First Nations University of Canada -
The First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv) was established in 1976 as the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College (SIFC) through a federated partnership with the University of Regina. Thirty-five years after it was founded "to enhance the quality of life, and to preserve, protect and interpret the history, language, culture and artistic heritage of first Nations people", FNUniv continues to fulfill this shared vision.
FNUniv provides a unique opportunity to study in an environment that supports First Nations cultures, languages, and values. FNUniv students can participate in and learn through ceremony with Elders as well as through classroom based experience.
Keewatin Career Development Corporation (KCDC) is the Regional Management Organization for Indian and Northern Affairs Canada's First Nations SchoolNet program for Saskatchewan and Alberta as of December 2006. We have signed a contribution agreement with Indian and Northern Affairs Canada to provide administration of the program for First Nations Schools between now and March 31, 2009. The First Nations SchoolNet Program has provided Internet connectivity assistance to First Nations schools since the late 1990s. ... read more ...
We are a First Nation public institution whose primary responsibilities include ensuring the First Nations property tax system is administratively efficient, harmonized, improves economic growth, and is responsive to on-reserve taxpayers. FNTC supports First Nation taxation under the FSMA and under section 83 of the Indian Act. Collectively, there are over 120 First Nations in Canada with property tax powers, responding to community needs and providing services to thousands of property taxpayers.
On this site you can learn more about First Nation property taxation, download useful resource material, subscribe to our newsletter, learn about new regulatory changes and initiatives, or seek our assistance in matters concerning First Nation property taxation. We encourage you to explore our website to learn more about us and what we do
The story of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is one that remains unknown to most Canadians. It is the story that is lived each day by the First Nations peoples of Canada. It is the story of a struggle for self-determination and human dignity. It is a story that must be told.
Many Canadians are unaware of the enormous problems that the First Nations peoples have faced on the road to political recognition in this country.
Few Canadians realize that the First Nations peoples are identified in the Constitution as one of the founding nations of Canada, along with the English and French. Few Canadians are aware that up until the 1983-87 First Ministers Conference on Aboriginal Rights, the First Nations People were excluded from taking part in the Constitutional developments of Canada. First Nations peoples have had to deal with conditions of extreme poverty and isolation, and vast geographical dispersion, within the tremendous diversity of aboriginal cultures, languages, and political ideologies. Improved communications and transportation have allowed First Nations Peoples to begin to talk to each other, to the rest of Canada, and to the rest of the world. These relatively recent developments have meant that the First Nations Peoples have had to work harder and faster in order to catch up with the federal and provincial governments in the fields of political knowledge, political reality, and especially in political expertise. The years of being excluded from Canada's formal political process has left First Nations Peoples with an incredible void to fill just in order to attain a level of political, social, and legal knowledge that is on par with other groups in Canadian society. ... read more ...
Government of Saskatchewan:
Treaty education (K-12) website by the Government of Saskatchewan
http://www.k-12treatyeducation.gov.sk.ca/programs-services
Virtual Saskatchewan On-line Magazine
www.virtualsk.com
IPortal (Indigenous Studies Portal) from the University of Saskatchewan
"The Indigenous Studies Portal (IPortal) connects faculty, students, researchers and members of the community with electronic resources: books, articles, theses, documents, photographs, archival resources, maps, etc. The vision of the Indigenous Studies Portal is to provide one place to look to find resources for Indigenous studies". "This Indigenous Studies Portal is being developed by the University of Saskatchewan Library. The IPortal also links to Indigenous programs and events at the University of Saskatchewan. It offers specialized tools for teaching and scholarship".
http://iportal.usask.ca