First Nations

LLRIB celebrates Treaty Days, voting underway for proposed Election Act changes

Thousands of Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) members are expected to collect their yearly annuity payment in the coming days. The LLRIB began hosting Treaty Day events in Stanley Mission on Monday, f...

Jul 20, 2022

Farm family identifies Indigenous historical cultural sites on property

KERROBERT, Sask. - A farm family near Kerrobert is looking forward to holding a tour of their property after identifying a number of Indigenous historical cultural sites, including Chief Poundmaker...

Angela Brown Jul 20, 2022

Farm family identifies Indigenous historical cultural sites on property

A farm family near Kerrobert is looking forward to holding a tour of their property after identifying a number of Indigenous historical cultural sites, including Chief Poundmaker's winter camp and nea...

Jul 20, 2022

FSIN calls for police to lay charges in ‘unprovoked racial attack’ in Battleford

A video circulating on social media that shows a man being assaulted by another is putting into question what the motivation was for the attack. The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) a...

Jul 19, 2022

Rivier Academy back on the market

The potential sale of the Rivier Academy to the Mtis Nation - Saskatchewan (MN-S) has fallen through, and the building is back on the market. Listed for $2.9 million, the location includes over five a...

Jul 15, 2022

‘I pray for you every night’: Mother of murdered man continues to push for justice four years later

Four years after he was murdered, the family of Jordan Ballantyne once again marched in Prince Albert calling for justice in his unsolved case.On July 13, 2018, police and paramedics were called to a ...

Jul 14, 2022

Meadow Lake and PBCN tribal councils get funding for green projects

Building capacity for a regional focus on renewable energy and an 816 kW solar farm is part of a $6 million announcement for the Meadow Lake Tribal Council. MLTC and Mee-Toos Forest Products (owned by...

Jul 13, 2022

SIGA makes 125K donation to Tony Cote First Nations Games

The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) recently presented a big cheque to the organizing committee of the 2022 Tony Cote First Nations Summer Games. The exact amount was $125,000"The 2022 Ton...

Jul 13, 2022

‘We would not give up hope’: Family, friends and supporters speak on passing of Frank Young

Wearing bright orange shirts with the image of Frank Young in the centre, many friends, family and supporters hugged each other and shared stories and tears as they remembered the five-year-old boy fr...

Jul 12, 2022

Missing boy from Red Earth Cree Nation found deceased

A five-year-old boy who had been missing for nearly three months has been found deceased. That's according to Chief Fabian Head of Red Earth Cree Nation. "It is with a heavy heart that I announce the ...

Jul 10, 2022