Tag Archives: First Nations

Grade 12 La Loche student hosts fashion show as special credit
An upcoming graduate from La Loche's Dene High School showed his love for fashion with a special show last week. Grade 12 student Marken Laprise organized a fashion show as part of a special credit cl...
May 31, 2024

Walk for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People draws large crowd despite rain
Noel Moosuk remembers dying in hospital during an operation in 1994. "I left the earth, I had gone to the next world," he said. Moosuk came across a graveyard where he met an old white man who offered...
May 30, 2024

Planning well underway for Tony Cote Summer Games
There are 65 days left until the start of the Tony Cote Summer Games and the Lac La Ronge Indian Band is well into the planning and development phase. That's according to Jonas Roberts Memorial Commun...
May 29, 2024

Lost memories in Waterhen as community looks to future of school
As the embers continue to smolder, Waterhen Lake First Nation Chief Blaine Fiddler reflects on the lost memories. "That building was the hub centre of the community and (everyone) is pretty devastated...
May 29, 2024

James Smith Wellness Centre operational plans complete
The community of James Smith Cree Nation (JSCN) has made yet another big step towards the construction of its new Wellness Centre.After the culmination of two years of work, the James Smith Wellness P...
May 28, 2024

'Quit bandaging it and fix the road': Mayor of Cumberland House
The Cumberland House First Nation has joined the Northern Village of Cumberland House in declaring a state of emergency due to the condition of Highway 123 which provides the only access to hospitals,...
May 24, 2024

Evolution of education continues in East Central Saskatchewan
While embracing the knowledge of yesterday through a land-based education program, the East Central First Nations Education Authority is focused on their goals - teaching the leaders of tomorrow. Dire...
May 23, 2024

Reaching Homes program offering help to those in need
In an earlier life, Brigitte Applegarth had volunteered with the Battleford's Indian-Mtis Friendship Centre. Then came a moment when Applegarth felt she couldn't get the resources she needed for answe...
May 22, 2024

MN-S breaks ground on new Prince Albert childcare centre
With a look of determination in their eyes, roughly a dozen young children helped launch the construction of a new facility, that will offer 90 daycare spaces for Mtis families in the Prince Albert re...
May 22, 2024

MLTC and federal government sign memorandum of understanding
A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed by Meadow Lake Tribal Council and the Government of Canada to "Help guide their work to promote lasting reconciliation and strengthen the nation-to-nation...
May 21, 2024