The Municipal Cultural Action Plan is a plan for Prince Albert to be a stronger cultural community that supports the arts, preserves heritage and enhances tourism in the city.
Cultural planning is about inclusive community engagement, relationship building, and decision-making that helps local government, businesses, organizations, stakeholders, and community members build and expand upon Prince Albert's already well established arts and cultural community, and achieve our common goals.
All of our city's plans are connected and related. The culture plan unites us as we work together to create the best city we can.
If you are interested in participating in the Culture Plan Working Group, please contact Judy MacLeod Campbell at 306-953-4825 or jmacleodcampbell@citypa.com.
| Culture Plan Annual Review and Highlights |
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We are continually tracking and evaluating the work accomplished through the culture plan.
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| Cultural Diversity & Protocol Policy |
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Prince Albert is on Treaty Six Territory and homeland to the Métis and Dakota Nations. It is one of the oldest settlements in the province and is rich with history, culture, and a diverse population. We have one of the highest Indigenous population ratios in the country at 42%. Our immigration community continues to grow. Remaining relatively unchanged since 1981, this population has grown more than 4 times since 2011. We have a range of settlers that came to this area from European countries generations ago and have well established ethnocultural communities including active Ukrainian, German, and French societies that work to celebrate their own unique cultures and heritages. Through the Prince Albert cultural planning process, community members identified opportunities for Elders and Indigenous communities to be fully engaged in the decision making process. This includes municipal planing initiatives and planning of cultural events and activities or any other undertakings that have an impact on Aboriginal traditional territory/region and Aboriginal rights. We also identified the need for newcomer and ethnocultural communities to be more engaged in our city. The Cultural Diversity and Protocol Policy is one way forward to work together with the Indigenous and the newcomer and ethnocultural communities to be a strong, proud, connected and diverse city. The Municipal Cultural Action Plan had already established a set of actions and priorities around how the City can be a leader in creating a stronger cultural community through the support of a variety of arts and cultural initiatives. This Cultural Diversity & Protocol Policy is about voicing a commitment to the ways that the City, as a leader in the community and an employer, can actively engage and build relationships with Indigenous and newcomer communities. There have been many successful initiatives undertaken already that address the policy, such as:
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| Indigenous Naming Initiative |
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Why commemorate Indigenous history in our community through the naming of streets, parks and other civic assets?
This is an opportunity to celebrate and commemorate many facets of our Indigenous history and to recognize and remember the legacy of residential schools and the contributions of Aboriginal people in our community. The first step was taking an inventory of what assets have an Indigenous name in Prince Albert. While almost 42% of our population is Indigenous, only nine locations were identified.
1. River Street Signage in local Indigenous Languages You may have noticed 3 sign posts along River Street at 1st Avenue West, 1st Avenue East and 6th Avenue East. These sign posts provide the language translation for "River Street" in our local six Indigenous languages of Plains Cree, Swampy Cree, Woodland Cree, Dakota, Denesuline, and Metis (Northern). The project was approved by City Council following recommendation from the Historical Society’s First Nation and Metis Knowledge Keepers' Committee. The committee assisted with prioritizing and recommending names and locations to present to the City’s Community Services Advisory Committee and City Council. The location was chosen in part because of the significance of the river to Indigenous communities as the historical meeting place. Watch this video to learn from Traditional Knowledge Keepers about the meaning of, and how to say the Indigenous names for "River Street":
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| MCAP Event Micro Grant |
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The MCAP event micro grant will support new, emerging or developing events that are linked to the Culture Plan (MCAP) and are not supported by the City of Prince Albert Destination Marketing Fund (DMF), major event, or special event policies. Whenever possible, requests should be made 3 months in advance of the event. Requests will be evaluated based on how it serves the community, with an emphasis on hiring Artists and Cultural Workers. They will be assessed and awarded on an ongoing basis throughout the year. Events will be funded no more than 3 consecutive years. Applications for funding to a maximum of $500 can be submitted at any time throughout the year and are first come, first serve. |
| NEW! MCAP Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Micro Grant |
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The Municipal Cultural Action Plan (MCAP) Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) micro grant will support community initiatives and projects that ensure that inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility are thoughtfully considered and build intercultural awareness and understanding in the community. Whenever possible, requests should be made 2 months in advance of the initiative/project. Requests will be evaluated based on how it strengthens inclusion, diversity, equity and/or accessibility in our City. They will be assessed and awarded on an ongoing basis throughout the year. The same initiative/project will be funded no more than three consecutive years. Give PA your best IDEA! |
| Culture Plan Awards |
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The City of Prince Albert was one of the first northern communities in Saskatchewan to lead an exciting and innovative process known as cultural planning. The Culture Plan has received awards through the Saskatchewan Professional Planners Institute – Excellence in Planning Award, and the Saskatchewan Economic Development Association - Community Development Award. The Locals Culture Video was one of the first initiatives completed as part of the Culture Plan. The purpose of the video was to showcase the abundant and diverse assets or strength ad services in Prince Albert's downtown cultural district. The video is all about our local assets. “Locals” was written by singer/songwriter LJ Kimbley. The video showcased local dancers, local businesses, local arts and culture facilities, local events, and more! We have lots to offer locals and visitors and our Culture Video showcases that pride. The Locals video was nominated for Video of the Year in the 2018 Saskatchewan Country Music Awards and was the recipient of the Community Development Award from the Saskatchewan Economic Development Association.
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From the development of the Culture Plan in 2016, SaskCulture and Saskatchewan Lotteries have provided a grant to the City of Prince Albert for the MCAP consultation and engagement, development, implementation and evaluation.
Thank you SaskCulture & Saskatchewan Lotteries for your support!
