Practical & Applied Arts

Come alongside Justice Noon as you and your class enter into the vivid and colorful patterns of beading. Join Justice as she takes classes through a brief history of beading, introduction to certain stitches and symbols as well as the creation of your very own beading design.

Come alongside Justice Noon as you and your class enter into the vivid and colorful patterns of beading. Join Justice as she takes classes through a brief history of beading, introduction to certain stitches and symbols as well as the creation of your very own beading design.

Facilitate by:
Shalen Fox
Light of Christ Catholic School Division

Shalen Fox is a Cree man from Sweetgrass First Nation. Shalen is a son, father, teacher, and coach. Shalen has been teaching for 11 years, as his convocation was in 2011 and recently completed his...

Facilitate by:
Mika Lafond

Mika Lafond is a member of the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation. She graduated with her Bachelor of Education from ITEP in 2006 and completed her MFA in writing in 2014. She is a mother, published author, sessional instructor, high school teacher and e...

Facilitate by:
Celia Deschambeault

Celia Deschambeault is from Cumberland House, Saskatchewan in Treaty Five Territory. She is married and is a mother of 8 children. She is a curriculum and resource developer. She has worked in the area of Education for the past 20 yea...

Facilitate by:
Sandra Laliberte, Tammy Martell and Rhonda Smallchild
Greater Saskatoon Catholic School Division

Sandra Laliberte was born in northern Saskatchewan in the village of Green Lake. Sandra has two grown children and three grandchildren. Sandra is a ret...

Facilitate by:
Dr. Brandon Needham
Good Spirit School Division

Dr. Brandon Needham is currently a rural school principal with the Good Spirit School Division (GSSD). As an in-school administrator, Brandon is keenly interested in how the infusion of Indigenous his...

Facilitate by:
Liz Zdunich
Sun West School Division

Elizabeth Zdunich is a teacher who enjoys the adventure of learning and revitalizing Cree language and culture. Her current role with Sun West School Division is as an Indigenous Perspectives Engagement Coach. S...

This 10-minute online video is of a teen photographer, Leah Denbok, that creates black-and-white images of the homeless of North America. The video features footage of the artist in the street talking to her subjects while explaining her style, inspired by artist Lee Jeffries.

This video shows how First Nations from across British Columbia have gathered over the past 50 years to take part in the All Native Basketball Tournament. The tournament opens with a four-hour ceremony, where each team proudly dances into the gym to the sound of traditional drumming and song. Mor...

The purpose of the presentation is to describe strategies teachers can use to approach content that may be perceived as sensitive in their community in order to:

• ensure the learning environment is safe for respectful dialogue;
• teach students how to think critically about any...

This video clip from the CBC’s The National reports on an alternate way of looking at addiction as a disease, rather than a choice. It encourages the viewer to consider the language used when referring to substance abuse disorders and how language can either help or hinder users from getting the ...

Saskatchewan chanterelles, forest jewels, are sought by chefs everywhere. Three Saskatoon chefs take Jenn Sharp on a trip to the forest to forage for these unique mushrooms.

Cattle are an important part of the grasslands’ ecosystem. Jenn Sharp meets with two ranchers and a chef as she follows this nutrient-dense ingredient from the pasture to the plate.

Saskatchewan is the second largest honey producer in Canada. Jenn Sharp learns about bees, how to make mead from honey and how honey can be used to elevate a dish.