First Nation students across the province will be testing their skills in the first ever First Nations Provincial Spelling Bee on Friday.
140 students will be competing in three different age categories at the spelling bee at North Battleford’s Don Ross Centre.
Chief Poundmaker School is the host of the inaugural event.
Organizer Pauline Favel says it has been a difficult process to get the spelling bee sanctioned, but she says it was worth it.
“We feel that if we as a small school in Poundmaker with a committee of 6 can do this it is possible for anybody else,” says Favel.
Students are competing in different age categories, which include ages 6 to 8, 9 to 11 and 12 to 14.
The winner from each age category will be eligible for the Spelling Bee of Canada national event in Toronto on May 15.
Favel says they have also provided funding to cover travel expenses for the winning students and at least one parent or guardian to travel to Toronto.