Events & Workshops

The SWG & the Library Services for Saskatchewan Aboriginal Peoples Inc. (LSSAP) bring to you, Cort Dogniez!! As we focus on Truth & Reconciliation, we need to develop relationships and acquire knowledge and perspectives from Indigenous peoples. Cort will use a variety of oral stories to provide the audience with insight into the foundations of his Metis identity. Hosted by Kaleigh River Aramenko.

To register, visit:https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_P7i28az5TPKXlEsSq8kwEw

Presenter

Cort Dogniez is a proud Métis man born and raised in Saskatoon. He is happily married to his wife Angela and proud of his daughter, Ashley, son, Christopher and daughter-in-law, Kaylie. He is a graduate of the Indian Teacher Education Program and possesses a Bachelor of Education and Post Graduate Diploma in Indigenous Studies. Cort worked in the education field for 41 years as a classroom teacher and administrator. He is also a published children’s author. His first book, Road to La Prairie Ronde was released in 2020 and received two nominations from the Saskatchewan Book Awards. His second book, Growing Up Métis: Stories of Resiliency was released in May 2024. Both were published by the Gabriel Dumont Institute. Cort was honoured to have three of his short stories included in a 2024 issue of Folklore magazine entitled, Métis Roogaroo and Superstition Stories. Cort is an oral storyteller and is proud to share stories told to him by his kohkom, Clara Delorme as well as other Indigenous Elders and Knowledge Keepers.
 

Host

Kaleigh River Aramenko is a proud Cree and Dakota woman from Ile a la Crosse, SK and a member of James Smith Cree Nation, with roots extending across Treaty 6. She is a poet, an upcoming author, mother, and is currently finishing her diploma in Mental Health and Wellness at SIIT. She finished her Bachelor's degree in English at the University of Saskatchewan in 2019. She loves learning about her culture, being on the land, and walking her journey on the red road. 

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