First Nations

Sturgeon Lake man receives 13 month jail sentence for brother's death

A drunken altercation between two brothers has resulted in a 13 month jail sentence. Ryan Kyle Daniels, 42, was sentenced Thursday morning at Prince Albert Provincial Court after pleading guilty to a ...

May 14, 2021

New cattle company starting at Mosquito Grizzly Bear's Head Lean Man First Nation

A new cattle operation will be starting at a local Battlefords area First Nation.Mosquito, Grizzly Bear's Head, Lean Man First Nation [MGBHLM] Economic Development Corporation announced it is developi...

May 13, 2021

Sask. RCMP officer makes first court appearance on murder charge

With his face covered by a medical mask, and wearing a polo shirt and blue jeans, a Prince Albert RCMP officer stood with his arms behind his back and simply nodded his head, when a judge asked if he ...

May 13, 2021

James Smith youth receive healthy donation

A cheque presentation made last Friday outside the band office at James Smith Cree Nation (JSCN), represents the last big act for a group of shareholders once connected to a diamond mine venture in ea...

May 12, 2021

LLRIB economic arm to pursue small nuclear modular reactor investments

Three First Nation economic organizations, including the Lac La Ronge Indian Band's Kitsaki Management, have signed an agreement to jointly pursue small nuclear modular reactor investments."We just th...

May 11, 2021

MGBHLM First Nation award now increased to $141 million in historic land claim settlement

Mosquito, Grizzly Bear's Head, Lean Man First Nation will now be awarded $141 million plus interest from the federal government for a land claim settlement dating back to 1905.Previously in January, t...

May 10, 2021

MGBHLM First Nation to open new facility called The Ridge Wellness Centre

Mosquito, Grizzly Bear's Head, Lean Man First Nation (MGBHLM) is partnering on a project to offer a safe, culturally supportive place for people to stay when they need to self-isolate or quarantine du...

May 08, 2021

Digness focusing on urban indigenous programming in bid for MN-S Regional Representative

A Porcupine Plain man is hoping to remove 'interim' from his title.Brent Digness is one of three candidates in the running to be the regional representative for Eastern Region II with the Metis Nation...

May 06, 2021

National MMIW Day honoured in the Battlefords

National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women's Day was held a little differently in the Battlefords this year due to Covid-19 protocols. The local Friendship Centre organized a virtual walk this tim...

May 05, 2021

Prince Albert takes 'a stand' for MMIWG

Marilyn Stone wipes away tears as she grips a picture of her deceased aunt. She wants no other family to go through what her family went through, she said.Stone was among a number of participants in a...

May 05, 2021