Tag Archives: First Nations

Woman dies in weekend rollover on Onion Lake Cree Nation
A 25-year-old woman is dead following a single-vehicle rollover on Onion Lake Cree Nation early Saturday morning.RCMP say officers were called to Chief Taylor Road around 4:30 a.m. on May 31, along wi...
Jun 02, 2025

RezCross now open on Beardy’s and Okemasis’ Cree Nation
As wildfires continue to spread, the RezCross Emergency Evacuation Centre has been activated under Operation Red Willow. "Our community has always lent a helping hand when called to do so... and our c...
Jun 02, 2025
Number of Sask. wildfire evacuees likely to increase: Premier Scott Moe
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) and Premier Scott Moe anticipate the number of wildfire evacuees in the province to rise over the next week."I do fear, with the weather that we are seeing...
May 31, 2025

Mirasty to receive honourary degree from the U of R
Lac La Ronge Indian Band member and former Saskatchewan Lt.-Gov. Russell Mirasty has been selected to receive an honourary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Regina. "It was totally unexpect...
May 31, 2025

Bernatchez resigns as LLRIB councillor
Devin Bernatchez as announced his intention to resign as the Lac La Ronge Indian Band councillor for Sucker River, effectively immediately. His decision to do so was made public on Friday through a le...
May 30, 2025

Marguerite Riel Centre hosts postponed MMIWGS2 walk
The Marguerite Riel Centre in Melfort hosted a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQI+ people walk on Thursday afternoon at the Memorial Gardens.An event which was postponed from i...
May 29, 2025

Sweetgrass cuts the ribbon on the Wes Paskemin Memorial Water Treatment Plant
Standing at the podium in front of the newly upgraded Wes Paskemin Memorial Water Treatment Plant, nipi kanacitawikamik, on Sweetgrass First Nation, Elder Hilda Pasquayak told a story about her late b...
May 29, 2025

Evacuation issued for Weyakwin, PAGC issues State of Emergency amid wildfires
In a somewhat confusing SaskAlert issued Wednesday evening, notice was given that the northern Hamlet of Weyakwin is being evacuated.The community is being threatened by the Ditch02 fire, a human-caus...
May 28, 2025

Throne speech 'didn't go far enough' on Treaty rights, says Onion Lake chief
Onion Lake Cree Nation Chief Henry Lewis is grateful to have witnessed King Charles III deliver Canada's Throne Speech in person - but he is disappointed the address failed to mention Treaty rights."T...
May 27, 2025

Future unclear for wildfire evacuees from Pelican Narrows
Tired and hungry after a near six-hour bus trip, a group of evacuees from Pelican Narrows arrived at the Prince Albert Grand Council Urban Services building in Prince Albert, knowing it won't be long ...
May 26, 2025