First Nations

Outdoor rink taking shape on Flying Dust First Nation

Hockey players and skaters will soon have another option when it comes to ice surfaces in the Meadow Lake area. The Flying Dust First Nation is in the midst of building an outdoor rink that should be ...

Oct 06, 2020

Sod-turning ceremony marks future home of monument to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

The downtown Prince Albert riverbank will soon be home to a Sisters in Spirit Monument to honour Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. The Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) Women's Commiss...

Oct 01, 2020

Colouring books educate youth about suicide

A group that works with inner city youth has donated 27 boxes of colouring books to Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC), one box for each school with the PAGC's member communities.The Kookum and Kids c...

Oct 01, 2020

MLCN members elect first female Chief

History has been made at Montreal Lake Cree Nation.Joyce Naytowhow-McLeod has been elected as the band's first female Chief.She was declared the winner of Wednesday's election with 495 votes, roughly ...

Oct 01, 2020

Orange Shirt Day recognized with annual walk, classroom & virtual learning

People in the Battlefords recognized Orange Shirt Day with an annual walk, as well as through classroom and virtual learning this year.The aim of the day on Sept. 30 is to remember residential school ...

Sep 30, 2020

Orange Shirt Day makes powerful point in P.A.

Multiple walks and runs took place around Prince Albert today to raise awareness for Orange Shirt Day, to honour the children who survived residential schools and remember those who did not.Dancers pa...

Sep 30, 2020

Orange Shirt Day a time to honour residential school survivors

Today marks Orange Shirt Day in the Battlefords and across Canada - commemorating a difficult time in the nation's history, as well as efforts towards healing and reconciliation.Senator and elder Jenn...

Sep 30, 2020

Cumberland College creates video in honour of Orange Shirt Day

Orange Shirt Day is taking place today across Canada.The national movement began in 2013 and has spread across the nation with millions of people showing their support by participating in a variety of...

Sep 30, 2020

Grand Council hosts Orange Shirt Day walk

Orange Shirt Day, despite the COVID pandemic, is still being honoured in Prince Albert Wednesday to recognize the trauma students experienced at residential schools.Although learning is different this...

Sep 29, 2020

LLRIB extends condolences to family of late Elder Jacob Venne

The Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) would like to extend warmth, prayers and condolences to the family and friends of the late Elder Jacob George Venne, who passed away Sept. 22.That's according to a...

Sep 29, 2020