Gordon Oakes Red Bear Student Centre
The Gordon Oakes Red Bear Student Centre can be reached during regular hours at 306-966-5790 or by email at gordonoakes.redbear@usask.ca. If you need to talk with an Elder, please contact staff at the centre. Smudging space is also available at the centre.
USask Student Wellness
Contact Student Affairs and Outreach if you need urgent support or are concerned about another student.
The Student Wellness Centre offers medical and mental health services to USask students. To book an appointment with Indigenous Counsellor Seapieces Marsland or another service provider, please contact the centre.
After Hours Help
In an emergency or crisis, you can visit your local hospital emergency department, or you can call 911.
Crisis services are also available (24/7) through Saskatoon Mobile Crisis 9-8-8 and Crisis Services Canada 1-833-456-4566. The First Nations Hope for Wellness Help Line is also available at 1-855-242-3310.
Grounding Circle
If you would like Elder support, the Gordon Oakes Red Bear Student Centre hosts a weekly online Circle with Elder Roland Duquette on Monday from 10 am – noon. These grounding circles are intended to be a safe and confidential space for students, staff and elders to connect. It will be a shared safe space focused on respect, kindness, compassion and maintaining good relationships with one another. If you are interested in joining, please contact the centre.