First Nations

Northern educator receives U of R Professional Achievement Award

With more than 30 years of service in the education field, Rosalie Tsannie-Burseth was honoured recently with a University of Regina Professional Achievement Award.Tsannie-Burseth became a teacher in ...

Mar 17, 2021

'Truly a new beginning:' Cumberland Crossing Inn opens in downtown P.A.

Dignitaries from Cumberland House Cree Nation and the City of P.A. gathered downtown Monday to mark the official opening of Cumberland Crossing Inn. Previously known as the Quality Inn, the downtown l...

Mar 15, 2021

Cook-Searson recipient of national Indigenous leadership award

Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) Chief Tammy Cook-Searson is the recipient of the 2021 Indigenous Women in Leadership Award. The honour was announced Monday by the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Busi...

Mar 15, 2021

PBCN Chief announces retirement

A political career spanning nearly 30 years, is coming to an end for the Chief of Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN).After a lengthy consultation with his wife and family, Peter Beatty decided not to...

Mar 14, 2021

Cook-Searson reflects on pandemic after first 12 months

On the one-year anniversary of the first coronavirus case being identified in Saskatchewan, Lac La Ronge Indian Band Chief Tammy Cook-Searson said there is much that comes to mind looking back.The liv...

Mar 12, 2021

Sing, dance, laugh and get the jab: weekend event encourages vaccination in the north

As we mark one year since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, two northern Saskatchewan Tribal Councils are teaming up to lift spirits and provide people with a shot in the arm to get over the finish li...

Mar 12, 2021

North Battleford advocate plans cross-country walk for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

A North Battleford advocate plans to embark on a journey across Canada next year to raise awareness about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW).Krista Fox said she will be thinking of missing N...

Mar 09, 2021

Big River First Nation receives green light for new arena project

Plans for a new arena on the Big River First Nation, and upgrades to the local high school, have received a huge boost thanks to a funding announcement Tuesday by the federal and provincial government...

Mar 09, 2021

Lighthouse support rally planned for Thursday

The Save the Lighthouse supporters are planning a rally Thursday to raise awareness that the Lighthouse Serving the Battlefords is in need of a permanent core funding source.The rally will take place ...

Mar 09, 2021

Cree author recognized on International Women's Day

A Cree author, speaker and teacher's story of resilience has been highlighted by the province on International Women's Day.Kendra Weenie, who's recent memoir Surviving Domestic Violence was shortliste...

Mar 08, 2021