Tag Archives: First Nations

Over 1,200 kids cheered with admiration and joy as former NHL player Jordin Tootoo took to center ice at the Access Communications Centre on Wednesday for the Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs (BATC) '...

A fine arts festival that promotes Indigenous culture has returned to Prince Albert. The event that's hosted by the Prince Albert Grand Council at the Prince Albert Exhibition Centre connects youth fr...

Daryl Watson has been re-elected as chief of Mistawasis First Nation.As per Monday's band election results, he received 273 votes.The runner-up was Steven Johnstone with 186 votes.There were also 32 p...

A funding channel created as a result of calls to action by the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Woman and Girls is once again accepting applications from community groups and org...

First Nations' people should not be the poorest people on their lands.Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) Chief Bobby Cameron made the comment during a special candidates forum in Prince...

Frustrated and angry are the two words Carson Poitras used to describe his feelings towards the Prince Albert Police Service.His daughter, Happy Charles, went missing eight years ago on April 3, 2017....

A group of nine northern residents are one step closer to obtaining their commercial pilots license and gaining employment with Rise Air. A ceremony was held Friday in Saskatoon to celebrate their com...

It's been two decades since Tammy Cook-Searson has been elected as the chief of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB). "It's pretty amazing," she said. "I'm really grateful for the support I have recei...

Editor's note: this story was updated on April 3, 2025 to include details after the swearing in ceremony.Christina Longjohn has been elected to serve a second term as Chief at Sturgeon Lake First Nati...

Growing up, Fraser Heathen remembers hearing Cree spoken fluently by his parents and grandparents."Like the evolution of it since I was a young boy with my parents and my grandparents, I think it was ...