Prairie Sky School (PSS) wants children to nourish their sense of adventure and curiosity so it takes an alternative approach to education. On April 5th, rather than explain what they do, the school let parents and prospective students experience it with its Connection Camp. "A lot of what we do is land-based lear...

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...

Barbara Venne a University of Saskatchewan student has gained herself a reputation and although she never sought it out, she is embracing it. "We have this running joke that they all call me 'auntie'," laughs Venne. "I'm an older student and have lived like six different lives, so I try to bring that exp...

A nationwide initiative, with roots in Saskatchewan, aims to provide Indigenous youth with skills and knowledge previously never been offered in corrections - financial literacy. "If you have a young person who have their high school education, and they have been involved in crime from 14 or 15 years of age, they ...

Celebrating Indigenous Role Models at Saskatchewan Polytechnic Representation of Indigenous role models is important to the success of Indigenous students. Since 2013, Saskatchewan Polytechnic has been dedicated to celebrating and sharing the success stories of these inspiring individuals. Larissa Debray and Hunter Nip...

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 ...

Creating a nation of motivated, educated, and successful young people is the goal of a long-standing Canadian non-profit, and a giant of retail coffee is helping them achieve those goals. The Council for the Advancement of Native Development Officers (CANDO), has recently received a $50,000 grant from the Starbucks Fou...

The somewhat sinister concept of 'hacking' may be unclear to the general public. An intrusive crime of exploiting a computer system or personal information without authorized access. To some degree, we're all scared of it - we buy security programs for our computers and encrypt our files in effort to stay safe from thi...

After 10 months and 135 possible name suggestions, St. Frances Cree Bilingual School in Saskatoon will dawn a new name and that's reason to celebrate. The name selected is awâsisak kâ-nîmîhtocik- St. Francis School, the Cree portion of the name means 'children who dance.' "The name is not o...

Don't throw away your seeds, because they hold valuable ancient agricultural knowledge. It's one of the key messages from the 13 Moons Food and Seed Sovereignty learning circle project from SAGE - ē kanātahk askiy (it is a clean earth), which is focused on seed and food sovereignty for the Indigenous people living on...

**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...

It started, with just a hole in the ground and a pile of lumber. Now, thanks to the work of a handful of high school students, Canoe Lake Cree First Nation (CLCFN) has a newly built safe house for kids and families in need of refuge. "It brings me joy to know I worked on something that people are going to use,&quo...

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...

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...

The federal and provincial governments still don't acknowledge their roles in the operation of the Île-à-la-Crosse Residential School and Survivors say that's not Reconciliation. It opened in 1821 and was operated by the Roman Catholic Church until it closed in the 1970s making it the province's oldest res...

St. Frances Cree Bilingual School in Saskatoon, the largest Indigenous language elementary school in the country, is expanding even further thanks to a significant donation. Dakota Dunes Community Development Corporation has announced a $250,000 donation that will be used to build a powwow arbor on the school's grounds...

Former CTV News personality, Nelson Bird couldn't be happier with his new role as a community radio host, teacher and mentor at the First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv). Today marks the debut episode of the Nelson Bird Show featuring a one-on-one conversation with FNUniv President Jacqueline Ottmann. "My li...

Dave Rondeau, a Métis community-based researcher from Crutwell, Saskatchewan, made a shocking discovery in the spring of 2023. A massive ice break in the North Saskatchewan river carved out the side of a hill near the river, exposing a face or profile of that hill containing thousands of years of history. "...

Advocating for truth, sharing Indigenous stories and navigating a fast-changing media industry are all in a day's work for Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Connie Walker. She and her investigative team at Gimlet Media not only won a Pulitzer for Stolen: Surviving St. Michael's they also received a Peabody Award for ex...

For Karyn Pugliese, a career steeped in a deep understanding of the intricacies of the news industry combined with a relentless drive for excellence, didn't happen overnight. "When I was a teenager I was a bit of a hot mess," she said. "I gave my parents a hard time and ended up dropping out of school.&q...