First Nations

NITHA declares COVID-19 outbreak at James Smith Cree Nation

The Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) has declared a COVID-19 outbreak on the James Smith Cree Nation.In an announcement from NITHA, they say the declaration comes after a number of posit...

Nov 17, 2020

Coronavirus cases surge in Fond du Lac as water treatment plant malfunctions

The Fond du Lac Denesuline Nation Emergency Team is calling for more public health interventions to help prevent the spread of coronavirus in their community.According to a media release, positive cas...

Nov 17, 2020

Northern agencies and doctors call for expansion to mandatory mask protocol

The health authority responsible for 33 northern Saskatchewan First Nations communities believes the province's current mandatory masking protocol leaves too many people vulnerable.As it currently sta...

Nov 16, 2020

Canoe Lake protesters demand hundreds of members be added to voters list

Hundreds of Canoe Lake Cree Nation band members can't vote for their council and a protest was held this week to demand answers from leadership as to why. "There's a lot of members who are supposed to...

Nov 13, 2020

Project receives federal funding to research violence and bullying in Indigenous communities

A $400,000 federal grant issued to a University of Regina researcher will facilitate a project focused on Indigenous youth and the topic of violence and bullying. The initiative is called the Northern...

Nov 13, 2020

First Nations project among MAS 2020 award recipients

Battlefords area First Nations are among those honoured in the Museums Association of Saskatchewan (MAS) 2020 awards recently presented in an online event. They were among several recognized from the ...

Nov 08, 2020

James Smith Cree Nation enforces curfew bylaw, added security following COVID-19 surge

Following seven cases of COVID-19 in the community as of Nov. 7, James Smith Cree Nation has encouraged and enforced more health precautions.A release issued by Chief Wally Burns and James Smith Cree ...

Nov 08, 2020

Artist honours missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in painting 'Lost Flowers'

A Battleford artist hopes to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Saskatchewan and across Canada in her painting entitled 'Lost Flowers.'Memuna Moolla presented her painting as a ...

Nov 06, 2020

New Dakota language program gaining momentum in Wahpeton

A new program at Wahpeton Dakota Nation is bringing community members of all ages together to revitalize and retain the Dakota language. Since September, it's seen around 15 people gather each Saturda...

Nov 01, 2020

Construction project unearths historic burial site near Prince Albert

A culturally significant burial site was discovered this fall on a construction site in the Prince Albert area.The site - the location of which has not been publicly identified - contains the remains ...

Oct 30, 2020