Tag Archives: First Nations

Kikinahk receives $30,000 donation from LLRIB Internal Council
A $30,000 donation to La Ronge's Kikinahk Friendship Centre will ensure the Scattered Site Outreach Program and Extended Hours Program will continue to operate. "It changed my mind totally because I w...
Jan 13, 2021

Battlefords area grows support for ribbon skirt issue
Mosquito, Grizzly Bears Head, Lean Man First Nation (MGBHLM) are showing their solidarity for a young girl who was told by a staff member at her school in eastern Saskatchewan that the hand-made skirt...
Jan 11, 2021

Carlton student unveils vibrant mural after months of dedication
Since the end of October, Carlton Comprehensive student Jordan Twist spent so much time in the South Hill Mall painting a mural that she's lost count of the hours. But Twist got the ultimate award on ...
Jan 10, 2021

NITHA announces end of Flying Dust COVID-19 outbreak; vaccinations to begin next week
The Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) has declared an end to the COVID-19 outbreak announced on December 12 for the Flying Dust Health-Administration Centre. NITHA Medical Health Officer ...
Jan 08, 2021

MGBHLM First Nation celebrates talents with virtual singing, hand drumming competition
If you would like to take in some Indigenous hand drumming and singing from across Canada and the United States, this is the time to do it. Mosquito/Grizzly Bears' Head/Lean Man (MGBHLM) First Nation ...
Jan 08, 2021

Moderna inoculations begin in La Ronge
Rhoda Wood, a registered nurse at the Lac La Ronge Indian Band's Jeannie Bird Clinic, was the first resident of the tri-communities to receive the Moderna vaccine Friday."I encourage other health care...
Jan 08, 2021

Sweetgrass First Nation woman remembered as gifted singer, powwow dancer
A Sweetgrass First Nation woman is being remembered as a gifted singer and powwow dancer, and for the joy she brought everyone she met.After a six-year battle with cancer, Lori Violet Gladys Wuttunee ...
Jan 08, 2021

FSIN encourages school divisions to adopt ribbon skirt day
The organization that represents 74 First Nations in Saskatchewan is calling on all school boards and divisions across the country to participate in a Ribbon Skirt Day challenge, as a means to help br...
Jan 07, 2021

'It's left Regina': Moderna vaccine headed to La Ronge
Minister of Health Paul Merriman announced during a press conference Wednesday the Moderna vaccine is headed to La Ronge and other areas in the Far North East. "As identified today, the Far North East...
Jan 06, 2021

Family Wellness and Healing Project launching in Meadow Lake
A new program designed for Indigenous people affected by interpersonal violence is launching in Meadow Lake.The Family Wellness and Healing Project is a pilot project based out of the North West Frien...
Jan 06, 2021