First Nations

FNUniv launch new teaching resource with help from Carlton students

High School students from Prince Albert had a helping hand in developing a new teaching resource with the First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv).On Wednesday, the FNUniv announced the launch of t...

Dec 08, 2022

Indigenous artist sees handmade jewelry worn at Edmonton Oilers game

A member of a talented Indigenous family is still feeling excitement after some of her handmade jewelry was worn by a popular Canadian model.On Nov. 30, Indigenous actress and model Ashley Callingbull...

Dec 03, 2022

Book on Delmas residential school fire to be available next month

A new book, called Ashes and Embers: Stories of the Delmas Indian Residential School will be available in the Battlefords area in a couple of weeks. Written by Poundmaker Cree Nation author and educat...

Nov 29, 2022

MLCN celebrates re-opening of detox centre

Nearly two years after being forced to close due to COVID, the eight-bed detox centre at Montreal Lake Cree Nation is back open.The grand reopening was marked Monday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Ba...

Nov 29, 2022

Trudeau pays respects to stabbing victims at James Smith Cree Nation

Nearly three months after a mass stabbing gripped the community of James Smith Cree Nation and Canada as a whole, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has come to pay his respects.Among his first stops Monda...

Nov 28, 2022

Prime Minister in Saskatchewan to visit James Smith Cree Nation

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has landed in Saskatchewan.Trudeau arrived at the James Smith Cree Nation (JSCN) Monday morning to pay his respects to the victims of the stabbing rampage in September th...

Nov 28, 2022

Young receives $5,000 microgrant for local lawn care business

Betty's Budget Lawn Care owner Kelli Young, 19, is the recipient of a $5,000 Pawcikwikamik Indigenous Innovation Accelerator microgrant from Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (SIIT).Young,...

Nov 25, 2022

Nearly three months later, money for JSCN families still with GoFundMe

Nearly three months have passed since a mass stabbing in central Saskatchewan claimed the lives of 11 people. And with the hundreds of thousands of dollars raised to support the families at James Smit...

Nov 24, 2022

LLRIB members eligible for $300 COVID assistance cheque

The Lac La Ronge Indian Band announced Thursday all members 18 and older are eligible to receive a $300 COVID assistance cheque. The notice states the $300 cheques will begin to be distributed Dec. 1....

Nov 24, 2022

Founding father gets plaque at Museum

James Isbister was a farmer, an English Mtis leader, a Hudson Bay Company employee and the founder of Prince Albert. Honouring his role in the creation of the city along with his standing amongst the ...

Nov 22, 2022