19-year-old rugby player Promise Chukwudum went missing on Nov. 17 David Chukwudum spends the day in prayer hoping his son Promise will be found. Promise, a 19-year-old rugby player and computer science student at the University of Regina, was last seen near Marshall Crescent in Regina’s Normanview area on Nov. 17. “I trust in God […]
Oldest member of Saskatoon YWCA calls for gender equality as she turns 96
Betsy Bury helped launch Saskatchewan’s first Planned Parenthood The oldest member of the Saskatoon YWCA is calling on young people to promote women’s participation in decision-making processes. “Women have universally been the caretakers at home and people who made sure the meetings were open. But when it came to making the decisions, often the decision maker is […]
‘You can feel it in your heart’: Powwow dancing provides healing for former inmate returning to school
Megan Mandes attends Yellowhead Tribal College in Edmonton after 18-month jail sentence Megan Mandes stomps her feet, waves her arms and shakes her head to the left. Her heart is pounding. She mimics the steps of her aunt and mentor Dr. Lillian Gadwa, world champion Jingle dancer, but she’s not at a powwow. She’s not […]
Traphouse hero: Man uses clean needles as weapon in war against HIV
Former addict Terry Grady leading group of volunteers running overnight needle exchange on foot A figure wearing shorts, Crocs and a military backpack strides confidently through the glow of neon lights. A pug trots at his heels. Terry Grady — ex-military member, recovering addict and former monastery resident — is headed into a high-crime, high-poverty […]
Black history in Saskatchewan: Mayes family’s story teaches fortitude
In 1910, about 1000 black people moved to Saskatchewan from the U.S. The water dripped constantly. That’s part of what Murray Mayes remembers of his time living in a leaky sod house in the province’s first black settlement of Eldon. “It would drip, drip, and mom would take a wash pan and put it under […]
How Idle No More helped mobilize thousands for Justice for Colten movement
The rallies and vigils that saw thousands pour into the streets across the country after a jury found Gerald Stanley not guilty of killing Colten Boushie were not by accident. They were rooted in an infrastructure built by the Idle No More movement. Started in 2012 and led by Indigenous women and two-spirit people, it surged back into […]