Just a few short years ago, there existed no readily accessible resources on the First Nations of the Great Plains. The pioneering work done by institutions like the Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre in the late 70s and 80s were important first steps. Now Nutana Collegiate Institute is proud to be a part of the next generation of informational resources available on on the Internet. You may be interested in knowing that the original title and other sources are available directly from S. I. C. C.

compiled by Pat Atimoyoo
(c) 1985
Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre
120 33rd St. East
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Canada
S7K 3S9
(306) 244-1146

Primarily, we owe a profound debt of thanks to the Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre for their permission to post their original content. In particular, we would like to thank Edie Hyggen, Darlene Speidel, and Jim Bruce for their assistance and knowledge. However, any errors, we claim as our own and do not attribute to their helpful guidance.

Secondly, we would like to thank the good people at the Wanuskewin Heritage Park in Saskatoon. Donnie Speidel and Lamarr Swindler gave us their time and talent to produce our videos. Edmund Bull provided an excellent resource through singing two traditional handgame songs. Thanks also to Jeremy Morgan, Director of the Park, for his enthusiasm and support.

The online edition of Nehiyaw Ma Tow We Na: Games of the Plains Cree was designed and coded by Nutana students Elliot Bear, Dominic Morgan, Don Selby, Brad Stone, Sheldon Sinclair, and Ashley Sylvester, with the supervision of Shaun Lessard and the seemingly infinite patience of Ron Berntson.

Elliot Bear is 17 years old and was born November 6, 1980 at St. Pauls Hospital. He is a Dakota Sioux from Whitecap Dakota/Sioux First Nation attending grade 12 at Nutana Collegiate.

Dominic Morgan is currently in his fourth and final year at Nutana Collegiate. After high school he plans to attend university and will most likely go into Veterinary Medicine.

Don Selby has been a student at Nutana for two years. This is his final year in high school, after which he will be taking the Network Technician course at one of the local tech colleges, which he has received a scholarship for.

Brad Stone also attends Nutana collegiate, but this isn't his final year. He is part Cree and part Dakota Sioux. He is 17, turning 18 soon, and plays a lot of basketball. After high school he would like to go to some college in the U.S. for basketball. Or at least to U of S to play for the Huskies basketball team.

Sean Lessard is currently attending the U of S in his second year of Education. He is of Aboriginal ancestry and from the Montreal Lake First Nation. He enjoys playing sports and is an active volunteer in his community.

Ron Berntson is the Librarian and Alpha-Geek at Nutana Collegiate. He has Masters degrees in Library and Information Science (Western Ontario) and Education (Saskatchewan).

Dakota and her dad, Donnie Spiedel, at the Wanuskewin Heritage Park.

Dominic Morgan and friend at Wanuskewin Heritage Park.

Shaun Lessard thought about kissing a bison.