
Arts & Culture

Your Voice is Power Youth Conference
Juno Award artist Sebastian Gaskin makes Regina his first stop
Fresh off the red carpet at the 2025 JUNO Awards - where he won the prize for Contemporary Indigenous Artist of the Year - Sebastian Gaskin's first pitstop was in Regina to speak to high school students at the Your Voice is Power conference at the Saskatchewan Science Centre. His motivation was simple - to inspire. &qu...
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Arts and Education
Artsy Fact or Artsy Fiction
Historically, art is often shrouded in mystery - where it came from, how it was made, or why it was made - but an annual First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv) event it's all about embracing the mystery in the pursuit of education. A few years ago, organizers decided to Indigenize the popular 'Artifact/Artifiction...
Apr 15, 2025
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Saskatchewan Okimaw Awards
Looking for a few good men
The Okimaw Awards - an accolade to inspirational Indigenous men - are coming to Saskatchewan. The awards were founded in Alberta by Janice Randhile as a way to honour those who are often overlooked. In Cree okimaw means leader, head man or chief. "We want to acknowledge the men working in our communities, those su...
Apr 11, 2025
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Regina
Sâkêwêwak Storytellers Festival celebrates sound in unique ways
Kat Ross wants to subvert your expectations at this year's Sâkêwêwak Annual Storyteller's Festival. "The event this year is about coming in and listening as an Indigenous relational technology," she said. "So all the events really try to fit within that vision." Take nightlife. Typ...
Apr 10, 2025
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Arts & Culture

Storytelling Month
Traditional storytelling continues to thrive in Saskatchewan
Daphie Pooyak from the Sweetgrass First Nation has dedicated her life to storytelling. For her, traditional storytelling is deeply intertwined with life, serving as both a cultural practice and a way of understanding existence. "I've been learning these stories since I was two years old," said Pooyak a tradit...
Mar 05, 2025
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Plains Cree Sign Language
Cree Sign Language's Role in ASL Sparks Push for Greater Recognition
Modern signed communication has its roots directly tied to Cree. Now, leaders in the deaf and hearing impaired community are looking for more supports for this vital and founding language. "American Sign Language (ASL) borrowed about 140 words from Plains Cree sign language. We wouldn't have ASL if we didn't have ...
Mar 04, 2025
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Sask Polytech
Survivors share their storied past through their Talking Quilt
The Talking Quilt helps to create conversations. The blanket is comprised of 24 squares each surrounded by a colourful border and at its centre − the medicine wheel. At first glance it's vibrant and inviting. But on closer examination, each square represents the lived experiences of trauma, loss, healing, and rej...
Feb 27, 2025
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Rawlings Norman
Little girl with a big heart gets a lot of love from the community
The communities of Flying Dust First Nation and Meadow Lake can show spunky four-year-old Rawlings Norman some love while she wages her ongoing battle with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) by supporting the family's fundraiser. The little girl and her family is in Edmonton due to unexpected complications with her...
Feb 26, 2025
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SICC Language Keepers Gathering
Language retention and revitalization is still key at annual gathering
In its 19th year, the First Nations Language Keepers Gathering remains one of Saskatchewan's essential language revitalization events. Over the course of two days the Saskatchewan Indigenous Cultural Centre (SICC) will hosted than 500 attendees along with 22 speakers, Knowledge Keepers, and master speakers at its annua...
Feb 17, 2025
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Invitation extended to King Charles
Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation Invites King Charles to Treaty 6 Commemoration
In a major expression of partnership and treaty renewal, Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation has invited King Charles to attend an upcoming commemoration. On August 23, 2026, Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation are planning a 150th commemoration of Treaty 6, which was signed in 1876. To highlight the landmark event, leaders are hoping for a r...
Feb 11, 2025
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New Era for SK Arts with new Leadership
New Era for SK Arts Under the Leadership of Lisa Bird-Wilson
There's a new face representing SK Arts, and for the first time in its 77-year history, it's an Indigenous woman. Like most artists, Lisa Bird-Wilson, the new SK Arts CEO, is continually challenging herself in new endeavours. "It's an opportunity for me to take some of the leadership and business skills I've devel...
