Projects

This pilot project is embedded in the local, and draws together the living heritage of a community to link it to reconciliation. The past is still with us, and understanding how we got here will help us build positive relations in the present and future.

British Columbia-based artist and folklorist, Shayna Jones collaborated with us on a living heritage project elevating the voices of rural-dwelling African Canadians.

The Coal in Coronach living heritage project explores the importance of coal to the community - from the early days of underground mining to the present, and asks the question: what's next for coal in Coronach?

Throughout the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, we documented the experiences of people throughout our province. How have culture and heritage helped interpret, cope, and look beyond the crisis? In what ways has life changed, or stayed the same?

Examining the connections between living heritage and food security in the context of the pandemic and ongoing disruptions of climate change, this project also looks for tangible steps to enhance resilience of local food systems.

gee meeyo pimawtshinawn (It Was a Good Life) - Saskatchewan Métis Road Allowance Memories - a Living Heritage Project was a partnership with Gabriel Dumont Institute. The stories and art within it contain courage, humour, and resilience of Métis people.

Since 2010 Heritage Saskatchewan has run several well received symposiums and forums. Whether you want to learn more about them, or wish to recall a presentation you saw, information about each is archived here.

2017 marked the 150th anniversary of Canada’s confederation. In 2017 Commemorative events like Canada 150 invited us to consider how our heritage has shaped the present, to learn lessons from the past, and to discuss what we would like our future to be.

This living heritage project is a collaboration between Heritage Saskatchewan and the community of Val Marie in homage to its grain elevator.