Cuthand: NORTEP an invaluable program for Saskatchewan's north that must be restored

Historically there was a high turnover of teachers in northern Saskatchewan, and few of the teachers were Indigenous. Today, that situation has changed and the Northern Teacher Education Program (NORTEP) is the reason.
NORTEP was headquartered in La Ronge and run by a board of governors that included the Prince Albert Grand Council, the Meadow Lake Tribal Council, the Northern Lights school division, the Ile-à-la-Crosse school division and the Creighton school division. Classes were offer