Tag Archives: First Nations

Indigenous publication revived through partnership with Pattison Media
When Kerry Benjoe announced six months ago that Eagle Feather News needed to take a hiatus due to lack of revenue, she never lost her conviction to find a way to keep the Indigenous publication going....
Jun 28, 2024

Cree language expert from Stanley Mission inducted into Order of Canada
Solomon Ratt of Stanley Mission is one of the latest inductees into the Order of Canada. Ratt was announced as a member by Governor General Mary Simon on Thursday, alongside 83 other appointments from...
Jun 27, 2024

Ticket training course at RPCN offers participants certifications for industry careers
In Dante Meechance's family, saving lives is a calling. "It's something that I've been interested in for a long while," he said. "There's been a line of firefights for three generations and they've al...
Jun 26, 2024

SMVS celebrates 2024 graduating class
A group of 22 students from Senator Myles Venne School (SMVS) have reached an important and memorable milestone in their lives. Family and friends gathered Wednesday for a graduation ceremony at Jonas...
Jun 26, 2024

La Ronge filmmaker releases documentary through National Film Board of Canada
A filmmaker who was born and raised in La Ronge has released her third project through the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). Our Maternal Home was released online last month, and it follows Janine ...
Jun 24, 2024

SRPSD reflects on work being done to meet TRC Calls to Action
Seven years ago, the Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division (SRPSD) began to coordinate and track its responses to the 94 Calls to Action relevant to schools and education from the Truth and Recon...
Jun 22, 2024

Indigenous Day celebrations in Prince Albert promote unity and cultural pride
National Indigenous Peoples' Day celebrations took over Prince Albert's Kinsmen Park on Friday.There was live entertainment, vendors, activities for the children, and a number of cultural education si...
Jun 21, 2024

Rebecca Strong kicks off National Indigenous Peoples Day festivities in P.A.
Hundreds gathered outside City Hall on Friday morning as one of the city's biggest celebrities helped kickoff National Indigenous Peoples Day in Prince Albert. Canada's Got Talent winner and P.A.'s ow...
Jun 21, 2024

National Indigenous People's Day celebrating resiliency
A rainy morning and power outages couldn't dampen the spirits of participants of the "Miyawatamowin Sohkastwatin" pancake breakfast event hosted by Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre Inc., at the Agr...
Jun 21, 2024

La Ronge celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day
There's plenty of things to do for National Indigenous Peoples Day in La Ronge. The day began with a Treaty Six flag raising ceremony in Patterson Park, followed by a pipe ceremony at 9 a.m. A Cree la...
Jun 21, 2024