Non-Status Indians, on behalf of John Manley , Minister of Industry, extended his congratulations to the site's builders. The Government of Canada supports the efforts of Aboriginal youth to build Canadian content on the Internet, while providing them with the skills they will need to compete for jobs in the knowledge-based economy. The Aboriginal Arts Gallery Saskatchewan web site and its over 600 holdings were launched at the Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre during their Aboriginal Awareness Day celebration. The event was part of a full day of events which included powwow demonstrations, arts and crafts displays, speeches and storytelling. Aboriginal Arts Gallery Saskatchewan is an in-depth directory of Aboriginal artists and their arts and crafts.
Viewers can browse by name, location, or subject classification.
This directory enables Saskatchewan Aboriginal artists to display and sell their work across Canada and the world. This initiative furthers the Government's Connecting Canadians strategy, aimed at making Canada the world's most connected nation by the year 2000. It also provides an opportunity for Aboriginal students and artists to learn important information technology skills such as web-page design and to explore the potential of electronic commerce. The project was funded through the Aboriginal Digital Collections pilot program, a partnership between Aboriginal Business Canada and Canada's Digital Collections . Both are Industry Canada programs.