'We cannot forget our past': Survivor returns to Sask. residential school
A light wind blew what was left of the snow as a group of kids walked around the parking lot outside a giant brick building on the Muskowekwan First Nation, reminding Julius Manitopyes of spring days from his childhood.
Manitopyes was leading a group of Grade 6 students from nearby Kawacatoose First Nation Asiniw-Kisik Education Campus around the Muskowekwan First Nation residential school where he lived when he was their age.
"To have them look at the residential school, it's a scary place, the stories are scary, but they are real," Manitopyes said, barely holding in tears.
"It's the past but we have to ... acknowledge it so that we can carry the word forward so this doesn't happen again."
A light wind blew what was left of the snow as a group of kids walked around the parking lot outside a giant brick building on the Muskowekwan First Nation, reminding Julius Manitopyes of spring days from his childhood.
Manitopyes was leading a group of Grade 6 students from nearby Kawacatoose First Nation Asiniw-Kisik Education Campus around the Muskowekwan First Nation residential school where he lived when he was their age.
"To have them look at the residential school, it's a scary place, the stories are scary, but they are real," Manitopyes said, barely holding in tears.
"It's the past but we have to ... acknowledge it so that we can carry the word forward so this doesn't happen again."
Saskatoon students sending Christmas cards to young offenders
In a classroom with walls covered in pictures, colours, and paintings, a group of students are preparing a special gift rooted in culture to share with young offenders this holiday season.
The Cree 10 class at Mount Royal Collegiate are creating handmade Christmas cards that share images and stories from Cree Culture.
In a classroom with walls covered in pictures, colours, and paintings, a group of students are preparing a special gift rooted in culture to share with young offenders this holiday season.
The Cree 10 class at Mount Royal Collegiate are creating handmade Christmas cards that share images and stories from Cree Culture.
Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company performing Rez Christmas
The annual Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company is back with the ninth play in the Rez Christmas series.
Since 2001 the company has been taking their Saskatoon audience on a holiday journey through stories of people on a fictional reserve in Saskatchewan.
This year's play Mekiwin: The Gift brings the audience into the life of an elderly woman waiting for her granddaughter at Christmas while another character recuperates in the hospital after a snow blower accident.
The annual Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company is back with the ninth play in the Rez Christmas series.
Since 2001 the company has been taking their Saskatoon audience on a holiday journey through stories of people on a fictional reserve in Saskatchewan.
This year's play Mekiwin: The Gift brings the audience into the life of an elderly woman waiting for her granddaughter at Christmas while another character recuperates in the hospital after a snow blower accident.
Indigenous portrayal in cinema part 1
The debate over Johnny Depp’s portrayal of Tonto in The Lone Ranger. We hear from Saginaw Grant, an elder and actor who worked with Depp in the movie, and Jesse Archibald Barber, a professor of Indigenous Literature, who do not agree whether an Indian stereotype was perpetrated.
The debate over Johnny Depp’s portrayal of Tonto in The Lone Ranger. We hear from Saginaw Grant, an elder and actor who worked with Depp in the movie, and Jesse Archibald Barber, a professor of Indigenous Literature, who do not agree whether an Indian stereotype was perpetrated.
Indigenous portrayal in cinema part 2
The debate over Johnny Depp’s portrayal of Tonto in The Lone Ranger. We hear from Saginaw Grant, an elder and actor who worked with Depp in the movie, and Jesse Archibald Barber, a professor of Indigenous Literature who do not agree whether an Indian stereotype was perpetrated.
All aspects produced and compiled for Meeting Ground on Rawlco Radio to look further into the lack of aboriginal roles in cinema and the stereotypes that many of these roles highlight.
The debate over Johnny Depp’s portrayal of Tonto in The Lone Ranger. We hear from Saginaw Grant, an elder and actor who worked with Depp in the movie, and Jesse Archibald Barber, a professor of Indigenous Literature who do not agree whether an Indian stereotype was perpetrated.
All aspects produced and compiled for Meeting Ground on Rawlco Radio to look further into the lack of aboriginal roles in cinema and the stereotypes that many of these roles highlight.