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Sask farmers, Indigenous land users launch land sharing network

  REGINA Saskatchewan Indigenous land users have formed the Treaty Land Sharing Network (TLSN) together with an alliance of farmers and ranchers who welcome Indigenous residents to “practice their way of life on the land that they farm.” In a news release, the group said the new network is a necessary move toward land-based reconciliation. “The Treaty Land Sharing Network is a welcome and much-needed alliance with farmers and ranchers who want to share their land and the medicines that are on it,” says Joely BigEagle Kequahtooway with Buffalo People Arts Institute, who attended the launch. “This is a tangible example of reconciliation in action.”

This is the day to celebrate our resilience : Buffalo Day honours Indigenous culture in Regina

  REGINA Instead of the typical red and white usually donned on Canada Day, orange shirts filled the lawn of Buffalo Meadows Park in Regina as dozens gathered to celebrate Buffalo Day. Indigenous leaders from the Buffalo People Arts Institute hosted the event in lieu of Canada Day celebrations. Let s celebrate the day, but celebrate the land, the community the children, and let s call it Buffalo Day. Because before all these buildings were here for the city, this was prime buffalo land,” said Joely Bigeagle-Kequahtooway, organizer for Buffalo Day. “This is the day to celebrate our resilience and our connection or reconnection to that the Tonka spirit.

Buffalo Day draws big crowds to celebrate Indigenous culture and heritage

Local storytellers, artists, drummers and dancers joined the festivities throughout the day, which included a collaborative chalk mural project on Dewdney Avenue and a children’s powwow, among other activities. Kevin Wesaquate is one of the artists and storytellers who took part, and he felt the day was an excellent opportunity to share Indigenous culture and traditions especially with a younger generation. “To have these kids take part is just so important, not only for them but for everybody,” said Wesaquate. “The buffalo, the cultural teachings that surround tipis and these pipe ceremonies, these kids are learning at the same time as the settler community is learning.”

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