Tag Archives: First Nations

Prince Albert honours National Red Dress Day
National Red Dress day is one of awareness and remembrance of missing or murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirited people. Today is an opportunity for families who have lost loved ones to shar...
May 05, 2025

Evacuations ordered as four homes burn in uncontained wildfire on James Smith Cree Nation
Four homes have been destroyed, and around a dozen others were evacuated as an out-of-control wildfire tore through James Smith Cree Nation (JSCN), displacing roughly 30 people.The blaze, named 25PA-J...
May 04, 2025
Mental health overarching theme in Sask. child advocate’s 2024 report
A lack of access to mental health and addiction services is top of mind for the Saskatchewan advocate for children and youth.In her annual report, Saskatchewan's advocate for children and youth Lisa B...
May 03, 2025

Big Island Lake dancers to perform in Indigenous youth showcase
In a just a week's time, the Toronto Metropolitan University's (TMU) Chrysalis performing arts space will burst forth with a cultural mashup as 88 young Indigenous dancers look to "Share the Flame." T...
May 02, 2025
Experts weigh in on upcoming MN-S election
This spring, as many as 30,000 eligible Mtis voters will head to the polls for the Mtis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S) general election, taking place on May 24.Citizens will vote on President, Vice-Presid...
May 02, 2025
'We agreed to share, not surrender': FSIN weighs in on separatism talk
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is warning Alberta Premier Danielle Smith that provinces have no legal right to surrender from Canada as they have never agreed to surrender their lands,...
May 02, 2025

MLTC, Mistawasis First Nation awarded pair of energy projects in South-Central Sask
SaskPower announced on Thursday that the Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC) and Mistawasis Nhiyawak First Nation were awarded two new energy projects in the southern part of the province. The announcem...
May 01, 2025

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Walk in Melfort postponed
The third annual Missing and Murdered Indigenous Walk in Melfort has been postponed. The event will be rescheduled for later this month, though no new date has been announced. That announcement is exp...
May 01, 2025

Métis Nation–Saskatchewan takes legal action over historic northwest land claim
Mtis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S) says it is moving forward with a long-standing land claim involving a large section of the province's northwest, marking what it calls a historical milestone for the Mt...
May 01, 2025

Northern leaders react to Belanger's federal win
Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) Chief Tammy Cook-Searson believes the federal election results on Monday were good for Northern Saskatchewan. "I think it will probably make a huge difference to have ...
Apr 30, 2025