calgary and graduated with honours in 1960. Immediately after graduation, he took up an opportunity to instruct art at the University of Alberta.

“We should be so proud that he is from here – from Western Canada – and he’s gone through so many challenges in his life and especially with the residential school, and art school and college. He has shown such resiliency and single-mindedness vision that’s an inspiration for all Canadians,” S E E j a n v i e r o N page 4

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NatioNal aborigiNal Day 2017 The exhibition, which runs until Sept. 10, is the first showing outside Ottawa. “We’re the first venue outside of Ottawa – the first venue in Western Canada. It’s a rare opportunity in that it will be the only stop in Saskatchewan. It’s a great opportunity for the province,” he said.

Kiendl credits the National Gallery of Canada with making the retrospective possible. “The National Gallery has a lot of resources that are unique to put in the research to produce the publication and the touring exhibition.”

The MacKenzie, which Kiendl said is “actively involved in thinking about reconciliation” in light of the findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, has received funding for a large-scale Indigenous public artwork to be unveiled outdoors on the gallery grounds in spring of 2018. On National Aboriginal Day, tomorrow, the gallery will have an information table set up in Regina’s Victoria Park, followed by a series of lectures and film screenings. Information is available at www.mackenzieartgallery.ca.

Alex Janvier, Land of Beauty and Joy, 2015, watercolour on paper. Courtesy of the artist and Janvier Gallery, Cold Lake First Nations ©Alex Janvier. P h ot o: NAt i oNAl G A ll eRy of CANADA j a n v i e r F r o m page 3

Kiendl said.

As a member of the commonly referred to “Indian Group of Seven,” Janvier is considered one of the significant pioneering Aboriginal artists in Canada, and has influenced generations of Aboriginal artists. By virtue of his art, Janvier was selected to represent Canada in a Canadian/Chinese Cultural Exchange in 1985. Although he has completed several murals nationally, Janvier speaks of the 450

m2 Morning Star at the Canadian Museum of Civilization as a major highlight in his career. In January 2004, one of Janvier’s works was displayed in Paris, France at the Canadian Forum on Cultural Enterprise. In recognition of his success, Janvier recently received three prestigious Lifetime Achievement Awards from the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation, The Tribal Chiefs In-

stitute, and Cold Lake First Nations. In perhaps the greatest tribute, the Janvier Gallery opened on the Cold Lake First Nation in 2012.

“He is based in our neighbouring province of Alberta and was part of the ground-breaking professional Artists Incorporated that came out of Winnipeg in the 1970s and so his work really resonates with the Plains and Western Canada and the Indigenous communities, obviously,” said Kiendl.

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NatioNal aborigiNal Day 2017 ASAP working to close the gap CaRol Todd

Every spring and fall, thousands of students graduate from the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) — yet historically, few were First Nations, Métis or Inuit. Those statistics are changing.

Dr. Kristina Bidwell, the associate dean of Aboriginal Affairs in the College of Arts and Science at the U of S, says many Indigenous students don’t even make it to the second year of university. Fittingly for a university whose main campus sits on Treaty 6 territory and the Métis Homeland, the college created the new position of associate dean of Aboriginal Affairs. Bidwell, a member of NunatuKavut, the Inuit territory in Labrador, is the first to hold the position and was especially struck by the fact that, in the past, only about half of First Nations, Métis and Inuit students who entered the College returned for their second year, compared to about threequarters of the college’s general student population. “So I thought, obviously as a college, we’re not offering these students a positive first year experience and that is where ASAP came from,” she says.

The Aboriginal Student Achievement Program (ASAP), which offers a range of supports to encourage Indigenous students to stay at university, just marked its fifth anniversary. A report released this spring, the Aboriginal Student Achievement Program: Celebrating Five Years of Success, indicates the program has been helping. “Over the last five years, just 46 per cent of First Nations students not enrolled in ASAP returned in second year, compared to 75 per cent of all students in the College of Arts and Science. However, 60 per cent of First Nations students who enrolled in ASAP returned to their studies in second year. So, for First Nations students, ASAP cuts the retention gap in half,” the report states.

The University of Saskatchewan’s Aboriginal Student Achievement Program (ASAP) offers a range of supports for First Nations, Métis and Inuit students during their first year of university. Pictured here is the 2017 ASAP student group. Ph ot o S: DAviD St o bbe/St o bbe Ph o t o GR AP hy/ u of S

Sixty per cent of First Nations students enrolled in ASAP returned for a second year of classes at the U of S, cutting the retention gap in half.

The program, which is not compulsory, is intended to “be a community for these students,” Bidwell says. The first contact is face to face – no online registration – and there are two Aboriginal advisors who help students with issues both academic and personal. “They do a lot of referring, maybe they need a student loan or a place to live. We try on multiple levels to support them,” Bidwell says, adding there are subsidized spots in the students’ residence for ASAP students. The ASAP classes are smaller, only 30 students

per class, and the students all take three classes together. “So, the students really support each other,” she says.

Since 2012, 383 students have enrolled in ASAP. More than 90 per cent of ASAP students come from First Nations communities. Nearly 70 per cent are women. Not only has the program been helping encourage Indigenous students stay in university, the program itself has received positive feedback. A 2016 survey found that 95 per cent of ASAP students would recommend

the program to a friend or sibling.

For her part, Bidwell has nothing but praise for the students. “I’m so proud of these students. The program helps, but it’s the students who do the work. It’s the students who persist and support each other and work so hard to get their education. I can’t take the credit – it’s them,” she says.

Bidwell says the college does not intend to rest on its laurels. “It is making a difference,” she says of ASAP. “We still have more to do, because ultimately what we want to do is close that gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students.

We’ve cut it in half, we haven’t closed it,” she says.

With students reporting that they also have difficulty transitioning out of the ASAP into the second year, Bidwell says the college is hop-

ing to expand the program in the future. “Our goal for the future, is next year we’re offering a couple of second-year [ASAP] classes. We want to offer them a bit of a connection point so they can take one course per term,” she says, adding the long-term goal is to support Indigenous students all the way to graduation.

In addition to ASAP, the college will offer the Science and Technology ASAP STEM pathways program in the fall to provide access, entrance and enrichment programs for Indigenous students interested in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) degree programs.

With five years of success under its belt and plans for expansion in the future, the timing of the ASAP program is not a minute too late.

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