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Saskatchewan Indian Federated College

  • SCNFNUC 1
  • Corporate body
  • 1976 - present

SIFC is an Indian controlled university college. The College offers undergraduate and graduate university courses in an environment of Indian cultural affirmation. While being academically and physically part of the university, it hires its own faculty and staff, offers unique programs, and has a personalized student services department. Academically, students are members of the University of Regina and SIFC. The College operates under the mandate and control of the Indian Governments of Saskatchewan through a Board of Governors (formerly, Board of Directors) representatives of the Chiefs of Saskatchewan.

In 1969 the Federation of Saskatchewan Indians (Today the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations, FSIN) launched a task-force on Education which produced a two volume report.
SIFC, federated with the University of Regina in 1976, is fully accredited.

September, 1976, SIFC opens with 9 students and offered classes in Indian studies, Indian Languages, Social Work, Fine Arts, Social Sciences, and the Indian Teacher Education.

June 21, 2003 – The name of the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College is officially changed to the First Nations University of Canada.

Greyeyes-Steele, Flora

  • SCNFGS
  • Person
  • July 13, 1914 - March 3, 2008

Flora Jeanne Greyeyes was born on July 13, 1914 at home on Muskeg Lake Cree Nation. She is one of 18 children of Cecile (nee White) and James Greyeyes. Flora was sent to St Michael's Indian Residential School in Duck Lake in 1922 where she stayed until contracting tuberculosis in 1925 or 1926, she was then sent to the Fort Qu'Appelle Sanatorium. After her release from the Sanatorium, Flora returned home to Muskeg Lake Cree Nation to help out with home life and working on the small family farm. On October 19, 1942, Flora enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force making her one of the first First Nations women to join the Royal Canadian Air-Force (RCAF). She stayed with the RCAF until September 15, 1945 with the rank of Leading Aircraft-woman upon retirement; Flora also received the Canadian Volunteer Service and War Medal 1939-45. Flora married David Greyeyes-Steele a fellow veteran and together they had eight children (James Ronald 1946, Barbara Ann 1948, Beverly Ann 1949, Debra Ann 1951, twins Diana Lynn and Deanna Jeanne 1952, David Winston 1954 and Sarah Sandra in 1958). David took a job with Indian Affairs in 1959 becoming Director of the Maritime, Alberta and then Saskatchewan regions, due to David's job the family lived in many places across Canada including Saskatchewan, Alberta, The North West Territories, Nova Scotia and Ontario. Flora and David settled in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan after David's retirement and resided there until his passing on July 20, 1996. After Flora was widowed she moved back to her home community of Muskeg Lake Cree Nation with her daughter Deanna.
She passed away March 3, 2008.

Lafond, David Joseph

  • SCNDJL
  • Person
  • April 6, 1928-

David Joseph Lafond was born on April 6, 1928, at home at Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, Saskatchewan. The second of twelve children born to August and Rose (nee Moreau) Lafond, Dave spent his first ten years living with his parents on Muskeg Lake Cree Nation. In 1937, he was sent to St. Michael's Indian Residential School in Duck Lake, Saskatchewan where he attended until 1944. After returning home, David lived with his grandparents Andrew and Madeline (nee Greyeyes) Lafond, where he helped with his grandfather's small farm; a farm that David likened to 'a large garden nowadays.' To earn extra money, Dave would work as a farm hand during harvest season. David left the reserve in the spring of 1948 to work in Squamish, British Columbia, where he installed footings for power lines. Following that, he moved to Ontario where he worked in the Red Lake gold mine. David began his lengthy career in farming after his return from Ontario in 1949. He started out with four horses, two cows, and a plow, and cleared the land by hand with a hired helper. David purchased land on and around Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, where he farmed to create a very successful career for himself. David married Eva Venne on October 25, 1950. Their first home was a 'log shack' that David built with five hundred dollars. In 1951, David was able to purchase his first tractor, which made things a little easier, enabling him to work more land. David and Eva lived in their cabin until 1961. Six of their seven children were born while they lived there. (Lester David 1951, Joyce Marilyn 1953, Kirk Patrick 1955, Elvis Brennon 1957-2001, Janet Lucille 1959, Melody Rose 1961) In 1961, David was able to build a larger home for his family near their original homestead. Their seventh child Lois Louise was born in 1964 while they were living in the new three-bedroom home. David was actively involved with the Crown Hill 4-H club for thirty-five years. In 2003, he was honored by the Angus Cattle Association at the Regina Agribition for his contribution to the 4-H Club. David was also very involved with sports. He played hockey for the Aldina Prolites until he broke his arm in 1957. Though unable to play any longer, he remained an avid sports enthusiast. David served as a councilor for Muskeg Lake Cree Nation for thirty years beginning in 1966 until 1996. He also served as Acting Chief 1989 to 1990. On April 21, 1998, David's wife, Eva, of 47 years passed away. David Joseph Lafond resides at his home on Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, where he farms with his grandson Stacy Sutherland, continuing the tradition of his family.

City of Regina (Sask.)

  • SCNCORA 1
  • Corporate body
  • 1883 - present

Regina was incorporated as a town in December 1883, with Mr. D.L. Scott, Q.C. becoming the town's first mayor one month later. On June 19, 1903, Regina was incorporated as a City, with Jacob W. Smith becoming the first mayor of the City of Regina.

Moreau, Antoinette

  • SCNAMC
  • Person
  • 1927-

Antoinette (Greyeyes) Moreau was born in 1927 at home on Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, Saskatchewan. She is the sixth of eleven children born to Louis Nathan and Clemence (nee Ledoux) Greyeyes. Antoinette married Edmond Moreau in 1946. Antoinette had fourteen children (Gordon, Ruth, Gary, Rhonda, Karen, Louis, Kenneth, Sharon, Wayne, Dennis, Dean, Derrick, Deborah and Denise). Antoinette attended school at the St. Michael's Indian Residential School in Duck Lake, Saskatchewan. She raised her family in the town of Marcelin located south of Muskeg Lake Cree Nation.

University of Saskatchewan - Student Liaison Office

  • SCN00304
  • Corporate body

Operating from 1969 to 1975 and reporting to the Principal, the Student Liaison Office was created by the University Administration as a mechanism to monitor student activities and act as a liaison between the administration and the students.

Queen Elizabeth (Queen Mother)

  • SCN00303
  • Person
  • 4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002

Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 to 6 February 1952 as the wife of King George VI. She was concurrently the last empress of India until the British Raj was dissolved in August 1947. After her husband died, she was known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, to avoid confusion with her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II.

Long Lake & Qu'Appelle Railway

  • SCN00302
  • Corporate body
  • 1883-1906

The Qu'Appelle, Long Lake and Saskatchewan Railroad and Steamboat Company (QLSRSC) was a railway that operated between Regina, Saskatchewan and Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada via Craik, Saskatoon and Rosthern.
Augustus Meredith Nanton was an earlier financier who helped raise the funds to establish the railway. Construction began on the line 1883 but ran into financial problems. By 1886, only 25 miles (40 km) had been built, and the line was not finished until 1889.
Work on the first branch line of the QLSRSC began in 1885, from Regina to Craven, Saskatchewan. This permitted the settlement of the area, resulting in the creation of communities as Sunset Cove. The Regina-Prince Albert line was constructed by 1889 and 1890.
In 1889, the company's railways were leased to the Canadian Pacific Railway and finally taken over by the Canadian Northern Railway in July 1906. The railway also operated steamboats on Last Mountain Lake. Through its land holding company, the railway sold off its 1,000,000 acres (400,000 ha) of farmland to early settlers.

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