A comment about Indigenous artists pawning trophies prompted a Saskatoon musician to speak out about what he sees as ongoing discrimination in the country music industry.
Jarrid Poitras says he was hurt by a colleague's comment during a meeting last week on the absence of the Indigenous Artist of the Year award at the Saskatchewan Country Music Association's (SCMA's) awards show.
"Somebody made a comment about 'why should we give them an award when they're just going to pawn it off anyway?'" Poitras said.
Sask.'s decision to end widely criticized practice of birth alerts doesn't go far enough: experts
Indigenous women traumatized by birth alerts continue to be haunted by them long after the alerts were first entered into the health-care system, says Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond (Aki-Kwe) — and she's not alone in saying simply ending the practice doesn't go far enough.
"We have to repair the harm. [Government] has to acknowledge it," said Turpel Lafond, who was the first Indigenous woman appointed to the bench in Saskatchewan.
Saskatchewan man fears for Ethiopian family displaced by violence
Ted Jaleta, an accomplished Regina-based athlete, said he feels powerless to help his brothers who have lost their homes and livelihoods as ethnic violence grips Ethiopia.
The well-known running coach and community volunteer made the Saskatchewan capital his home after fleeing violence in the African country nearly 40 years ago. Now he fears for his family members and other ethnic minorities who are under threat.