Local students, as well as members of the public, are invited to Northlands College Cultural Days. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

By Derek Cornet

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Northlands College Cultural Days welcomes students back to class

Sep 6, 2023 | 4:20 PM

Northlands College is welcoming learners back to class this week with its annual Cultural Days.

The event, located downtown La Ronge at the Lac La Ronge Indian Band urban reserve, is about supporting the community and young people with the opportunity to participate in cultural teachings.

Cultural Days began Wednesday and continues until Thursday and is open to the public.

“Northlands College provides service to approximately 50 per cent of the landmass to northern Saskatchewan and that landmass is predominately populated by our Indigenous communities,” said President and CEO Karsten Henriksen.

“Northlands College is pleased and honoured to support the education and aspirational goals of Treaties 5, 6, 8 and 10, as well as the traditional territories of the Métis Peoples. By holding up and celebrating our cultures, we are reflecting the communities that we serve.”

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In total, 98 per cent of learners at Northlands are Indigenous with campuses in Buffalo Narrows, Creighton and La Ronge.

Traditional activities such as teepee making were demonstrated to the public. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Cultural Days in La Ronge this week includes continental breakfasts and lunches on Wednesday and Thursday, as well as a traditional feast for supper on Wednesday. Various cultural activities are occurring throughout the day, and there will also be a powwow demonstration, square dancers, a women’s drum group performance and a round dance. Students from tri-community schools will be present at the site over the next two days.

With the new academic year underway, Henriksen explained there’s been an increase in enrolment at Northlands College with new data set to be released next week. He noted the college is also about to announce the opening of a cultural centre in Creighton, as well as the opening of a new dental therapy training facility at the Canoe Campus in La Ronge.

“Across northern Saskatchewan, our numbers are up, and I think that really reflects the Year of Transformation that the college is currently in, and the new services and initiatives that we have implemented,” Henriksen said.

“Everything that we do at Northlands College is grounded in the North. We are northern Saskatchewan’s college and we are proud to have that opportunity to serve.”

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derek.cornet@pattisonmedia.com