Saskatchewan

most recent count of members of the Ojibwa tribe was 80,000, but this number may be larger. The Objiwa cover a large region including "Ontario, northern Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota," and "North Dakota and southern and central Manitoba and Saskatchewan" (Brown and Beierle). Each band has a chief who is usually from a successful family. They have a patrilineal descent system. The tribes practice exogamous monogamous marriage. They tend to be matrilocal, but they are organized in local "bands…

order to challenge governments and policies and gain the rights that they deserve. An indigenous social movement that has gained a lot of publicity in the past 4 years is the Idle No More movement. This movement was created in 2012 by 4 women from Saskatchewan who are indigenous and non indigenous in hopes to protect the land and water across the country. At the same time they are advocating for indigenous sovereignty and nationhood “ to foster social justice and protect the environment and…

Surprisingly, Derek Jorgenson, an associate professor at the college of Pharmacy and Nutrition and the college of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan, states it is the act of marrying more than one person at a given time (Jorgenson, 3). Unbelievably, polygamist families exist across the United States. In 1862, the practice of polygamy in the United States was outlawed, but it is still widely…

MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS MEN: Despite the pressure on the federal government to launch a national inquiry into murdered and missing Indigenous women, a number of media outlets and blogs have been discussing Indigenous men’s attitudes toward Indigenous women. For example, Bernard Valcourt, who was the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada from February 22nd, 2013 to November 3rd, 2015, stated that “if we [are] honest here,” it is obvious that “there [is] a lack of…

“Cultural genocide”, that is exactly what happened when the white man colonized the Indian. To the outsider, Canada appears to be a ‘perfect’ country. From our free healthcare to our need to profusely apologize for bumping into inanimate objects, we are a nation envied by many. Our greatest strength lies in our diversity and multiculturalism. In our current Prime Minister’s words “diversity is at the very heart of Canada. It is who we are and what we do.” However, there is a part of our history…

The management of prohibited or banned substances (as referenced in WADA, 2015a) in sport is one of the fundamental issues facing sport organizations and institutions. For example, Pipe and Hebert (2008) indicated that the “costs of anti-doping programs are increasingly complex and difficult to manage” (p.2). Because of these challenges sport organizations as institutions have dedicated resources towards developing policies and implementing preventative and controlling measures to ensure that…

Competition in India for the cereal market comes mainly from Kellogg’s. They were the first major brand who introduced cereal to India and have several established product lines there including Kellogg’s Special K, Kellogg’s Chocos, and Kellogg’s Muesli. They currently hold control of the market. There are also other brands in India in the cereal market which include Gaia, Saffolalife, and Bagrrys. While Kellogg’s is the main competition in terms of known US/Canadian brands, the other 3 were…

Reported cases of suicide due to terminal illness have been on the rise. Today, there is an increase in terminal illnesses that have plagued our communities. Cancer, ALS, and diabetes are all among some of these illnesses that people suffer from each and every day. For some, to be told that it is unlawful to take your own life due to the suffering you are experiencing, is overwhelming in the least. As a person, we make our own choices and decisions everyday regarding our health, and our families…

Throughout this research paper I will be discussing the different views, attitudes and opinions about physician assisted suicide. This discussion will first include a summarization of journal articles that discuss an ethical issue in health care which in this case is physician assisted suicide. Second, include a description of the portions in SALPNs code of ethics and how and why they relate to the chosen issue. Next, after taking everything into consideration with the articles and SALPNs code…

The first half of the last decade of the century proceeded as the previous decade i.e. regular hard farm work, children at school, women providing the warmth of a home. Zachariah was still winning in the fall fair for colts and geldings, shearing rams and of course the best fat sheep. Occasionally, he would get lucky with his Holstein bull, a ram or sow and come in first or second. His potatoes usually ran into competition but he sometimes would still win and lucked out once winning the Hubbard…