The Aboriginal Student’s Centre at the U of R is taking submissions from the community to rename the centre in order to better identify with Indigenous students and break away from Canada’s colonial history. Jamin Mike, a fourth-year English student at the U of R, wants the centre to indigenize their name. “With the move...
While many worry about plugging in their cars or an increased power bill, one North Central community centre is helping out those most affected by the recent cold. With temperatures consistently below -25 C, the White Pony Lodge has opened its doors and kitchen to hungry and cold North Central residents. Curtis Weenie, an attendee...
Shattered glass, a damaged interior and a stolen radar detector were the last things Trevor Grant expected to notice at his vehicle while on a recent lunch break. More surprising to Grant is that Lot 14, the lot where his truck was parked at the University of Regina, has no cameras to show who did...
With approximately 4,500 residents on Cowessess First Nation, there are only 10 fluent speakers of Indigenous languages on the reserve, most of whom are elderly. Weekly classes seek to reawaken these “sleeping” languages. Cree and Saulteaux, collectively known as nehiyaw in Cree, are now taught to a group of 20 some students. Funded through Heritage...
They say a parent’s love knows no bounds. White City mother Amanda Marcotte, along with her husband Andrew Muir raised $5,000 in two days through a Facebook fundraiser, after their seven year old daughter Evie was recently diagnosed with Rett’s syndrome. “Normally girls with Rett syndrome you’ll know fairly early on that there’s an issue,”...
Sitting on meditation pillows in front of saffron-robed monks, with gifts at their feet and prayer flags adorning the walls, devotees filled the North East Community Centre in Regina on Sunday to commemorate Kathina, a traditional Buddhist robe offering ceremony. For the second year in a row, the Dhammanjali Meditation Centre in Regina celebrated Kathina,...
Jane Simington says her own experience with trauma led her to help others with the same issue. Visiting the University of Regina to work with her research team, Simington discusses the reasons behind her work: “After my son was killed I went back to school to look at healing”, said Simington. “I had studied grief,...