Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: Everybody Has a Story

THE RIDGE — Linda Whitford wasn't allowed to speak her Cree language when she attended residential school as a child. She remembers being hit on the head whenever she tried to speak Cree. &q...

WEYBURN — Former Weyburn resident author, Mark Morton, has recently been nominated for a literature award for his new novel The Headmasters. Morton got into writing while teaching at t...

DAVIDSON — Most teachers take the summer months to rest and recharge before a new school year begins, but a teacher with the Sun West School Division chose to spend part of her summer fighting w...

REGINA — It has been an active year so far for Regina’s Indigenous artist in residence, Jessie Ray Short. Short, who has Métis, Ukrainian and German background, is an artist and a f...

ESTEVAN — Two Indigenous leaders from opposite areas of the province discussed their respective efforts to attract new business during the Innovation Conference for Economic Development (IC...

MOOSE JAW — For Michelle Carline, the sound of the pipes has never just been about music. It has been her passport to new friendships, far-flung journeys, and once-in-a-lifetime experiences &mda...

FISHING LAKE FIRST NATION — As the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation approaches, Fishing Lake Knowledge Keeper Shirley Wolfe-Keller is ensuring the painful history of her family&rsq...

PREECEVILLE — As the leaves change colour and the air turns crisp, Preeceville mayor Darin Newton is encouraging residents to embrace the season with community events and activities. &...

SASKATOON — For nearly 20 years, the “Woman in the Well” was a haunting mystery in Saskatoon. Now identified as Alice Spence, her story has given her descendants both long-awaited an...

REGINA — Judge Michelle Brass hopes that she is charting a path for other Indigenous people to follow her.  In late 2018, she became the first woman who is a First Nations to be named a jud...