Tag Archives: First Nations

'Done being patient': Treaty 4 First Nations suing Ottawa over $5 annuity payments
Chief Lynn Acoose says she's taking a step elders and past Indigenous leaders in her community have long been reluctant to.The chief of Zagime Anishinabek, home to several First Nations in southeaster...
Feb 10, 2024

Indigenous groups applaud as Supreme Court upholds Ottawa's Indigenous child welfare law
Indigenous communities and leaders across the country cheered Friday as the Supreme Court of Canada upheld the federal government's child welfare law, affirming that First Nations, Mtis and Inuit have...
Feb 09, 2024

Red Pheasant Cree Nation veteran to be honoured in Belgium with commemorative plaque
On an autumn day at the end of October 1917, a soldier fell near the Passchendaele Ridge. Now, 107 years after a sniper's bullet struck him down, Alexander Wuttunee Decoteau of Red Pheasant Cree Natio...
Feb 09, 2024

Wahpeton Dakota Nation celebrates opening of new on-reserve building for child and family services
A first-of-its kind home for child and family services (CFS), is now officially open at Wahpeton Dakota Nation, north of Prince Albert. Thursday's ribbon-cutting ceremony for QBOW's new sub-office, ma...
Feb 08, 2024

UPDATED: Missing Onion Lake teen found dead
UPDATED: 18-year-old Jada Peigan was located deceased.The Saskatchewan Coroners Services have yet to complete an autopsy, but investigators believe her death is not suspicious. Her family has been not...
Feb 07, 2024

Prince Albert artist believes in building bridges through storytelling
Prince Albert's Harmony Johnson-Harder believes firmly that everyone has a story and we can build bridges when we take the time to sit down and listen to each other.As part of Aboriginal Storytelling ...
Feb 07, 2024

‘It has to stop’: First Nations leaders call for immediate help as crisis in Pelican Narrows worsens
Editor's Note: This story has since been updated with responses from the Government of Saskatchewan and Indigenous Services Canada.There is also a clarification from the RCMP on the number of staff me...
Feb 05, 2024

New school for Sweetgrass First Nation
A historic moment is coming to Sweetgrass First Nation. After nearly 50 years, the community is about to celebrate a new Kindergarten to Grade 12 school."It's been quite a few years. So many obstacles...
Feb 05, 2024

New AFN chief looks to turn page with Pierre Poilievre from Harper-era tensions
The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is trying to make inroads with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, hoping to forestall the tensions and angst that marked the party's last time in...
Feb 04, 2024

North Battleford and Meadow Lake Libraries prepare for busy Aboriginal Storytelling Month
Throughout the month of February, stories of life will be at the forefront of readers' minds at the libraries in Meadow Lake and North Battleford. "Traditionally, storytelling month...happens when the...
Feb 03, 2024