Your Snapshot of Saskatchewan's Cultural News, Events, Jobs and Opportunities | | |
The Métis Cultural Development Fund, now offered in partnership with Gabriel Dumont Institute, has launched a new funding round! Apply by April 14. |
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Welcome new SaskCulture team members! | |
Two new Outreach Consultants have joined the SaskCulture team. Please welcome Alex Rogalski, who joined the team this February. Previously working at SK Arts, Alex brings a wealth of experience and will be working with cultural organizations receiving Annual Global Funding as well as on Nonprofit Lifecycles and Districts. He resides in Saskatoon and can be reached at arogalski@saskculture.ca or by calling 306-975-2015.
On March 1, we are also welcoming Tara-Leigh Heslip, who previously worked as a Community Development Consultant with the South East District for Sport, Culture and Recreation. Tara will work with community contacts on the Community Cultural Engagement and Planning Grant, as well as on the Museum Grant Program and with Districts. She resides in Indian Head and can be reached at theslip@saskculture.ca or by calling 306-695-2013. Be sure to welcome SaskCulture’s new team members!
| Save the Date: SaskCulture AGM to be held June 16 in Regina | Mark your calendars! Join us for SaskCulture's in-person 2023 Annual General Meeting, which will be held on June 16 in Regina, SK. Details to follow. | | |
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Grant Spotlight: Aboriginal Arts and Culture Leadership Grant
SaskCulture's Aboriginal Arts and Culture Leadership Grant (AACL) supports the sharing of cultural skills and knowledge to young people through participatory cultural activity with First Nations or Métis arts and culture leaders.
| Registered, Saskatchewan, non-profit organizations, First Nations, or municipalities, with cultural mandates are eligible for this program. Apply by March 31! | | |
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Community non-profits having an impact in Saskatchewan | According to a recent report, Saskatchewan non-profits contributed $2.3 million in revenues and $861 million to the GDP in 2021, as well as employing over 19,000 people and providing over $806 million in pay. As part of its Alberta Non-Profit Data Strategy, Policy Wise for Children and Families recently released a Canada-wide break-down report on key indicators for non-profits in Canada, which says that Canadian community non-profits continue to see increased stability into the third quarter of 2022. Considering their outlook, 87 per cent were optimistic about the next 12 months. Organizations expect to see increased operating income and employees in the next three months. These patterns have continued over the last quarters. |
Cultural Diversity and Race Relations Month in Saskatoon | Saskatoon City Council proclaimed March as Cultural Diversity and Race Relations Month with a ceremony and flag-raising on March 1. March includes the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on March 21, which the City recognizes annually with the Living in Harmony Awards. | | |
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Ontario museum returns Chief Poundmaker’s belongings
The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), the largest museum in Canada, returned a saddle and a pipe that belonged to Poundmaker in a ceremony this February. Poundmaker, or pitikwahanapiwiyin, is considered one of the great Indigenous leaders of the 19th century, and was key in negotiations that led to Treaty 6. Poundmaker’s great-great-granddaughter Pauline Poundmaker, Brown Bear Woman, has been writing letters to museums worldwide in an effort to repatriate all his belongings. She previously recovered a staff owned by Poundmaker from Parks Canada in 2022.
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Arts and culture employees much more likely to have multiple jobs | A data analysis released in February by Hill Strategies determined that the proportion of employed arts and culture workers in Canada with multiple jobs ranges from 9 to 14.9 per cent. In comparison, the proportion of employees across all sectors with multiple jobs ranges from just 4.8 to 7.3 per cent. In every province, employees in the arts and culture are much more likely to have multiple jobs than other workers, with the proportion in Saskatchewan (9.6%) being below the national average (10%). | |
Do you know about SaskCulture's Respect Resource Line? | |
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Are you concerned about a case of bullying, abuse, harassment or discrimination in cultural programming? The SaskCulture Respect Resource Line is a helpline you can access through phone, email or text message if you need to talk to a professional for advice on how to handle a difficult situation.
Bruce Wood, M.A., MPH, a counsellor, therapist, educator, public speaker, community organizer and author who has been in practice for over 30 years, answers all calls to the Respect Resource Line.
Here are some steps you can take to limit BAHD (Bullying, Abuse, Harassment and/or Discrimination) behaviour in your organization:
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JOBS & OPPORTUNITIES GALLERY | |
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Ribbon skirt-making project reconnects community after COVID
By: Jackie Lay
Buffalo Narrows, like so many other communities during COVID, felt the deep effects of isolation on its residents’ mental health, but for some women, it was even harder. The members of Nimisak Buffalo Narrows Métis Women Inc. recognized a need to bring the women from the community together for reconnection and healing. Read more
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