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The Saskatchewan Health Authority announced that immunization eligibility moves to age 26 and older, and for residents living in the Northern District it remains at 18 and older. This applies to all immunization clinics: booked appointments, pharmacies, drive-thru/walk-in, and mobile. The full media release can be found at https://www.saskhealthauthority.ca//COVID-19-Immunization- Pharmacy immunization details can be found at www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19-pharmacies. Details on drive-thru and walk-in clinics can be found at http://www.saskatchewan.ca/drive-thru-vax.

The Métis Nation - Saskatchewan 2021 Election early voting is May 14 to 22 and election day is May 29th. Visit https://mnselection.ca for the details on where to vote and what identification is needed.

The May edition of Our Nation News e-newsletter has election content from the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer for the Métis NationSaskatchewan (MNS). Read the May edition and sign up to have our newsletter sent directly to your in-box at https://metisnationsk.com/library-newsletters/

A specific toll-free line for helping MNS citizens with mental health and addiction supports is available at 1-855-671-5638 from 8am to 4pm central time Monday to Friday. For crisis situations a 24 hr line is available at 1-877-767-7572.

On Monday January 18th between 9 and 9:30 am people in Saskatchewan are invited to pray in unity as we continue our journey to reduce the impact of the global pandemic. Kii-kay-taak, let’s heal. More information here https://www.saskhealthauthority.ca//Public-Invited-to-Join

Check out our latest job postings! We are now hiring for the following full-time positions: Deputy Director of Budgeting and Reporting MNS Northern Housing Specialist For more details, go to: https://metisnationsk.com/newsroom-press-releases-2/

The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Mental Health and Addictions Services is offering two webinars to help keep your children safe while navigating in an online world. Webinars are presented by Paul Davis and happening January 24th and 31st. https://www.bigmarker.com//metis-nation-of-ont/conferences

The Saskatchewan Health Authority is continuing the rolling out of the COVID-19 vaccine, For more information about the plan and details about the vaccine visit https://www.saskatchewan.ca///covid-19-vaccine-information

Ryerson Aboriginal Student Services is hosting a Métis community visiting/storytelling social, Wednesday, December 16th, 4-6pm. Kokuhm Laura Marge Wells Finn (95 years young of Round Prairie, Saskatchewan) is the official guest of honour and unofficial storyteller. This is an informal drop-in event, all welcome. Please RSVP to [email protected] for the Zoom link.

Today, November 25th, Métis Nation Saskatchewan marks the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women with a call to break the cycle of abuse and encourage victims to reach out. Let’s support one another. A list of resources is here: https://www.saskatchewan.ca//interpersonal-violence-and-ab UN https://www.un.org/en/events/endviolenceday/

#RCMPSK and Métis NationSaskatchewan worked together to organize ceremonies to raise the Métis Nation flag simultaneously in front of Sask. RCMP HQ in Regina a...nd the Saskatoon RCMP building in Saskatoon on Louis Riel Day. The flag raising ceremonies included prayers from Métis Nation Saskatchewan Western Region 3 Regional Director Wendy Gervais in Regina and Elder Norman Fleury in Saskatoon as well as brief statements about the enduring relationship between Métis Nation Saskatchewan and Sask. RCMP. Sask. RCMP Acting Commanding Officer Alfredo Bangloy said, It is with great pleasure that we cherish our longstanding relationship with the Métis Nation and promise to continue strengthening it. Even though it is honouring Louis Riel’s death that brings us here together today, I choose to honour his life, which he dedicated to ensuring the continuation of the Métis people and, in doing so, ensuring our future relationship with you. By raising the Métis Nation flag, on Saskatchewan Louis Riel Day, we wish to recognize the existence of the Métis as a Nation, the existence of Métis Nation-Saskatchewan as a government for Métis citizens, and to celebrate the future of the Métis Nation. Métis Nation Saskatchewan President Glen McCallum said, Riel believed he acted honestly and that the time will come when the people of Canada will see and acknowledge that. The heroic stand Riel and his people took in Batoche for recognition, self-determination, and self-governance is still alive and well today. We continue to strengthen our relationship with the Saskatchewan RCMP and all our working partners. The rights Riel fought for and believed in have not been forgotten and we will continue to progress with preserving our identity, culture, values and language. The raising of the Métis Nation flag is becoming a tradition for Sask. RCMP. We have been raising the Métis Nation flag on Louis Riel Day at Sask. RCMP HQ since 2017 to recognize the contributions Louis Riel made to our country and our longstanding relationship with the Métis Nation.

Along with the Cancer Transportation Pilot Program, Métis NationSaskatchewan Ministry of Health has introduced a dialysis patient transportation pilot program. These programs are intended to ensure Métis citizens and their immediate family members requiring kidney-dialysis or cancer treatments can get to their appointments. For information on eligibility go here https://metisnationsk.com/health or contact Project Coordinator Tanya Pruden at 306-291-4758 or email [email protected].

COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Saskatchewan. Yesterday the Saskatchewan Health Authority reported 181 new cases, bringing the total currently active cases to 1807, and the total cases to date to 5,182. Please continue to be diligent by wearing a mask, physically distancing, washing your hands and respecting health order gathering sizes. Remember that mandatory masking starts today for populations greater than 5000 and to be kind to each other and our healthcare workers. If you have symptoms stay home and monitor yourself, take the online self-assessment at Saskatchewan.ca/COVID19 and get tested. Kii-kay-taak, let’s heal. Details are here: https://www.saskatchewan.ca//cases-and-risk-of-covid-19-in

Métis NationSaskatchewan (MNS) invites you to participate in a virtual webinar titled: la tayr, la laang and rispay Land, Language and Respect, The Exchange of Western and Traditional Knowledge on December 5th and 6th from 9 am until 1 pm central. Guest speakers will share their experience about traditional land use, land based education, story mapping, urban programming, and the Michif language. This is the first in a series of webinars. Dialogue will be embraced and encouraged throughout the entire webinar. For more information or to register visit https://land_laang_rispay.eventbrite.ca

Métis NationSaskatchewan (MN-S) Language, Culture & Heritage Minister Sherry McLennan has been a fixture for years in the Prince Albert Region and with MN-S. She is tireless in her efforts to address citizen’s needs and promote her proud Métis culture. So, it’s nice to see her hard work recognized in the Northern Express. MN-S would like to share Minister McLennan’s positivity. Thank you Minister. The story starts on page four and can be read here https://www.princealbertshopper.com/paper/ne

We may not be able to come together in person for Métis Week 2020 but that doesn’t mean we’re not celebrating. Come see our Virtual Métis Marketplace: http://ow.ly/Da6r50CkXk8 Then check out our full Métis Week lineup at http://ow.ly/egor50CkXk7

Métis NationSaskatchewan’s First Time Home Buyer’s program can help with the down payment on your first home. Grants are available through SaskMetis Economic Development Corp. (SMEDCO) to eligible Métis citizens. Find out how and let the search for your new home begin. https://metisnationsk.com/housing/

Wiichihitooyaahk Helping one another. From the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, Métis NationSaskatchewan (MN-S) has been boots on the ground supporting families and communities. MN-S Health Minister Marg Friesen discusses our COVID-19 response in the video below. MN-S continues to respond to citizen needs. www.metisnationsk.com/covid

Métis NationSaskatchewan is offering a wide-range of mental health and addictions supports. A specific toll-free help line for helping Métis navigating mental health and addiction supports is available at 1-855-671-5638 from 8am to 4pm central time Monday to Friday. For crisis situations a 24 hr Crisis Line is available at 1-877-767-7572.

When Louis Riel found his calling as a young man, it drove him to action. He sends a message of hope for justice for all Métis people and compels action to rise up and join the fight for Métis recognition. On this, Louis Riel day, sit back and re-live the legacy of Riel as Parks Canada helps us pay homage and tribute to the Métis leader and all of those who stood by his side and paid the ultimate price, in the name of self-determination and self-government at Batoche before Riel’s execution on November 16, 1885.

Enjoy this special Louis Riel Day celebration put together by the students at Rossignol Elementary School in the Ile-a-la-Crosse School Division. They are just some of the 130 students in the province enrolled in the Métis Nation Saskatchewan Michif and Dene Early Learning Pilot Programs. We thank the educators and students for sharing their progress and their video with us. There are 130 students enrolled in the program and we are so proud of the students. We thank the educators in Saskatoon, Regina, La Loche and Ile-a-la-Crosse for their participation and knowledge sharing. MNS is working in Michif Language preservation with Canadian Geographic and this is the first year for the Métis Nation Saskatchewan (MN-S) Michif and Dene Early Learning Pilot Programs in the province.

Job Posting - Métis NationSaskatchewan has an immediate opening for a full-time, permanent Northern Housing Specialist. Reporting to the MN-S Housing Director, the Northern Housing Specialist will provide expert knowledge and advise on the design, implementation, and operations of the MN-S Northern Housing Strategy. The closing date is January 8th, 2021. A full job description is here: https://metisnationsk.com//job-posting-mn-s-northern-hous/

December marks the birth-month of Métis leader Gabriel Dumont. On this date, December 10th, in 1873, Dumont called a special meeting to form a new government based on the rules of the buffalo hunt, for the Métis settlement of St. Laurent on the South Saskatchewan River. Dumont was elected president of the new council and spent his life fighting for the prosperity and independence of Métis people. Métis NationSaskatchewan, as the recognized governing body for Métis in Saskatchewan, is committed to seeing Dumont’s vision of self-determination and self-government realized. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca//art/dumont-gabriel