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The Saskatchewan Arts Alliance hosted the 2004 Arts Congress in Saskatoon on May 7 and 8, 2004 with a variety of guests from the Native community, including Saskatchewan Minister of Culture, Youth and Recreation Joan Beatty and playwright Drew Hayden Taylor. Beatty is member of the Peter Bailentyne Cree Nation. She worked as a reporter and producer for CBC and is an award-winning film-maker. Her family is made up of trappers and fishermen who live off the land, she said. Beatty said her understanding of her role as minister is to ensure that any arts funding from the government is equitably shared, and is not just given to specific portions of the population or cultural groups.

The article reports on the 2005 national conference on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) which will be held in Victoria, British Columbia. Sponsored by the Interprofessional Continuing Education of the University of British Columbia, the congress will focus on equality of access to health care, social services, and education intended for people afflicted with FASD. Aboriginal groups that have found their own ways of coping with the disease will be sharing information to the participants.

Presents information on the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder National (FASD) Conference in Victoria on February 24 to 26, 2005. Focus of the event; Role of Elaine Liau, director of Interprofessional Continuing Education, in the event; Activities in the conference including panel discussions and the presentation of national guidelines for diagnosing the disorder.

The article reports on the decision of Canadian Prime minister Paul Martin to spend more money on the health of aboriginal peoples in the country. The announcement was made at the beginning of the first ministers meeting on health, held in Ottawa during September 13-15, 2004. Alberta Premier Ralph Klein talked about the need for a national response to the crisis of diabetes in the Aboriginal community. Nova Scotia Premier John Hamm said there needed to be a clarification of the roles and responsibilities for Aboriginal health.

Focuses on the annual Aboriginal youth conference Dreamcatcher 2002, held from October 18-20, 2002 in Alberta. Agenda of the conference; History of beginning of the conference.

Focuses on the conference 'Voices: Understanding the Protest Cultures' organized by the political students at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. Schedule and venue of the conference; Debate on the nature and conditions of protests; List of key concepts.