First Nations

Muskoday woman invited to compete at World Championship of Performing Arts

International Women's Day is a day that pays tribute to the successes of women from around the globe, and acknowledges the daily sacrifices they make for the betterment of their families and communiti...

Mar 08, 2024

Métis Nation wraps up conference on housing and homelessness

Addressing the desperate housing needs in Saskatchewan was one of many topics discussed at a conference hosted by the Mtis Nation of Saskatchewan (MN-S).More than 300 people, from government and indus...

Mar 08, 2024

Johnny and Kristy Charles named Mr. and Mrs. Winter Festival

Johnny and Kristy Charles have been named this year's Mr. and Mrs. Winter Festival. It is the first time the Lac La Ronge Winter Festival has named a couple to represent the 10-day annual event. Jonas...

Mar 08, 2024

Success in degrees: Sturgeon Lake man has lofty goals

Mike Scott is a busy man with a sense of hustle that comes from needing a purpose in life. As a young man with a traumatic experience growing up, Scott struggled with addictions and finding a good pat...

Mar 07, 2024

LLRIB responds after deadly house fire on Little Red

The Lac La Ronge Indian Band leadership is responding after a deadly blaze on the Little Red River reserve.According to a community advisory released Wednesday, the house fire on Feb. 27 resulted in t...

Mar 06, 2024

LLRIB executive director wins national leadership award

Gladys Christiansen, the executive director of Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB), is the 2024 recipient of the AFOA Canada Indigenous Leadership Award.The award, which is sponsored by TD Bank, recogniz...

Feb 28, 2024

Denied federal funding, FNUniv looks for alternatives for new P.A. campus

A hoped for $25 million green building grant that was needed to pay for 50 per cent of the cost of construction of a new campus for the FNUniv in Prince Albert has been denied. Dr. Jackie Ottmann, pre...

Feb 28, 2024

Students to compete in Northern Skills Regional this Thursday

#TheNorthGotSkills is more than hashtag for this year's Meadow Lake Tribal Council Northern Skills Regional Event held in partnership with Skills Canada Saskatchewan; it's an attitude."The competitors...

Feb 28, 2024

New season of made in Sask. series filmed in Air Ronge and La Ronge

If you pay close attention to an upcoming food show on TV, you might notice some familiar people and landscapes.The new season of Flat Out Food, a made-in-Saskatchewan docuseries that puts homegrown i...

Feb 28, 2024

‘I’m really worried’: What will the future hold for Indigenous news media in Sask?

Imagine if a First Nations story could no longer be told and the voices were silenced with no certainty on whether or not they could ever be heard again.While that may seem farfetched for many, especi...

Feb 23, 2024