Saddle Lake Post Secondary
Assisting Students to Achieve Personal Success & Academic Excellence
Vision:
Education is a Treaty Right and the Saddle Lake Education Authority will, through continuous development, maintenance and accountability provide quality education which will encompass healthy lifestyles, Cree traditions, language and culture and modern technology and shall utilize contributions of indigenous people to promote self-sufficiency and empower onicikiskwapowin Cree Nation members.
Mission Statement:
“The Saddle Lake Post Secondary program will facilitate and administer post secondary education for onicikwapowin Cree Nation members, provide career and personal counselling and financial assistance for students; it will be the students’ responsibility to achieve personal success and academic excellence.”
Saddle Lake Post Secondary Team
Role:
a) to implement all administrative policies and procedures consistently and fairly.
b) to plan, develop and recommend educational goals and objectives for the Saddle Lake Post Secondary Program
c) to develop and monitor annual budgets and provide monthly reports to the Saddle Lake Education Authority.
d) to plan, organize and facilitate annual program events as needed.
e) to provide personal, career and cultural counselling to individual students.
f) provide academic advising for students and community members who require these services.
g) to provide support services such as yearly student/institution visits, attend graduation ceremonies and other administrative duties.
Bernadine Houle-Steinhauer
Director
bernadinehs@saddlelake.ca
Betty Ann Cardinal
Student Advisor
bettyanncardinal@saddlelake.ca
Amberly Makokis
Administrative Assistant
amberly.makokis@saddlelake.ca
Saddle Lake Education Authority
Role:
a) to recommend, approve, support and promote the goals and objectives of Education for the Saddle Lake Post Secondary Program.
b) to review and make decisions on sponsorship applications and grant appropriate awards to students who have completed their program.
c) to develop and recommend policies and procedures and ensure they are periodically reviewed and updated.
d) to ensure that all agreements with Post Secondary institutions are carried out in compliance with the terms and conditions of those agreements.
Debra Cardinal
Superintendent
dcardinal@saddlelake.ca
Pam Quinn
Assistant Superintendent
p.quinn@saddlelake.ca
Adeline Large
Administrative Assistant
adeline.large@saddlelake.ca
Tamra Steinhauer
Human Resources Manager
tamra@steinhauer@saddlelake.ca
2022 to 2025 Council Portfolio for Education
Role:
To be the liaison between the Saddle Lake Education Authority and the Saddle Lake Chief and Council
John Large
Council Member
Pauline Hunter
Council Member
Mary Jane Cardinal
2022-2025 Education Board Members (3 Year Term)
Anne Frierson
Ruby Stone
Mona Cardinal
Gloria McGilvery
Elder
Candace Houle
Saddle Lake Cree Nation
Council Members
Left to Right: Kevin Delver, Eric Shirt, John Large, Maryjane Cardinal, Chief Jason Whiskeyjack, Pauline Hunter, James Steinhauer and Charles Cardinal
Elected June 2022-2025
Back left to right: James Steinhauer, Eric Shirt, John Large, Charles Cardinal
Front left to right: Jason Whiskeyjack, Maryjane Cardinal, LATE Chief Terry Cardinal, Pauline Hunter, Kevin Delver
Historical Fact:
On September 9, 1876, we signed Treaty #6 (history according to Saddle Lake Cree Nation) which stated our children’s education would be taken care of as an agreement to share the land…
Treaty Right to Education – Refers to Treaty No. 6 between Her Majesty the Queen and the Plains and Wood Cree Indians of Fort Carlton and Fort Pitt 1876 as follows:
“And further, Her Majesty agrees to maintain schools for instruction in such reserves hereby made as to Her Government of Dominion of Canada may seem advisable, whenever the Indians of the reserve shall desire it”
onicikiskapowin Cree Nation #125 maintains that Post Secondary Education is included as a Treaty Right.
A hundred and ten years later on April 1, 1986 Saddle Lake First Nation #125 officially opened their Post Secondary sponsorship program, it was initially named the Post Secondary Assistance Program. Prior to this date, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC), currently known as Indigenous Service Canada (ISC), administered and managed all educational sponsorship for Saddle Lake Band members.
This was a historical moment in history for our people and proven to be a success with hundreds of graduates from Upgrading to Doctoral Degrees.
Treaty Right to Education:
Refers to Treaty No. 6 between Her Majesty the Queen and the Plains and Wood Cree Indians of Fort Carlton and Fort Pitt 1876 as follows:
“And further, Her Majesty agrees to maintain schools for instruction in such reserves hereby made as to Her Government of Dominion of Canada may seem advisable, whenever the Indians of the reserve shall desire it”
onicikiskapowin Cree Nation #125 maintains that Post Secondary Education is included as a Treaty Right.