First Nations

SaskMusic hosting virtual concert for National Indigenous Peoples' Day

SaskMusic is ready to help mark National Indigenous Peoples' Day.The organization is hosting a virtual concert which will be streamed on Facebook and YouTube Saturday night. One of the performers for ...

Jun 19, 2020

Sask Polytechnic ready to host online celebrations

It's National Indigenous Peoples' Day Sunday and Saskatchewan Polytechnic is ready to help celebrate the occasion with a number of activities on Friday. Due to the COVID-19 virus, activities will be c...

Jun 18, 2020

'It has become a reality': Wellness, treatment and recovery centre construction begins

It was a momentous day for the Lac La Ronge Indian Band, and the region, as a groundbreaking ceremony marked construction of a long sought-after treatment facility. Flanked by special invited guests s...

Jun 17, 2020

'This is pretty serious what happened to me': northern chief responds to house fire

The Chief of Big River First Nation says it's too early to be making any assumptions about who's responsible for a weekend fire that destroyed his family's home and RV.Jack Rayne spoke to paNOW on Wed...

Jun 17, 2020

Elder isolated at remote fishing camp finds peace of mind amid global pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic brought a new normal into our lives, but for Elder Annie Mckenzie, life has gone back to an earlier time. Less than a week after the World Health Organization declared the sta...

Jun 17, 2020

New riverbank interpretive signs honour Indigenous history

Prince Albert's downtown riverbank is now home to seven new interpretive signs detailing the histories of the Indigenous groups that have lived in the area for thousands of years. The informational di...

Jun 16, 2020

Northern reserve fire gang related, says CEO of tribal council

As RCMP investigate the cause of last weekend's tragic house fire on the Big River First Nation, the CEO of the governing body that oversees the northern reserve, is offering his own take on what happ...

Jun 16, 2020

Northern Sask. chief loses home in suspicious fire

(submitted photo/GoFundMe)A house fire Saturday night on the Big River First Nation, is considered suspicious according to RCMP.Police received a call around 10 p.m., and when officers attended, the r...

Jun 16, 2020

Public school division welcomes new superintendent

The Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division has added a new member to its leadership team.Jennifer Hingley will be starting as the superintendent of schools in August. Hingley, who is currently wor...

Jun 12, 2020

New video shows RCMP tackling, punching Alberta chief during arrest

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - New video has emerged of the violent arrest of a prominent chief of a northern Alberta First Nation. The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation says the RCMP dash-camera vid...

Jun 12, 2020