The Cowessess (COW-A-SIS) Community Educational Centre (CCEC) has a unique aura about it. Whether it’s the feeling of a unified family atmosphere or the students receiving educational instruction tailored to their specific needs, there is something special about the CCEC. Upon walking into the centre, […]
Cowessess First Nation lifted its boil water advisory, but the residents have had enough of their muddy waters. They still don’t trust the quality of the water and are split on the role the Trudeau government played in removing the advisory. “Pathetic sometimes,” Melvin Delorme, […]
A new manager on Cowessess First Nations has moved the 4C Ranch to heights it has never seen before. Working before day break, Chopping drives over the bumps and through the mud to the herd. Yelling “come on girls,” Chopping attracts the herd with his […]
For one southern Saskatchewan First Nation, correcting it’s name means more than changing the spelling. For Cowessess, it means taking action towards reconciliation and an opportunity for the community and its members to have their name accurately reflect the original chief who the community was named […]
COWESSESS – Whether on the golf course or governing in a head office, the words of wisdom from Chief Cadmus Delorme speak to a career in leadership defined by his favourite sport. “Golf is like leadership, you have a chance to mentally tee off just […]
Almost two decades after Cowessess elected its first female chief, young women in the community say Pat Sparvier is the ultimate role model for women in the community who want to be in positions of power. Sparvier held the position of chief for two terms […]
On the bald prairie just southeast of Regina, hardly anything reaches above the horizon as far as the eye can see save for one major exception: A single wind turbine. Owned by Cowessess First Nation, the 800 kilowatt turbine is a symbol of achievement for […]
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 […]
On Cowessess First Nation road signs are a matter of life and death. Malcolm Delorme, a councillor for Cowessess, said the community had often thought about putting up road signs, but it wasn’t until one tragic incident that the project was initiated. “One situation we […]
As it stands, nothing stands at 1236 Albert St. in Regina. But Cowessess First Nation has big plans for the property. The plan is to build a three-and-a-half-storey Urban Indigenous Health Centre at the location, a facility that is designed to improve not only the […]
