First Nations

FSIN calls for federal support during Spring Assembly

Minister of Justice and Attorney General David Lametti was presented with one white moccasin during the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) Spring Legislative Assembly on Wednesday.This ...

May 20, 2022

Town recognizes Indigenous hockey hero Fred Sasakamoose

The Town of Battleford gave a tribute to the memory of local Indigenous hockey champion Fred Sasakamoose at this week's meeting.Sasakamoose was honoured with a memorial statue at SaskTel Centre in Sas...

May 19, 2022

Sasakamoose memorialized at SaskTel Centre

Hundreds of people gathered outside SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon on Wednesday to commemorate the second Fred Sasakamoose Day with a special reveal.There wasn't much sun in the sky to glisten off the 25...

May 19, 2022

Construction begins on Grandmother's Bay youth drop-in centre

Some of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band's (LLRIB) youngest members will benefit from a youth drop-in centre set to open in Grandmother's Bay this fall.A ground-breaking ceremony was held in the community...

May 17, 2022

Council starts working group to combat rise in crime

A motion by city councillor Blake Edwards to create a working group to deal specifically with the issue of crime met with success at Monday's meeting.Edwards said that people increasingly do not feel ...

May 17, 2022

La Ronge campus included in new dental therapy program

A newly announced dental therapy degree program will include La Ronge in one of three campuses the program is available.The program is aimed at Indigenous students and hopes to address the issue of de...

May 17, 2022

Prince Albert campus included in new dental therapy program

A newly announced dental therapy degree program will include Prince Albert in one of three campuses the program is available.The program is aimed at Indigenous students and hopes to address the issue ...

May 17, 2022

Youth treatment centre celebrates opening at Muskoday First Nation

A loud cheer filled the air Monday morning south of Prince Albert, as the cutting of a large red ribbon represented the culmination of four years of work and partnerships.While the White Buffalo Treat...

May 16, 2022

Calls increase for feds, province, others to help search for boy

The Red Earth First Nation is looking to the provincial and federal governments for 'boots on the ground' as the search for Frank Young enters its 28th day.Speaking at a news conference earlier today ...

May 16, 2022

Vigil reaches far and wide as search for Frank Young continues

A quickly planned vigil for a missing five-year-old from Red Earth First Nation east of Carrot River has reached far and wide, with organizers getting messages from as far away as Australia.Sheryl Kim...

May 16, 2022