First Nations

Freshly signed exploration agreement to benefit Athabasca First Nations and municipalities

The ink is still drying on a new exploration agreement that could have a widespread economic impact across the province's northwest.Ya' thi Nn Lands and Resources (YNLR) and Denison Mines Corp. (Denis...

Oct 19, 2022

Vice Chief election wraps up 2022 PAGC Annual Assembly

It was a long night of voting, but the Prince Albert Grand Council has re-elected one of its Vice Chiefs.Chris Jobb from Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation was reelected on the second ballot of voting on th...

Oct 19, 2022

Battlefords Regional Community Coalition gives update on work

Battlefords Regional Community Coalition (BRCC) has been keeping busy this fall planning ahead. The coalition was formed in 2020 as a result of a partnership developed from the Sacichawasihc relations...

Oct 19, 2022

‘Long overdue’: First Nations Police Chiefs respond to plan to expand Indigenous policing

Reaction is coming out swiftly to the federal government's plan to make First Nations policing essential across the country.Saskatchewan has just one First Nation-administered police service: File Hil...

Oct 19, 2022

'Please forgive me': Wahpeton First Nation fatal stabbing results in two-year jail sentence

With tears welling up in his eyes, the man responsible for killing a man and stabbing another woman during a house party on Boxing Day, faced his victims' family members and said he was sorry.At the c...

Oct 19, 2022

Sturgeon Lake teacher receives Prime Minister's Award of Excellence

A teacher from Sturgeon Lake Central School received national recognition for her work designing and delivering a land-based education program.Tanya McCallum is one of only three people from Saskatche...

Oct 18, 2022

'We can do better': Public Safety Minister talks First Nations policing during visit to Sask.

The path towards more Indigenous police services in Saskatchewan took another step forward Monday.In a special ceremony in Prince Albert, the Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) signed a Letter of Inte...

Oct 17, 2022

‘Worth celebrating’: What Whitecap Dakota Nation's historic vote means

A Saskatchewan First Nation made history earlier this week but what does it mean, and could other communities follow in their first steps?On Tuesday, Whitecap Dakota First Nation approved a vote that ...

Oct 14, 2022

Krista Fox recognized after walking across Canada for MMIW

Local advocate Krista Fox, who walked across Canada to raise awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous women, was honoured at a special gathering and barbecue lunch in North Battleford Friday. Orga...

Oct 14, 2022

Grieving mother calls for action to address drugs and gangs on reserves

A mother whose son died under suspicious circumstances says issues with drugs and gangs on reserves are out of hand and need to be addressed.Sonia Sakebow-McAdam's 30-year-old son Lionel Whitehead was...

Oct 13, 2022