Intercultural Partnerships and Collaboration

1. Intercultural Partnerships and Collaboration

2. SaskCulture’s Ends End # 3 People’s lives are strengthened and enriched through participation in diverse cultural activities

3. END 3.1 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.

4. END 3.2 People have the opportunity to create, present and/or share traditional and contemporary cultural expressions, experiences and/or activities, including:

5. END 3.2 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.

6. END 3.3 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

7. SaskCulture’s Role 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

8. Funding to Provincial Cultural Organizations • 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

9. SaskCulture’s Role 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

10. Multicultural Initiatives Fund • Support for ethno-cultural and multicultural projects and organizations • E.gMultifaithSask, SACHM –(Sask. African Canadian Heritage Museum) • Multicultural Festivals – Regina Multicultural Council, Swift Current, Moose Jaw

11. Benefits of Partnership • MOSAIC, Folkfest • Strength in numbers • Diversity of perspectives – can generate more perspectives and ideas • Potential to work together in the future

12. Challenges in Working with Partners • 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?

13. Multiculturalism Strategy • 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

14. 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

15. 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