First Nations

Sask.'s largest bike pump track now open alongside new skate park in MGBHLM First Nation

Laughter rippled through the air as scooters and skateboards clattered across smooth curves and sunlit ramps Tuesday on Mosquito Grizzly Bear's Head Lean Man First Nation (MGBHLM).Eleven-year-old Kahi...

Oct 08, 2025

Food for Thanksgiving hampers destroyed by trailer fire

About 1,500 food hampers destined for local families in need this Thanksgiving have been either destroyed or damaged in a fire.On Oct. 3, at approximately 6:30 p.m., the Prince Albert Fire Department ...

Oct 06, 2025

Indigenous Peoples grapple with claims downplaying the history of residential schools

OTTAWA - As Indigenous Peoples marked the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation this week, they also had to confront a persistent problem: public figures claiming the history of residential school...

Oct 04, 2025

Melfort hosting Culturama event on Saturday

A chance to experience the wide variety of cultures in northeast Saskatchewan. Culturama is being held at the Kerry Vickar Centre in Melfort on Saturday. Melfort Museum Curator Brenda Mellon told nort...

Oct 03, 2025

'These findings cannot be dismissed or minimized': FSIN 4th Vice-Chief responds to federal audit

Just one day after the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) issued a statement downplaying an audit that flags over $30 million dollars in spending, there appears to be some division with...

Oct 02, 2025

Catholic Bishop speaks frankly about Reconciliation and the Church

A Bishop from the Roman Catholic Church in Saskatchewan has been vocal about the Catholic Church's role in advancing Reconciliation, and he believes there's more work to do."Absolutely (the Church nee...

Oct 02, 2025

Indigenous Services Canada, FSIN spar over ‘full report’ from forensic audit

The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) says it is difficult to respond to a forensic audit without first seeing the full report.But according to Indigenous Services Canada, the FSIN was...

Oct 02, 2025

Sturgeon Lake breaks ground on youth centre south of school

Next year, youth in Sturgeon Lake will have a new hub that aims to protect them and help connect them with their culture Leaders for the First Nation, located north of Prince Albert, announced on Tues...

Oct 01, 2025

Prince Albert family finds healing after residential school trauma

George Merasty was only six years old when he attended the All Saints Residential School in Prince Albert, and as he reflects on his life since then, his eyes well up in tears."I was never the same li...

Sep 30, 2025

Battlefords to host 2026 Tony Cote Summer Games, marking 150 years of Treaty 6

More than 3,000 First Nations athletes will converge on the Battlefords next summer for the 2026 Tony Cote Summer Games, an event timed with the 150th anniversary of Treaty 6.The Federation of Soverei...

Sep 30, 2025