Practical & Applied Arts

Reneé Carriere is a mom, kokum, land-based educator, paddler, fisher, trapper, and learner of the Cree language. She home-schooled her three children from Grade one through to Grade eleven, all from her remote traditional trapline home, situated in the Saskatchewan River Delta.

Angie Caron is a Michif woman from Saskatoon and a proud descendent of the historic Métis community of Round Prairie. She is currently the principal at Brownell School in Saskatoon. Prior to this role, she taught in the SUNTEP program at the University of Saskatchewan and worked in a variety...

Russ Mirasty became Saskatchewan’s 23rd Lieutenant Governor in July 2019. He is the first Indigenous person to serve in this role.

Born and raised in La Ronge, Saskatchewan, His Honour is a member of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band and is fluent in Cree.  He joined the Royal Canad...

John Lagimodiere is the President of ACS Aboriginal Consulting Services and the Publisher/Editor of Eagle Feather News. ACS provides Aboriginal awareness seminars to clients including Nutrien, the Saskatoon Police Service, the City of Saskatoon, the City of Regina and the Province of Saskatchewan...

Mary Culbertson, Treaty Commissioner of Saskatchewan, is a member of the Keeseekoose First Nation and with her January 2018 appointment she became the first woman Treaty Commissioner of Saskatchewan. She has over 20 years of professional experience working in federal, provincial and territor...

This video is about one and a half hours in length. The video shares some ideas around routines and transitions as well as exploring the role of the educator in working with children and families. Educators must take an active role in reflection, problem solving and having a positive impact.

This video is one and a half hours long and feature three moms who share their experiences and perspectives on raising children who are experiencing disability. The observations they share provide a new insight for early years programs.

This video is one and a half hours long and is titled Constructing Community: Meaningful Ways to Develop, Engage, and Maintain Effective Teams and is approximately one and a half hours long. This presentation discusses the importance of expectations and inclusive practices on children, families, ...

This video is one and a half hours in length. This video explores how sensory input, including proprioception and vestibular, can influence children’s behavior and how awareness and intent can have a positive impact on children’s ability to learn.

This video is one hour and nine minutes in length. This video begins to explore how to incorporate inclusive practices into an early years program. The video includes some video footage of real life examples from an early learning program.

This video is approximately one hour in length and begins to explore beliefs regarding inclusion in the early years including a brief history of education. Reflection of personal views of children and inclusion are encouraged.

Join spoken word poet Janelle “ecoaborijanelle” Pewapsconias. Using flow poetry, you and your students will explore our Saskatchewan watersheds and water systems as a topic of focus for poetic expression and scientific inquiry. The broadcast will include performances by the artist as well as opp...

Join spoken word poet Janelle “ecoaborijanelle” Pewapsconias. Using flow poetry, you and your students will explore our Saskatchewan watersheds and water systems as a topic of focus for poetic expression and scientific inquiry.

The broadcast will include performances by the artist as we...

This is a brief video that describes how a remote community in northern Saskatchewan with a high suicide rate for Indigenous youth is trying to change that by discovering the healing power of photography. The video gives attention to the issues of addiction and trauma and highlights the importanc...

This is a short introductory video that gives students and teachers a look into gaming addictions. The video may serve as a starting point for further investigation into the topic.