Jan 22, 2025
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Bringing Holiday Magic
Rise Air and the Roughriders Bring Holiday Magic to Saskatchewan's Athabasca Communities
In the vast, snow-covered expanses of northern Saskatchewan, where the stars are bright and the air crisp, something truly magical happens every December-the arrival of Santa Claus, flown in by Rise Air for Santa in the North, bringing joy and holiday spirit to the schools in our Athabasca communities. Father Christmas...
Jan 03, 2025
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The Last Spike
A new City of Regina art installation highlights its complicated railway history
Art can be more than just something pretty to hang on a wall, it can be used to educate - just ask Lionel Peyachew. Originally from Red Pheasant First Nation located in Treaty 6, he has taken on the task of creating a one-of-a-kind, railway-themed art installation. The sculpture, expected to be completed next fall, wil...
Nov 19, 2024
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These Stories have Walked a Long Way.
Voices from the past come back to life thanks to technology
**CORECTION: An earlier version of this story was improperly formatted and important details were not included. EFN Media regrets the error** In the early 1970s, a few enterprising individuals from Kawacatoose First Nation embarked on a rather novel project − to record the community history and personal stories o...
Nov 17, 2024
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Indigenous music, plays and musicals
Darke Hall is delivering an all-star Indigenous showcase for its upcoming season
A historic performance venue in Regina is setting a new benchmark in its upcoming season of programming - with more Indigenous talent slated to hit the stage than ever before in its almost 100-year history. "We're committed to uplifting those artists that might not otherwise be seen. And it really matters to us to...
Oct 30, 2024
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language app
One community has found a 'Cree'ative way to revitalize the language
The Montreal Lake Cree Nation hopes to breathe new life into their traditional language by making nîhithaw accessible anywhere and anytime through an app. "We have a lot of language understanders, but we're losing the number of speakers needed to keep the language alive," said Charlotte Ross, project co...
Oct 29, 2024
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COLUMN
The Buzz
The Buzz, a word or a phrase, what is the talk of the town in a particular time or particular context, would describe the term buzzword. Better yet, what is the "Soup of the day?" Indian people, or Indigenous, or First Nations, or Aboriginal, or Native and even Native American, whatever buzzword or new title...
Oct 29, 2024
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Building Collective Futures: Reflections from the IASPM Canada Conference 2024
As the EFN's Arts and Fashion Correspondent one of my first events I attended for EFN Media was the Building Collective Futures: Communities Thriving Through Music conference, held at the University of Regina from September 26-29 to explore how music, storytelling, and collaboration can shape thriving futures for diver...
Oct 26, 2024
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Common Threads
Often the university is a place where people of different backgrounds come together to learn, educate and share ideas
Common Threads is a new feature in The Eagle - EFN Media's quarterly magazine. It is made possible through a partnership with the Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan (MCoS). The goal is to highlight the similarities between Indigenous people and those new to Turtle Island. For Indigenous people finding balance in a ...
Oct 25, 2024
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Art and Fashion Correspondent
Robin Cote: A Creative Force Bridging Worlds through Fashion and Identity
EFN Media is pleased to introduce our newest edition to the team Robin Cote. She will be looking will be contributing to the Art and Entertainment beat with a focus on fashion and beauty. We are looking forward to the content Robin will contribute as she travels both locally and nationally. She is also the president of...
Oct 17, 2024
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Elder Profile
Few can say they're 100-per-cent Indigenous but Lillian Lerat is close
Cowessess elder Lillian Lerat made a surprising discovery while researching her family tree - she is 99.6 per-cent Indigenous. Born Lillian Assiniboine in 1945 on the Ochapowace First Nation, to Frank Assinboine and Alice Louison. She has lived through and experienced many changes in the province. Her great-grandfather...
Oct 14, 2024
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Opinion
Did Residential Schools Also Abuse Our Souls?
One of my most vivid memories from residential school was the endless rounds of religious indoctrination survivors were subjected to. It started with a prayer upon waking, saying grace when arriving for breakfast, then other prayers at dinner and supper. The day ended with monotonous group recitation of the rosary, and...
Oct 03, 2024
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