Intercultural Partnerships and Collaboration

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People’s lives are strengthened and enriched through participation in diverse cultural activities

SaskCulture’s Ends

People have the opportunity to experience, learn, understand, as well as gain respect for traditional and contemporary cultural activities, including:3.1.1 One’s own cultural heritage;

3.1.2 Other people’s cultural heritage; and

3.1.3 The heritage of Saskatchewan and

the province’s shared sense of place.

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People have the opportunity to create,

present and/or share traditional and

contemporary cultural expressions,

experiences and/or activities, including:

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3.2.1 One’s personal cultural expressions, experiences and/or activities;

3.2.2 New and emerging cultural expressions, experiences and/or activities;

3.2.3 Cross-cultural expressions, experience and/or activities.

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Cultural activities and experiences are inclusive.

3.3.1 People have an opportunity to be involved in supporting a diversity of cultural activity through:

a) Leadership roles

b) Decision-making opportunities; and

c) Capacity-building roles

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1. SaskCulture provides support to Saskatchewan communities and cultural organizations.

Example: Annual Global Funding support to:Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan Organization for Heritage Languages

Ukrainian Canadian Congress – SK Prov.Council

Saskatchewan German Council

SaskCulture’s Role

• Each of these provincial organizations in turn supports and can provide funding to local organizations – heritage language schools, multicultural projects and initiatives, local performing arts groups, schools

Funding to Provincial Cultural Organizations

2) Facilitate bringing people and groups together from different sectors and levels•Through meetings, conferences, consultations and SaskCulture staff•E.g. Dreambrokers and Music PCO’s summer camp

SaskCulture’s Role

• Support for ethno-cultural and multicultural projects and organizations

• E.g Multifaith Sask, SACHM –(Sask. African Canadian Heritage Museum)

• Multicultural Festivals – Regina Multicultural Council, Swift Current, Moose Jaw

Multicultural Initiatives Fund

• MOSAIC, Folkfest

• Strength in numbers

• Diversity of perspectives – can generate more perspectives and ideas

• Potential to work together in the future

Benefits of Partnership

• Takes time and patience especially when working across cultures

• Have to work out a common understanding and framework

• Diversity of views and mandates can be an obstacle

• Who do you partner with?

Challenges in Working with Partners

• Currently re-examining the role SaskCulture plays in multiculturalism and clarifying terms and future direction

• Entering a consultation process with members and interested stakeholders over the next year

Multiculturalism Strategy

• Options for initiatives to assist our members and the community could include:– Cultural awareness training programs for

Provincial Cultural Organizations, members and others

– Connecting First Nations and Metis organizations and people with newcomers

Multiculturalism Strategy

Questions?

Paul Gingras

Organizational Outreach and Development Coordinator

SaskCulture Inc.

#404 – 2125 11th Avenue

Regina, SK  S4P 3X3

Phone: (306) 780-9813

Outside Regina – 1-866-476-6830 (toll free)

Fax:     (306) 780-9252

pgingras@saskculture.sk.ca

www.saskculture.sk.ca