About the creators
About the author
Sarah Hoag was an M.A. student at the University of Regina studying history. She has over eight years experience working with not-for-profit organizations and heritage organizations. Sarah worked at the Gravelbourg and District Museum conducting research and giving tours of the Convent of Jesus and Mary, the Co-Cathedral Our Lady of the Assumption, as well as other heritage properties in Gravelbourg. Sarah is an educator by trade and is currently working as the Manager of Literacy and Impact Initiatives at United Way Regina. She also authored a chapter in the OER Canada and Speeches from the Throne. Her work as Dr. Melançon’s research assistant has enabled her to gain deeper understandings of how heritage and culture are linked. Sarah’s M.A. research focuses on French Catholic settlement in Willow Bunch, Saskatchewan and the impacts of this settlement. Sarah feels very fortunate to have had the opportunity to interview so many of Saskatchewan’s leaders in living heritage. Sarah hopes to emulate their work within her community!
About the editor and the University of Regina
Dr. Jérôme Melançon was the special advisor for the Living Heritage: Identities, Communities, Environments research cluster at the University of Regina. This grouping of researchers also included a Steering Group with some of the major non-profit organizations in Saskatchewan. Since 2016, it has been a hub for sharing projects and knowledge tied to living heritage through posters, a province-wide event, a virtual sharing series, and now this brochure. Work on living heritage has also been supported by Dr. Allyson Stevenson, now at the University of Saskatchewan, by the Humanities Research Institute and by the Office of the Vice-President (Research) at the University of Regina.
Dr. Melançon earned a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) and a Master’s of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Ottawa, and a PhD in Political and Legal Sciences at what is now Université Paris Cité. His research expertise is focused on the political and cultural aspects of Francophone communities in minority settings in Canada, on relations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples, and more broadly on political philosophy.
About the editor and Heritage Saskatchewan
Kristin Catherwood is the Director of Living Heritage at Heritage Saskatchewan. She earned a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Classics and Medieval Studies from the University of Regina and a Master of Arts in Folklore from Memorial University of Newfoundland. She specializes in community engagement, ethnographic documentation, and intangible cultural heritage. She is a member of the CCUNESCO Memory of the World Advisory Committee, president of the Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation, and holds a UNESCO co-chair in Living Heritage and Sustainable Livelihoods.
Heritage Saskatchewan is non-profit organization at the forefront of redefining heritage and its connection to our quality of life. Like our DNA, we inherit our Living Heritage – those values, beliefs, and ways of living received from past generations that we use to understand the present and make choices for the future. It defines our sense of identity as individuals and our relationships with others, shaping our communities and our quality of life. Heritage Saskatchewan’s work encourages innovative, holistic and inclusive approaches to building community resilience. Heritage Saskatchewan is accredited by UNESCO as an NGO working with intangible cultural heritage.
