March 2007

First Perspective reports that the Saskatchewan Government will grant $60,000 to the Saskatchewan Heritage Foundation to support a bid to repatriate the Chief Pasqua Pictograph.

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The Globe and Mail and the Chronicle Herald have reported that the Federal Government will not issue an apology for abuse suffered by children at residential schools.

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Guidelines Indigenous Pathways Initative - Traditional Art Grant (PDF) supports work on new contemporary or traditional art forms. Grants are available to a maximum of $6,000 and the deadline is April 16, 2007.

For more information contact: Saskatchewan Arts Board, 2135 Broad Street, Regina SK S4P 1Y6

Phone: + 306 787 4056 or 1 800 787 4199 email: grants@artsboard.sk.ca

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The Anglican Journal reports that:

All nine provincial and territorial courts approved on March 8 the revised Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA), a move that could mean that the agreement may be implemented by fall.

People have until August to opt out of the agreement.

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The Government of Saskatchewan signed an agreement on March 6, 2007 to increase job opportunities for First Nations and Métis People in the province.

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On March 1, 2007 the Saskatchewan Department of First Nations and Métis Relations and Indian and Northern Affairs Canada signed an Aboriginal Employment Development Program (AEDP) partnership agreement with the Kawacatoose First Nation.

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Doug Cuthand has an article in the The StarPhoenix on March 2^nd entitled, “Name new treaty commissioner without delay”. The Honourable Judge David M. Arnot was Treaty Commissioner since January 1, 1997 until recently.

Cuthand is concerned that that the position may not be filled for some time as happened in the past from 1994 to 1997.

The first Treaty Commissioner was Cliff Wright and he produced the book, Report and Recommendations on Treaty Land Entitlement presented to Chief Roland Crowe in May 1990. Doug Cuthand states that Cliff Wright brought about the Treaty Land Entitlement Agreement in 1992.

• The StarPhoenix Saskatoon, March 2, 2007 at page A9 Forum.
  
• The Office of the Treaty Commissioner
  

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