First Nations

Flying Dust hosting Indigenous women's health program study

tic healthFlying Dust First Nation is hosting a 24-week holistic wellness program for women in the community.Makoyoh'sokoi, the Wolf Trail program, is a study on the long-term health of Indigenous wom...

Dec 01, 2021

Friends and family mourn two men found dead in vehicle

One of two men found dead inside an abandoned vehicle Thursday night southwest of Meath Park, is being remembered as a passionate sports fan, but above all, a loving father who would do anything for h...

Nov 29, 2021

MP Vidal calling on feds to challenge softwood tariffs

Following an announcement revealing the tariffs on softwood lumber would be increasing to double the previous rate, Desneth-Missinippi-Churchill River MP Gary Vidal is calling for action to remedy the...

Nov 26, 2021

Devoted mother of seven dies in Saulteaux house fire

The Saulteaux community is coming together to help a young family after a mother of seven children died in a house fire at the First Nation.Early in the evening of Nov. 17, a fire broke out at the fam...

Nov 26, 2021

NHL champion Dwight King opens Meadow Lake virtual golf facility

A local former NHL standout has come back home and opened up a business designed to bring the community together throughout any time of year. Meadow Lake's own Dwight King recently opened Kingdom Golf...

Nov 26, 2021

Child poverty rate in Saskatchewan third highest in country, says new report

Saskatchewan's child poverty rate is well above the Canadian average, and greater than all other provinces and territories except Manitoba and Nunavut, according to research done by the University of ...

Nov 24, 2021

Respected Cree professor receives Saskatchewan's highest honour

Lac La Ronge Indian Band member Solomon Ratt has been invested into the Saskatchewan Order of Merit, the province's highest honour.He officially received the award during a special ceremony Nov. 17 wi...

Nov 23, 2021

Flying Dust First Nation signs significant power agreement

A significant commitment to powering homes is coming to Flying Dust First Nation (FDFN).On Tuesday morning, SaskPower and Genalta Power joined FDFN in announcing a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PP...

Nov 23, 2021

Cree speaking officer retiring from PA police service after 23 years

Horace Ratt avoided police officers as a child."Usually when we saw them, we took off."At the age of 10, Ratt who is originally from Pelican Narrows, was sent to residential school in Prince Albert wh...

Nov 19, 2021

Province provides $2 million to fund programs for Indigenous employment

The Government of Saskatchewan has announced more funding and support for Indigenous people looking for work in Northern Saskatchewan.According to a media release, $2 million in funding is being provi...

Nov 17, 2021