First Nations

FSIN presses federal government to make First Nations a priority for the COVID vaccine

The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine is still months away, but the organization that represents 74 First Nations in Saskatchewan wants to make sure its members have a place reserved in line.The Federat...

Dec 02, 2020

Muskoday woman named first female president of national body representing Aboriginal Firefighters

Just over two decades after joining the Muskoday Volunteer Fire Department, Michelle Vandevord can now lay claim to being elected the first female president of the Aboriginal Firefighters' Association...

Dec 02, 2020

Temporary release of inmates is best solution to prevent spread of COVID-19, says union and advocate

The union that represents lawyers and staff at Legal Aid Saskatchewan, is calling for a targeted, temporary release of some inmates to prevent further transmission of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan's jails....

Dec 01, 2020

Band member alleges unfair housing allocations in Little Red River

A petition signed by 60 residents of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band's (LLRIB) Little Red River reserve is calling for recent housing assignments to be overturned. The petition alleges there has been con...

Dec 01, 2020

PBCN chief hopeful coronavirus assistance will arrive soon

Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation Chief Peter Beatty is hopeful help is on the way when it comes to preventing the spread of the coronavirus. As of Nov. 26, Beatty said there were more than 90 active cases...

Nov 27, 2020

LLRIB communities eliminate all confirmed coronavirus cases

There are no active coronavirus cases in all six Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) communities as of Nov. 26.Since the First Nation recorded its first case of the virus Sept. 29, there have been 55 on-...

Nov 27, 2020

Hundreds of Chromebooks purchased for online learning in Stanley Mission

Students in Stanley Mission will continue learning from home at least until after the Christmas break. That's according to Rhoda Hardlotte Memorial Keethanow High School Principal Melanie Beatty, who ...

Nov 26, 2020

Northern Store in Fond du Lac ordered to close in-person sales

The Northern Store in Fond du Lac Denesuline First Nation has been forced to close all in-person sales. That's according to a letter sent to the store from the Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority a...

Nov 24, 2020

Fond du Lac residents not self-isolating, refusing to be tested: Athabasca Health Authority

Some residents of Fond du Lac Denesuline First Nation, who are supposed to be self-isolating due to the coronavirus, are allowing visitors in their homes and exposing them to it. That's according to a...

Nov 23, 2020

Feds need better data on COVID-19 in Indigenous communities: Miller

OTTAWA - A rapid rise in the number of active COVID-19 cases in First Nations communities on reserve - especially in Alberta and Saskatchewan - likely does not tell the full story due to lack of data,...

Nov 20, 2020