Tag Archives: Arts
Roberts interviewing residential school survivors for podcast series
Lac La Ronge Indian Band member Jade Roberts, 25, is on a mission to educate more Canadians about residential schools and what happened in those institutions.She launched a podcast back in April and s...
Jan 08, 2020 Jade Roberts interviews residential school survivor Frank Clinton. (Submitted photo/Jade Roberts)
Opportunity North founder releases final issue
Getting information out to northerners so they could form their own opinion was one of Gillian Gracie's main goals when she launched Opportunity North in 1994.Now, after close to 26 years of dedicatio...
Jan 07, 2020 Gillian Gracie founded Opportunity North about 26 years ago. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
'It's our therapy': Métis dancer finds strength in tradition
Modeste Mckenzie was only 12 years old when he started to jig by pure coincidence.The La Ronge resident had been working a summer job assisting with sound production at the Batoche National Historic S...
Dec 10, 2019 Modeste Mckenzie, right, has been square dancing since childhood. (submitted photo/Modeste Mckenzie)
Author writes children's book perpetuating family dragon myth
Nobody tell her grandchildren, but La Ronge area resident Caron Dubnick has written and illustrated a children's book for them for Christmas. "I wrote it as a gift for my grandchildren and it sort of ...
Nov 28, 2019 Caron Dubnick released a new book with limited copies available for purchase. (Lac La Ronge Tourism Centre/Facebook)
Local artist promotes traditional beadwork
Trish Auger has been creating beadwork for nearly 20 years.Beading is a traditional Indigenous art form that is typically passed down through generations, but Auger's story is different; her family's ...
Nov 19, 2019 Trish Auger has been beading for more than 20 years. (submitted photo/Trish Auger)
Teen author launches children's book with Cree translations
Jewel Charles was at La Ronge's Alex Robertson Public Library on Tuesday to read from her children's book kihci - kimotan A Special Secret. The book launch and author reading attracted a small crowd o...
Nov 13, 2019 Jewel Charles hopes many people have the chance to read her book. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
La Fleur releases new book written for adult readers
Author Nancy La Fleur is comparing her latest book Stella Coyote: Where Do We Go From Here as the Indigenous version of Fifty Shades of Grey."The reaction I'm getting is a lot of people are enjoying t...
Nov 06, 2019 Nancy La Fleur's new book came out back in August. (submitted photo/Nancy La Fleur)
La Ronge Arts Council presents annual concert series
Five upcoming live musical shows in the tri-communities are meant to entertain residents through some of the coldest months. Two concert series, including one hosted by the La Ronge Arts Council, will...
Oct 16, 2019 Nick Earle and Chris Kirby perform this month in La Ronge. (submitted photo/La Ronge Arts Council)
New book explores Indigenous justice in Canada
A new book by Harold Johnson called Peace and Good Order: The Case for Indigenous Justice in Canada explores the idea of replacing deterrence with redemption in the legal system.Johnson held a book la...
Oct 09, 2019 Harold Johnson's new book can be purchased online. (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Photographer captures glimpse of past in 'Forgotten Saskatchewan'
From an abandoned airplane on private property near Swift Current to grain elevators in Whitkow and a majestic stone castle home near Grenfell, lingering infrastructure from the past dots the Saskatch...
Sep 25, 2019 This home in Happyland has been stubbornly standing for years. (Chris Attrell)