First Nations

Local representatives react to agreement between feds and AFN

Local representatives are weighing in on the Assembly of First Nations and the Government of Canada agreeing to discuss funding for First Nation run child and family services.The agreement announced i...

Jul 07, 2020

MNS launches pilot project to strengthen Dene language

Strengthening Indigenous languages is the goal of a new Dene Early Learning Pilot Project announced Monday for La Loche by Mtis Nation - Saskatchewan. "All of our research would tell us the earlier we...

Jul 07, 2020

Construction underway at the Meadow Lake Tribal Council Bioenergy Centre

Residents in Meadow Lake can expect cleaner air and more jobs in the near future as the Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC) Bioenergy Centre at NorSask Forest Products is underway. SaskPower and the MLT...

Jul 06, 2020

Cree designer reclaims family's place in Waskesiu

Sixteen years after she founded CreeNisga'a Clothing, owner and designer Linda Lavallee has opened her first brick and mortar store in Waskesiu - but in many ways, Friday's soft opening for family and...

Jul 04, 2020

Gang Awareness and Prevention Project material being released by Onion Lake RCMP

Onion Lake RCMP are releasing Gang Awareness and Prevention (GAP) material in partnership with Onion Lake Cree Nation. These resources will include videos, posters, and an information booklet.The GAP ...

Jul 03, 2020

MLCN councillor facing $1,200 fine for impaired driving charge

Cal Henderson will have to pay over $1,500 in fines and surcharges, for choosing to drink and drive.On Thursday, during a hearing at Prince Albert Provincial Court, Henderson entered a guilty plea to ...

Jul 03, 2020

Teams face challenging conditions, as recovery effort continues for six year old boy

The search for a missing six-year-old boy in northwest Saskatchewan is now entering day 11, and teams are dealing with the grim reality that their mission has become a recovery effort.The young boy wa...

Jul 03, 2020

Fruit orchard expansion on James Smith Cree Nation

Some fruitful additions were made to the orchard at the James Smith Cree Nation last Thursday.Community Dietician Kelsey Mawara, who spearheaded the initial planting of the orchard in 2018 said the re...

Jun 30, 2020

SMVS graduates attend traditional ceremony with some changes

Graduates at Senator Myles Venne School were still able to have a traditional ceremony June 26, but some minor changes had to occur to make it happen. Altogether, there were 22 graduates from the scho...

Jun 29, 2020

Book honours Henry Beaudry Sr., among prominent Indigenous veterans who helped liberate Italy in WWII

A newly released book tells the story of the Indigenous people from Canada and the U.S. who helped liberate Italy during the Second World War. Written in Italian, I pellerossa che liberarono l'Italia,...

Jun 26, 2020