information that Chief Spence decided to decline a meeting with Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan because in her opinion, "he is not the one who should be speaking on a nation-to-nation level". Thus, she purposefully wanted to force the Premier Minister to meet. Also, СBC has published articles about people who endorsed Theresa Spence's hunger strike. One of them talks about the Regina group that started fasting in support of First Nations Chief. One of the members of this group, Shawna Oochoo, said that fasting helps her understand what the Chief Spence is living through. Also, she added: "This is a huge sacrifice on her part". Moreover, according this article, many Canadians supported Spence at this time. (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/regina-protesters-fast-in-support-of-first-nations-chief-1.1161627) There is another article about Raymond Robinson. He is like the Theresa Spence decided to fast to increase awareness about Indigenous people. Also, he said: "I am committed to continue my hunger strike until Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Governor General David Johnston meet with Chief Spence and myself and the First Nation leadership". (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-elder-takes-hunger-strike-to-ottawa-1.1289882) Despite this, Peter Worthington in his article says that "Theresa Spence hunger strike not ideological gesture but blackmail". He writes about wide coverage and attention that was focused on this story. He criticizes her…
Situation analysis of Saskatchewan polytechnic By Ronak Rajput (000404037) Situation Analysis: Saskpolytech is an instructive organization situated in Saskatchewan. It has 4 campuses in Saskatchewan, Moose Jaw, Prince Albert, Regina, Saskatoon. The head office is in Saskatoon. Currently, Saskpolytech needs more international students to get more success and to compete different education institutions. This is because Saskpolytech is in different province and weather and job ratio affects…
Istchee and Nunavik in Northern Quebec. An extension to the different language speakers of the Cree, there are Crees known as Moose Cree, or otherwise known as the Moose Factory. It is located in the Cochrane District, Ontario. They live on Moose Factory Island, by the mouth of the Moose River and on the southern side of James Bay. The amount of speakers is unknown. Another language is called the Swampy Cree. They they along the Hudson Bay coast in northern Manitoba. They are also located in…
Aboriginal culture plays a very large role in the province of Saskatchewan. There are the Metis people, the non-status indian groups, and many others scattered not only throughout the province, but the entire country. With many Aboriginal cultures come many symbols, some of which may mean something different to each aboriginal group. One symbol that has been found scattered across Saskatchewan and can have multiple meanings is the Medicine wheel. Through history the meanings may have been…
Louis Riel was the leader of the Metis, and he tried to preserve the rights and culture in their homelands in the Northwest came progressively under the Canadian sphere of influence. He also was a Canadian Politician and founder of Manitoba. He was born on October 22 1844 and die on November 16 1885 because he was guilty of murder or high treason for Thomas Scott. The Manitoba Act, which was given royal assent on May 12 1870, when the Province of Manitoba was welcomed to Canada and…
Being popular in high school can truly be a struggle. Mean Girls is a teen comedy film loosely based on the self-help book titled Queen Bees and Wannabes. The main character is a high school student named Cady that just moved from Africa and has been homeschooled her whole life. The American culture and society she is introduced to is embodied by the Plastics, who are the most popular girls at North Shore High: Regina, Gretchen, and Karen. Mean Girls criticizes the idea that women can only be…
Louis Riel was an important leadership figure of the nineteenth century. At this time in history, the fundaments of Canada were being set in motion. Riel, born of a religious nature, attended a priest school in St. Boniface until his father’s death in 1864. He then returned to Red River, his childhood home to support his family, and widowed mother. Two years later, in 1866, Hudson's Bay Company was under pressure to sell Rupert’s land to the government of Canada. This vast area included the red…
various schools within Saskatchewan since it works towards improving the entire students’ performance levels. The other basic requirement of this model is that of specifying the teachers’ competency and general performances with regards to their daily duties and roles. A good example of this the teachers’ competency model is the overall teaching framework. The most appropriate competency model amongst the teachers, as ascertained by the established unions, tends to enhance positive achievement…
Droughts in Saskatchewan - Case Study Issue Overview Agricultural regions in Saskatchewan and Western Canada have been suffering from crop death and a decrease in soil quality as the province suffers the worst drought of the decade (Siekierska and al.). Farmers in Saskatchewan have been continuously struggling to keep up with the global demands as conditions on farms are constantly declining due to the severity of the drought in the province (Hamilton). Western Canada has had record-breaking…
Canada, 2015). After exploring different political parties federally in Canada, I found that there was no federal political party that truly represented my small “p” values. I began searching provincial parties that could better align with my views, the party I found that aligns best with my views was the Saskatchewan Party. The Saskatchewan Party is provincial political party in the province of Saskatchewan. The party was established by a coalition of former provincial Progressive…